Canadian melodic punk hardcore legends Belvedere will stop at Stara Škola, Novi Marof, Croatian on their European tour. They are supported by Darko(UK) and Walt Hamburger(USA), also Croatian melodic punks Trophy Jump will promote their new album Feels on this gig!
So, mark this date 2022/03/25 – be there!
On April 15 the album of the German melodic punk rock band will be released via SBÄM and Say-10, “Apocalypse Tomorrow” is the last foretaste. The video is released today, the SIngle on all streaming platforms on Friday, 18.03. Today, Wednesday, the presale for the new album begins.
Apocalypse Now? Apocalypse Later? Apocalypse Whenever! That’s the title of the latest and final single of Captain Asshole’s new album Successfully Not Giving Up before it hits the shelves.
Screeching guitar feedback and blasting drums mark the beginning of the end of times atmosphere the song is creating, and it becomes rather obvious once the opening line hits: well it’s been a bad day I watched our planet die… The song deals with our millennial generation’s disillusion in relation to ongoing disasters like the climate crisis but also couldn’t be more urgent in times of pandemic and war in central Europe. Musically it continues much more uplifting than initially assumed and it even finds some hope lyrically, true to the theme of Successfully Not Giving Up: I still think we have to keep on fighting for what we believe in.
As with previous releases the titular Captain Asshole shows up for at least one video. But in a twist of fate now the hunter becomes the hunted.
„Successfully Not Giving Up“ releases April 15 2022 via SBÄM Records, US release via SAY-10 Records.
| Veteran UK melodic hardcore act DARKO have returned with ‘The Ladder’ – their ambitious first new release in over five years. The track offers a first listen to the band with new vocalist, Tom West (previously of metallic punks Almeida), who brings a jarring intensity and an unsparing attitude to the south England quintet. Gravelly former vocalist Dan Smith retired from the band in 2020, relocating to his native Australia after a decade of worldwide touring. DARKO’s updated incarnation is likely to polarise listeners – this new single unapologetically serves up fiercely political lyrics across 7+ minutes of progressive thrash. West uses his new platform to immediately urge fellow punks to take a stand against the scene’s “embedded misogyny”, screaming “How can we bring change with only people who look like us up on stage?”. Katz Hinsley of Manchester’s Follow Your Dreams adds her signature yells to the track’s crescendo, with the passionate refrain “the scene is big enough for every one of us”. ‘The Ladder’ is available on all digital platforms ahead of the upcoming new EP ‘SPARKLE’, set for release on Lockjaw Records (EU) and Thousand Island Records (CA) in summer 2022. Fans who want early access to all four tracks can purchase an exclusive 34-minute 4K feature, directed by Benny P (KoRn, Lenny Kravitz, Buzzcocks), featuring candid interviews and playthrough videos of ‘SPARKLE’ in its entirety. ‘SPARKLE IN MOTION’, is released today on Vimeo On Demand, at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/darkosparkleinmotion |
| The Ladder is available on all digital streaming platforms. Streaming link:https://ohf.lnk.to/infoblackouthttps://darko.lnk.to/theladder SPARKLE IN MOTION’, is available to rent: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/darkosparkleinmotion |
| Over a raucous decade, DARKO have by definition, become veterans of the UK Punk scene and it is not uncommon to see them standing as an essential name within the intricate and complex world of contemporary Punk and Hardcore. The band, urgent and charged with conviction, are set to continue championing and contributing to the health of the very scene that birthed them as they pen the narrative of their new chapter. In 2020, longtime voicebox Dan Smith returned to his native Australia and parted ways with the band after so long in the vox seat. Dan’s evocative, emphatic and emotional lyricisms have left quite the legacy throughout the band’s releases. Darko’s four other noisemakers have curated a backdrop of vicious, hybridised Skate Punk and Melodic Hardcore that has been pushed beyond itself across thirty countries. Darko have now enlisted longtime touring compadre Tom West of UK shredders, Almeida. The band have never hid from what ails them or the society they inhabit but with West at the vocal helm now and forgoing the complacent societal padding forced upon us all, his lyrical discomfort has spurred the band’s most unbarred barrage yet. Darko’s evolution is tied to their past but with threads so long that there is an abundance of slack to play with. Notes of Polar Bear Club, Mastodon, A Wilhelm Scream, Protest The Hero, Rise Against and Propagandhi can all be savoured in their contemporary flavour profile. Rob, Chris, Karl, Andy and now Tom have come together to the highest degree, poised and proud to show you a reimagined, powerful and determined Darko. |
| DARKO are:Tom West – Vocals Rob Piper- Guitar / Backing Vocals Chris Brown- Guitar / Backing Vocals Karl Sursham- Bass / Backing Vocals Andy Borg- Drums |
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