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Active member of alternative underground scene and culture since early 1990-ies. Underground is a way of life!

(record review)CC-“Wasteland e.p.”

CC from the capital in Croatia, Zagreb, is a relatively new band on Croatian hardcore punk scene but its members are not new to the scene. They played in variety of hardcore punk and metal bands and this is the sum of their experiences as musicians, equal excellent hardcore punk band.

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The e.p.features four awesome hardcore punk songs with lyrics in Croatian and English language. The music this band plays is no compromise fast and angry hardcore punk without any modern stuff and in my opinion our scene lacked such bands in the last couple of years. There are some almost thrash metal solos in the songs but and its not strange knowing that Ivan played/plays in some great metal bands. The sound of the record is awesome and its not strange knowing the fine work Studio Depth provides for the underground scene in Croatia. I am eager to see and hear this band live because I am sure these songs are awesome and pure hardcore energy live. Best song for me: “Wasteland”.

8/10

Follow: https://www.facebook.com/cchcpunk/

Get the album: https://cchcpunk.bandcamp.com/album/wasteland-ep

 

 

 

(news)Belarusian Progressive Metalcore Act THORNYWAY Launch Kickstarter Campaign

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Hailing from Belarus capital Minsk, THORNYWAY is a progressive metalcore four-piece emerged in 2010 whose debut full-length album “Absolution” was launched back in 2014. Almost four years later, the band is ready to unleash their sophomore effort entitled “Awaken,” but they ask your help in achieving their goals with this ambitious project. A Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign was recently launched where THORNYWAY try to raise $5,000 for mixing the album at the Anthropocide Mixing & Mastering Studio.

Speaking about this new material, the band commented: “Awaken’ is expression of our attitude towards Human Nature: Striving, Faith, Love, Forgiveness. The album reflects the events taking place in the modern world. Each listener will find in it something close for themselves. ‘Awaken’ is a logical follow-up to our first album, ‘Absolution,’ which was released in 2014.

All songs on “Awaken” are recorded, and the album is to be delivered to the mixing and mastering studio for further treatment. You can head over to THORNYWAY’s Bandcamp profile to hear their first album which also gives a small hint what can be expected from “Awaken.”

Visit the Kickstarter crowdfunding page and help the band in reaching their goal by contributing and receiving fine perks in return. A video where the band talks about the campaign can be seen below.

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(record review)FALLEN UTOPIA-“Disequilibrium”(Cursed Records)

Fallen Utopia is Austrian brutal death metal band made of experienced musicians being on the scene for a while releasing records and playing high profile gigs and having energetic festival performances.

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This is their new album out on Cursed Records.

The album contains 12 tracks of pumping ferocious death metal, reminding on their American influences like Suffocation and similar bands. But, what I like about European bands is that they still manage to keep a great dose of charm and original spirit and vibe and not being clones of their American influences and counterparts. Although the songs are brutal there is quite a big dose of melody and pleasent energy revolving around Fallen Utopia songs on this album. I think that the guys in this band managed to make modern and brutal death metal combining European style melody with old school plain and sheer brutality. I love this record a lot. I really do! Top songs:”As the world falls silent”, “Mind Cage”, “Shaping of Ideology”.

8,5/10

Follow: https://www.facebook.com/fallenutopia/

Cursed Records: https://www.facebook.com/cursedrecordskaernten/