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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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(review) ASHPIPE-Sbandati(Kob Records)

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Kob Records continues to release great records. This time they released Ashpipe cd called Sbandati to celebrate 13 years on the road of that great band.

Ashpipe play a nice mixture of melodic streetpunk, ska and folk influenced music. There are 19 songs on this record, 16 being taken from the bands˙ previous records, one being unreleased song, one live and one fantastic version of O Bella Ciao. Italian is so nice to sing in melodic punkrock, I just love that language it is so full of life, melodic and energetic, sounds perfect with bands like this one. My favorites are Tolleranza Zero,  Hooligans Attitude, Forse Un Giorno, Tell Me Boy. I must admit I have never heard of Ashpipe prior to this release, so it was really nice of Enrico and Elisa to release this one, so people like me have a chance to hear this nice music and awesome record. So, go get this one, you wont regret it.

https://www.kobrecords.org/

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Sunliner release new music video for Average At Best

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Last month Sunliner released their new EP ‘Structure / Average At Best’ on Lockjaw Records and Paper + Plastick.

Now, Sunliner release a brand new music video for the track ‘Average At Best’. Made in lockdown with things, bassist Caffs found around his house.

Vocalist Jake McAllister shouts, “The ground’s moving, and I’m spinning plates,” on Average at Best, evoking the sense of modern overwhelm that we can all relate to.
Describing his songwriting, Jake says, “I always try to make lyrics personal and to tell an arc, but I want to the listener to feel like I could be talking about them. We all struggle, and all have our worries and problems. I might not be able to fix them, but hopefully we can make people feel even a little less alone.”

The EP is out on Lockjaw Records (UK/EU) and Paper + Plastick (USA) on 22 May 2020. and is available as a picture flexi-disc with a host of fun extras, and exceptional artwork from Eloise McAllister.

As an effort to help in these troubling times, Sunliner will be donating £1 from each sale of the Flexi-disc to Leeds North & West Foodbank.

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KALAHARI Reveals Details for New EP, ‘Theia’

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Italian metal band KALAHARI is proud to announce the signature with The Metallist PR agency for the worldwide promotion of the upcoming Theia EP, scheduled to be released on June, 26th. The new release will be available on their Bandcamp page (https://kalahariofficial.bandcamp.com/) as well as on the main digital platforms. Two videos are already available for the tracks Theia (https://bit.ly/KalahariTheia) and Followers of the Lich (https://bit.ly/KalahariLich).

The band members have a musical background that touches different shades of the metal genre. Powerful break-downs and galloping riffs alternated with acoustic arpeggios and sinuous melodies: the result is an overwhelming sound, which remains clean, and still. Vocalist Nicola Pellacani stated:

“Theia has been a hell of a ride. A 5 track EP might not seem that big of a deal on paper, but recording this thing was a real challenge for us. This record signs a transition for KALAHARI. We have always been an underground band and this represents our first approach with the environment of a professional studio. We understood there is still so much to learn, and this is the message we have for all the young bands like us out there: be hungry! Never stop learning and always listen, but chose well who you are going to listen to.”

Guitarist Gabriele Bartolucci added:

“We can define this EP as the glue that put us together. This record will not only take you on a journey with its concept, starting with Theia, catastrophic inception, and ending with Cabled Core, which signs the highest delusion, but will also bring you on a ride through the different shades of Metal that portrays us as singles and now as a whole. Trust us, listening to the Theia EP will keep your headphones tight around your ears… and we promise this is just the beginning!”

Theia EP has been recorded, mixed and mastered at Mathlab Recording Studio (The Agonist, Ingested, Cryptopsy) by Jonathan Mazzeo. The artwork is by Ludovico Cioffi – LC Artworks.

Track Listing:

01. Theia (5:36)

02. Followers of the Lich (3:34)

03. Zombie Night (2:27)

04. I Am the Mountain (6:11)

05. Cabled Core (4:24)

Line-up:

Nicola Pellacani: Vocals

Gabriele Bartolucci: Guitars

Gino Annichiarico: Guitars

Joshua Pini: Bass

Alessandro Visani: Drums

KALAHARI Online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialkalahariband/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialkalahariband/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf4dKS-0avx0fbIbgtEWtfw/videos

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3eM46vNnsadHy04BAFs409?si=GZAboXiLQnG-Q2ITGaxu7g

Bandcamp: https://kalahariofficial.bandcamp.com