Monthly Archives: February 2022

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(literatura) Dayal Patterson – Black Metal: Into The Abyss

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O Dayal Pattersonu i njegovom radu sam već pisao u ovom webzineu, pošto sam veliki fan njegovih knjiga, načina pisanja, dizajna i izdavanja koje radi preko svog labela Cult Never Dies donoseći mnoštvo odličnih knjiga o ekstremnoj glazbi koje nismo prije imali prilike čitati i nabaviti. Nakon Cult Never Dies i Evolution Of A Cult, ovo je treća knjiga u ciklusu za koju je sam autor u predgovoru naveo da se radi o zasebnoj knjizi koja ne spada u serijal sam po sebi, ali može se i tako promatrati. Ono što fascinira je to, da je Dayal dugo godina prije nego je postao free lancer novinar za veće časopise poput npr Metal Hammer, radio mnoštvo odličnih fanzina i zadržao je taj fanzinaški mindset kod dizajna i pisanja svojih knjiga, kao i intervjua s bendovima i raznim zanimljivim ličnostima s black metal scene. Ova knjiga je napravljena kao odličan fanzin, a kao neki svojevrstan ipak nastavak Cult Never Dies veže se najvećim dijelom na norvešku i poljsku black metal scenu. Od intervjua koji su meni nekako najbolje sjeli i najdraži u ovoj knjizi navesti ću 1349, Tsjuder, Mystifier(brazilski izuzetak od ostatka knjige), Helheim i Koldbrann, kao i Blaze of Perdition. Uglavnom, nabavite ovo izdanje, ako volite black metal scenu. Nećete zažaliti.

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Melodic Hardcore Phantom Bay share new single & video off their upcoming debut album

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“No One Likes” is a song about being ambitious and following your passions, but slowly learning that the dream you’re chasing is someone else’s. It’s a song about fake motivations that eventually leaves you unhappy, even if you’ve achieved your goals. 

“I (Michael) wrote a sketch of this song in 2012, 9 years before recording this record, and had kept the demo on my phone ever since. It was relieving to finally turn the idea into a full song. The song’s structure is unconventional: no part repeats, yet the song is catchy and sticks. The lyrics took me a long time to write, but once I had the first line of the verse, the remaining words followed quickly. The breakdown at the end of the song is my favorite moment on the album.”

About the band 

(For fans of: Drug Church, Title Fight, Touche Amore, Betrayed)Bremen-based band Phantom Bay pairs hardcore punk with melodic hooks. Formed in spring 2020 by Michael Hanser (vocals, guitar), Laurin Rutgers (bass), and Yannic Arens (drums), the band is set to release their debut self-titled LP in early 2022 via Krod Records. Members of Phantom Bay were previously active in New Native, the Deadnotes, and Casually Dressed.

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(review) The Car Bomb Parade – New World Hardcore (WTF Records)

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The good people of WTF Records delivered another bunch of excellent hardcore punk records on the unsuspecting world. The Car Bomb Parade are hailing from New York area and this is their new four song e.p. Music of The Car Bomb Parade reminds me of old school hardcore days of my youth and gave me goosebumps while listening to this e.p. Pure hardcore punk fast mayhem with no holds barred, raw and at the same time firmly holding both legs in street punk roots, if I must compare the music to someone, it would be Cause For Alarm, Age of Quarrel time of Cro-Mags and similar bands. There is also some melody and catchiness in the songs like in my favorite Our Holiday which is just made for singing along live. Reggae parts of Purge Your Soul NWHC surprised me but caught me smiling with irony of the lyrics and tongue in cheek humor converting to hardcore mayhem. Trash Life is the final song, also making me want for more and can´t wait to see these guys play live one day.

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