Killing Innocence is a band from USA I first heard with this release, never listened to them before. This record contains 10 songs. It is interesting that I found this one when I researched horror punk but this is so much more. First, this is DIY recording, raw and unbridled without studio magic and it brings me to nostalgic days when we released tapes with rehearsal demos on it. Second, this is not horror punk. There are some horror punk and death rock influences in songs like ‘Evil Eddie’ or ‘Necrophiliac’ but there is also pure raw punk, with many Oi and street punk stuff in the song structures, but also Ramones are noticable in ‘The Wannabe Song’. This trio plays like punk is, anything goes, there are some mistakes or sloppy played parts, at least I heard it that way, but this is punk and that is why we love it isn’t it? If I must compare this band to some other bands, it would be Cancerslug, to which they reminded me in couple of songs a lot too.
Eto, stigao nam je i novi broj omiljenog mi stripa Dylan Doga kojeg skupljam već desetljećima. Broj 195 regularnog izdanja i pošto mi ove nove epizode u zadnje vrijeme nikako nisu ležale, ova je bila pravo osvježenje uz neke nedostatke. Početka epizode podsjećana jednu kultnu ranu epizodu ‘Noći punog mjeseca’ ako se sjećate bila je to druga ili treća epizoda ikada sa školom baleta u Schwarzwaldu i sestrama Blucher kao negativkama, svojevrsni hommage Argentovoj Suspirii. Takav sličan je početak i ove epizode kada dvije očajne učenice škole počine samoubojstvo, navodno zbog baletnog koraka ‘Let anđela buntovnika’ kojeg nisu u stanju savršeno napraviti kod stroge i čudne profesorice Wilson. Tu se ubacuje Dylan kada ga jedna od učenica zamoli da preuzme slučaj i otkrije vezu između baleta, SS-a, nacista, ratnih zločina i zla koje nikada ne prestaje. Nacisti i Dylan? Može! Iako je u nekoliko ranijih epizoda se već susretao s njima u raznim situacijama. I tako, sve u ovoj epizodi mi ide super, zanimljiva je, čak mi i inspektorica Rania u koju je Dylan potajno zaljubljen, a koja je zamijenila umirovljenog Blocha, ne ide toliko na živce koliko mi je išla. Kraj, odnosno zadnjih 20 ak stranica je toliko zbrzan, ne do kraja objašnjen, da je na neki način upropastio epizodu i smanjio svo ono uzbuđenje i sreću koju sam osjećao čitajući ovo. Zato samo 7/10
Sprainer released their debut seven song EP and these guys are hailing from Peterborough, UK. This little EP and songs on it contain everything I love about this music. It contains tight musicianship and mixture of catchy pop punk with harshness of melodic hardcore influences and also skate punk in many song structures. Lyrics are smartly written and deal with every day themes like loneliness, searching and striving for more, ethics, morality and knowing when to depart if necessary. Music is faster and uplifting, like late nineties and early 2000s pop punk/melodic punk influenced bands with great vocals, voice that stays in your mind and ear long time after listening to this little record. My personal favorites are: ‘Cut Thumbs’, ‘Tentacles’ and ‘I Hate My Job’. Good melodic record by good band.
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