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Active member of alternative underground scene and culture since early 1990-ies. Underground is a way of life!
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(record review)REVEREND HORTON HEAT-Whole New Life(Victory Records)

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Reverend Horton Heat have been around since 1985.delivering their ferocious mix of psychobilly, rockabilly, punk, country and surf. Now, with renewed strength and mighty Victory Records to support them they have a new album out, which I listened and reviewed for our zine.

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The album contains 11 songs. I have never listened to this band prior to this record, now I am ashamed I haven´t payed more attention before. You may call it this, you may call it that, but basically it is above all rock n roll. And a contagious one. The energy this band provides is just infectious and makes your day better and brings back joy and smile upon your face. From the melodies of Sunrise Through The Power Lines to Viva Las Vegas cover that sounds more alive than ever in their version, accross Dont Let Go Of Me and the awesome title track, this band delivered one mighty new rnr record.

8/10

 

 

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(record review)The Last Days Of Jesus-Oh No…/The World Without Me

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TLDOJ are hailing from Bratislava, Slovakia and this is their new release, which I listened and reviewed for our zine.

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This single contains 2 songs. The music of TLDOJ is a mixture of graveyard horror goth rock and punkrock, packed in one very pleasent song structure. Oh No…is a dancable gothic punkrock dark hit with the chorus melody that leaves you humming long after the song finishes playing. It kind of reminds me of more punky and more gothic version of Joy Division, don˙t ask me why. The World Without Me was even better, the song sounds cheerful but is in fact very dark and somber with great melody and catchy chorus. This is a great band if you love such music. Check it out!

7/10

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(record review)BILLYBIO-Feed The Fire

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I must say that I love Biohazard. Their first three records are for me a milestone in hardcore and they helped me form my brain towards the other hardcore bands and the richness of our scene.

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Now, with Biohazard being on hold or indefinite hiatus, the mastermind Billy Graziadei formed his solo project, BillyBio, surrounded himself with quality experienced scene musicians, recorded and released this record.

The record contains 13 tracks, 2 being kinda interludes. Music of BillyBio is not unlike his main band, but evolved more into modern version of hardcore with metal and punk and also some industrial influences. Besides classic nyhc, there are rock n roll melodic songs on the record like one of my favorites Generation Z, or brutal metalized, but still enough hardcore Sodality. I can only imagine how this material sounds great and energetic live. I can˙t wait to check this out live! This is a great record, made by the veteran of hardcore scene.

8/10