Munich-based CADET CARTER are back with “Lift Me Up” after a very successful year of touring. The band around Welsh lead singer Nick has signed their new songs to SBÄM Records and closes the year with their more than catchy new single.

With artists like Machine Gun Kelly, Mod Sun and Avril Lavigne dominating the mainstream charts (again!),Pop Punk and Emo music has seen a remarkable resurgence over the past year. While CADET CARTER consider themselves very much part of this genre, their sound is much closer to the likes of Jimmy Eat World and Taking Back Sunday than it is to the aforementioned.

The Munich-based band, fronted by Welsh lead singer Nick Sauter, has made quite an impact on the European music scene since starting out in late 2017. Their 2020 album Perceptions made it to #14 on the European Alternative Rock chart, and before the pandemic stopped all touring, the band played a ton of shows supporting artists like Touché Amoré, The Dangerous Summer, Stand Atlantic and As December Falls. In 2022, the band released another album entitled Anthems For The Weak to great reviews before embarking on their first-ever headline tour, playing highly successful shows throughout Europe and the UK.

CADET CARTER’s brand-new album Self-Maintenance, theirfirst release with Austria-based Punk Rocklabel SBÄM Records, is a collection of songs bursting with catchy melodies, clever arrangements,and heartfelt lyrics. “All these songs are like little odes to taking care of yourself and focusing on what’s goodin life rather than letting the more gloomy side of your character win“, says Nick. “Many of these songs areabout keeping yourself together and the mundane activities we do to keep ourselves alive and functionadequately in society. I think it’s something not only I but many people struggle with, so we decided to writesome songs about it.“

Lead single LIFT ME UP is as catchy as they come while its lyrics are a not-so-gentle reminder to focus onthe good, even if that means having to leave your comfort zone. STRANGERS deals with feelings ofloneliness in relationships, and LET IT GO is the soundtrack to a new beginning. In order to expand theirmusical horizons, CADET CARTER also got some well-known vocalists to sing on the record: Have Mercy’sBrian Swindle features on TIGHTROPE, while Kayleigh Goldsworthy lends her unique voice to MYFAVOURITE PLACE.

„We are so incredibly proud of this record“, says Nick. „I think we were able to develop a real sound of our own on this album, which is crazy when you think about it. The musical genre we’re in has seen so many different takes and incarnations over the past decades. One might think everything has been said and done here, but I believe Self-Maintenance is proof that that’s not true at all. I am so proud we were able to still add something new to that sort of sound. It’s such a great thing we managed to pull that off. “Self-Maintenance will be released April 12, 2024, through SBÄM Records.

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Vinko Barić, autor priznate enciklopedije Hrvatski punk i novi val 1976-1987, izdao je novu knjigu – Diskografija ex Yu punka i novog vala.

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u srijedu 29. studenog u 18h u glazbenoj knjižari Rockmark.
S autorom će razgovarati istaknuti novinar i rock kritičar Bojan Mušćet.

Bogato opremljena enciklopedija velikog formata na 235 stranica u boji donosi diskografski pregled s biografijama preko 440 bendova
i s omotima preko 650 LP albuma i singlova. 

Rezultat je to gotovo dvogodišnjeg rada autora koji je popisao sve od opskurnih hardcore punk grupa koje su imale po jednu do dvije pjesme na nekoj malotiražnoj kazetnoj kompilaciji pa do onih najvećih i diskografski najaktivnijih.

Diskografija ex Yu punka i novog vala – Po prvi put cjelokupni jugoslavenski punk i novi val sa iscrpnim diskografijama i kraćim biografijama  bendova. Svi omoti LP-a, CD-a, audio kazeta i singlova reproducirani su u boji.

On September 15, the young death metal band OVERTOUN gave a show that was packed with energy, strength, and attitude. While on the road supporting their award-winning album, THIS DARKNESS FEELS ALIVE, they ruthlessly demolished their most violent songs in the city of Rancagua, Chile.

The band formed by Yoav Ruiz-Feingold (ATHEIST, TILL THE DIRT, GRAVITON), Matias Bahamondes, Agustin Lobo and Matias Salas, recorded a live performance of the song MADE MANIFEST, which was selected by cameraman/photographer Cristian Belano and their sound engineer Ignacio Portales for a very high-quality video recording because of its powerful lyrical and musical content. This cinematic footage captures the band’s excitement as they play every note of their repertoire live, moving around the stage and interacting with each other at every chance. Matias Bahamondes at The Dog Studios later restored, mixed, and mastered the audio.

OVERTOUN is currently writing their third album and programming their 2024 tour schedule, which will include their postponed 2020 tour over Brazil. Their latest tour took them to Argentina for the second time, opening for the legendary band SINISTER.

THIS DARKNESS FEELS ALIVE was originally produced by Pancho Arenas, mastered by Flemming Rasmussen (METALLICA) with artwork by Paolo Girardi (REVOCATION, POWER TRIP). It was re-released by WORMHOLEDEATH RECORDS in 2022.

OVERTOUN is a Metal band from Santiago-Boston Bringing back the brutal force and sounds of Old School Metal and Latin American roots, the revolutionary young band from Santiago/Boston has been spreading their talent, passion, and energy all over the world, characterized by their outstanding musical quality and powerful social commentaries.

“This Darkness Feels Alive” is available on all digital platforms HEREThe CD format is available for purchase HERE