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

MELONBALL announce new album ‘Breathe’ out on Lockjaw Records & Thousand Island Records in March! Here is the single and video!

Skate punk band MELONBALL from Nuremberg release their debut album, ten songs full of punch, anger, criticism and emotion, on Lockjaw Records in Europe and Thousand Island in US/Canada.

According to singer Oli, ‘BREATHE’ collects social and system-critical topics, channels and breaks them down to the human feelings that are left at the end:

“It’s at least comforting and often even life-saving to know that you’re not alone, that you’re not the only person feeling overwhelmed by injustice, abuse of power and all the shit that happens everywhere, but that you’re among like-minded people who share the same attitude and morals.”

The band also release their new single ‘STICKER’ ahead of the album release.

23/03/24 – Erfurt GER, with Drunktank

23/03/25 – Aachen GER, with March

23/04/01 – Nuremberg GER, “Breathe” Album Release Show

23/04/02 – Saarbrücken GER, with Drunktank, Heathcliff

23/04/03 – Antwerp BEL, with Heathcliff

23/04/05 – Brighton UK, with Heathcliff

23/04/06 – London UK, with Heathcliff

23/04/7-9 – Manchester Punk Fest

23/04/12 – Munich GER,

23/04/14 – Fürth GER

23/05/13 – Regensburg GER, Punk for Paws Fest

23/06/17 – Bad Laasphe GER, Festival

23/06/30 – Mission Ready Fest Warmup

23/08/8-11 – Punk Rock Holiday

(review) Knife Glove – Welcome to Prime Time

Knife Glove is a one man entity from Germany and this is the first demo opus containing five songs with Shreddy Krueger being the mastermind of all instruments and vocals. Yes, this is Freddycore. This demo and all its horror punk songs are dedicated to one and only Freddy Krueger as you might have guessed it from cover and title with sample from NOES part three. Considering music, this is horror punk par excellence with some really beautiful guitar melodies and choruses. Vocals are more gothic and sound too monotonous on some songs and could be a lot better if there is more drama in the singing itself. All of the five songs are in fact quotes from Freddy’s one liners in Nightmare On Elm Street movies which are one of my favorite horror franchises ever. My personal favorites are the title song, and You’re All My Children Now. The song Wanna Suck Face? sounds a lot like Bullet by Misfits in most of the song parts. Well, for first demo it is okay, let us see if singing improves and also some ideas in songwriting.

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(review) Dr. Murder – A Bruxa (Que Veio do Mar)

Dr. Murder are horror punk band from Sao Paolo, Brazil and this is their new single e.p. containing two songs. Title song is beautiful horror punk anthem about witch as far as I understood from Portuguese title of the song with nice vocals, neither snotty, nor trying to sound like Danzig clone. There are nice sing along parts as with many horror punk songs and bands but I love it, always did and always will. Second song, Uivando Para a Lua is typical ultra melodic punk rock song with horror vibe and fantastic harmonies between main and backing vocals. I love South America and discovering horror punk bands from their rich and vast underground scene. Great little single e.p.

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