Great news coming from great label Thousand Islands Records! Legendary melodic punk band Ten Foot Pole signed to their roster. The band has recently finished recording the new record, it is their first since 2004. Stay tuned for more information soon!
Elvis Jackson are legendary punk ska band from Slovenia and they are celebrating their 20th birthday with gigs all around. This time they played in Brežice, Slovenia and our own Irina was there to see the celebration first hand.
The support for this gig were Viperstone, rock band from Slovenia, who did a fine job warming up the cheerful crowd with their material.
Then, the time came for birthday boys to step on the stage and start their celebrate birthday set. This gigs are special because Elvis Jackson plays regular set and also acoustic set during their time on stage. They played hits from all parts of their existence and some rarities, couple of songs regular, then couple acoustic songs and drummer Soršak walked his way from one drum set to the other. Brass section was also present on stage to perform in already great songs. Every time I have seen them they finished their set with a capela Smokin Ganja song like their trademark. This time, for the first time, they came back on stage and did two more songs as an encore. All of the usual trademarks of their shows were also here like rubber boat, confetti, toilet paper rolls thrown from the stage….Great band, great show, we wish Elvis Jackson, at least 20 years more!
UK melodic hardcore punk heroes Dead Neck united with Italy´s Actionmen to create this split record called Defections which will be out in April via Mud Cake Records. I listened and reviewed it for our zine.
Both bands give 5 songs to their respective sides of this record. Actionmen side offers fast, melodic hardcore. The songs are okay, melodic, fast and energetic, but I didn´t really like the vocals. Somehow, the vocals are too low and too quiet for the music and in my opinion should be shouted or more energetic. Reminded me a bit of the more quiet version of Adam from the legendary Rome´s band This Side Up. Favorite Actionmen song: C´est Dada.
UK´s Dead Neck I have seen play live for the very first time last year at Punk Rock Holiday´s Beach Stage and they were great with their ultra fast melodic hardcore punk. Andy´s vocals on this record and the musicianship of the band as unit is tighter than ever. I love all five of the neckbreaking fast songs but my favorite is Seven Shades Of Shit. This is an awesome split record.
8/10
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