(new single) ‘Punk Rock is not cool anymore’ say The Special Bombs in new video!

Is punk rock still cool? What was celebrated as a lifestyle by millions of kids back then has now become a small scene for the 30+ generation. You could say that it’s normal and that no generation has ever heard the songs of their parents. You could… You could also say that it is normal when people “grow up” their enthusiasm for music and subculture decreases. You could…You could also refuse to accept “the normal”…THE SPECIAL BOMBS face reality in their single “Punkrock Is Not Cool Anymore” (short “PINCA”), but they simply don’t care if punkrock is still cool and hip. There are too many unforgettable moments attached to it for them to simply let go. Maybe it takes songs like this to show “the old ones” how punk rock would continue to fulfill their lives and to show “the young ones” how intense and passionate a lifestyle can be.

That Stefan Beham-alias SBÄM-is the main actor in the music video for “PINCA” fits like a glove! He embodies this tireless commitment to the scene like no other. Whether as label boss, festival organizer or artwork artist. Everything Stefan touches is like a fresh cell cure for the aging punk rock scene. In the music video of THE SPECIAL BOMBS he simply plays himself – rolling through his hometown Linz on a skateboard, handing out flyers and CDs and trying to infect people with his passion for punk rock. With success!

The song is more than a classic punk rock board with melody and sing-along potential. From the first moment the number is bursting with energy, which does not let up in the verses, the instrumental intermediate part and the rocking guitar solo. The professional and powerful production by Benedikt Hain underlines the power of the song and rounds off the overall package of “Punkrock Is Not Cool Anymore”.

(news – black metal) WRANG stream new DOMINANCE OF DARKNESS/TOUR DE GARDE album ‘DE VAENDRIG’ at BLACK METAL PROMOTION!!

DOMINANCE OF DARKNESS RECORDS and TOUR DE GARDE are exited to announce the second full-length ‘DE VAENDRIG’ by the Dutch Introspective Black Metal ensemble WRANG 

The release date is set for June 3rd, 2022 and will come in the following formats:
CD / DIGITAL / LP (later this year)

Today ‘De Vaendrig’ will be streamed in its entirety on the renowned YouTube-channel BLACK METAL PROMOTION!!

Release date: 3 June, 2022 
Genre: Black Metal  
Formats: CD / DIGITAL / LP    

For fans of: Taake, Bethlehem, Horna

‘De Vaendrig’ (The Ensign) was written between 2018 and 2020 by Galgenvot. The music finds itself caught in between the conflicting ideas of pessimism and hope.
The paradoxical position of an acknowledgement of life’s utter futility, but yet cherishing a desire to fight and overcome. There are no new concepts or revolutionary ideas;
‘De Vaendrig’ is an amalgamation of reflecting on the past and present and taking adversity head-on without compromise or excuse. In perpetual conflict between hope and pessimism, we stare death in the face and smile.

Tracklist:
1. Doodgeslagen onschuld (5:29)
2. De vaendrig (7:35)
3. Jachttijd (6:59)
4. Voorwaarts! De nacht roept (4:56) 
5. Bestevaer (7:16)
6. Afgunst (4:41)
7. Liturgie Van Zelfhaat (6:05)
Total: (43:02)

Line-up:
Galgenvot – Guitar, vocals, composition
Valr – Drums
Mercur – Bass, backing vocals

Guest vocals on “Voorwaarts! De nacht roept” by:
Vagevuur
R. Schmidt

Recorded by Wrang in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Spring 2020
Produced, mixed & mastered by JB van der Wal in Paterswolde, Drenthe, 2021

Artwork by Vengealis
Design by Galgenvot
Photo by R. Schmidt

Discography:
Demo 2015 – demo (2015)
Arrogant Destruktor / Wrang – split (Wolfspell Records / 2016)
Domstad Swart Metael – full-length (Tour de Garde / 2019)
Koude gracht, Gramme werf – split (Worship the Goat / 2019)