Time for another band from our homeland scene, namely Home Conflict, who are no strangers to the pages of this webzine. This band is based in capital of Croatia, Zagreb and they just released their third album. They had some line-up changes compared to first two albums and other main difference is that this time whole album is written in Croatian language. First two albums were melodic punk par excellence, reminding me a bit of Overflow, but this one is also different. Home Conflict play more harsher melodic hardcore side of things on these five new songs. Carefully chosen first single called ‘Oprost’ (Forgiveness) is personal song but can be also understood as political between the lines. Vocals on the album as a whole are perfect, angry when need be, melodic and gentle when need be. I also love harsher speed of ‘Igre Riječi'(Word Games), talking a bit more angry about friendship and second chances to which all of us can relate to. My personal favorite is ‘Kolo Sreće'(Wheel of Fortune) featuring guest vocals by great singer Petra Ivković, whose voice interplays perfectly with energy of the song and main vocal lines and backing vocal harmonies. The main fault and only fault of this album is being too short, having too few songs and listening to over and over again, making you hungry and wish for more and more. I would love to witness these songs performed live, I am sure this band’s live show is a blast of hardcore energy and melody! Omča(The Noose) and Dobre namjere(Good Intentions) deliver such positive impact on me making this one of the best releases in Croatian scene this year!
Netflixova ekipa već pet godina prati(šestu, pošto je ova nova sezona F1 upravo počela) paddock, garaže, vozače i timove, kako bi stvorila sočnu dokumentarnu seriju, sa svim intrigama behind the stage, kupoprodajama, prljavim trikovima, svađama i ponekad senzacionalizmom što mog rođaka Darka smeta, ali mene uopće ne. Volio sam prošlu sezonu koja se završila na kontroverzan način i koja je omogućila odličnu doku sezonu Drive to Survive serije. No, pošto se prošle sezone nije u Formuli 1 desilo nešto senzacionalno, jer jer momčad Red Bulla previše izdominirala sve ostale, nije bilo baš materijala za senzacionalizam i zanimljive epizode ove serije. Jedina zanimljivija epizoda ove sezone mi je bila ona oko kupovine Oscara Piastria i svađe Mclarena i Alpinea tko će ga dobiti. Isto tako, hoće li Daniel Ricciardo dobiti sjedalo za iduću sezonu. Pošto je Red Bull bio toliko jak, izbjeglo se čak i vječito koškanje, podmetanje i svađa između Totto Wolffa(Mercedesov šef) i Christian Hornera(Red Bullov šef). Ne znam inače koji od njih dvojice mi više ide na živac.
Zaključak: 5/10 sjekira – i to nategnutih samo zato jer je to moja obožavana Fomula 1, pa sam slab na nju.
The Rumperts are in no way strangers to the pages of this zine, we covered their single taken off this album so now it is time to review the full length album that came out with SBÄM Records. The Rumperts are Austrian punk band with base in capitol Vienna. This new full length contains ten songs of melodic, yet raw punk with health y dose of hardcore punk thrown in the song structures. The lyrics deal with political side of things in Europe and world, but also through the lines reflect on personal, our little private world that each of us has. Vocals are great, angry when necessary, melodic all the time, shouted and singing, songs are catchy having such nice parts just made for singing along at gigs. My personal favorites are ‘Nazissist’, ‘Growin Old’ and ‘Mutiny’. So, support and get this one, you will not regret it, cause it’s a great punk album.
KRAYKULLA-WEBZINE 