Dayal Patterson je engleski novinar i osnivač odličnog labela Cult Never Dies putem kojeg izdaje knjige i radi distro muzike i majica. Ovaj fanzin je zapravo ono što piše u naslovu, preludij za njegovu trilogiju knjiga o black metalu. Fanzin je odlično napravljen, kao prava mala knjiga. Sadrži odlične interviewe s veličinama kao što su Mayhem, Beherit, Archgoat, Skitliv, Hades Almighty, Gorgoroth, Marduk, Impaled Nazarene, Sigh, Enthroned i Taake, dakle same legende i kulti bendovi. Posebno bih istakao odličan interview sa Frostom, legendarnim bubnjarem Satyricon i 1349. Tu je i meni jako zanimljiv scene report finske black metal scene. Lako se čita, interviewi nisu dosadni i relativno se brzo pročita pošto 64 stranica. Uz muzičke interviewe tu je i odličan artwork kao što se može već vidjeti na naslovnici zinea. Ovo je prava preporuka da se čita redoslijedom knjiga koje ćemo predstaviti u Kraykulli u bliskoj budućnosti. Ja sam svoj primjerak nabavio u knjižari Rockmark u Zagrebu, pa ako te zanima nabavi možda im je ostao koji primjerak.
Dead Dog Summer from my hometown of Čakovec have been active from around 2020 if I am not mistaken, but members of the band have decades of activity playing in various hardcore punk bands in Croatian underground scene. The new DDS album is out now and I thought that it will be hard to top the debut A Place Of Someday, but the guys did it again! This new album is even better than the first one and I think the new material will go great at gigs. I immediately noticed two things. The album is a bit rawer in guitar work, some drum parts are faster making the new songs closer to hardcore punk side of things. But, the new album is also more melodic than the first one, Igor’s singing is more clean and melodic, he gave up from screaming parts which were featured on the first album. I love the mix between hardcore energy and melancholic melody. Lyrics are again on the spot, personal but hit you right in your face with something you can relate to in your life. Besides already known songs Bridges, Scars and Believe It, my personal favorites on this record are Screens Of Hope and Paint The Sky having such beautiful atmosphere and melody. But, you must find your own listening to this superb record. 10/10
It’s been long five years since last full length of Bad Cop/Bad Cop called The Ride. Now, finally, it’s time for the new full length, band’s fourth album. I was looking forward and expecting much from this album, but it left me with somehow mixed feelings. Some of the singles that band released prior to this album were great, the others not so much. Don’t get me wrong this is high quality melodic punk rock with some pop punk influences and even doo wop in awesome ballad See Me Now. The band continues lyrically and thematically with themes such as injustice, dealing with loss, sexism, and current state of the world is ideal for themes these girls deliver. I also love triple vocals that Bad Cop/Bad Cop always deliver, harmonies and main vocals being so sweet yet sharp at the same time. The only flaw of this album apart from previous works is that it doesn’t have any anthems that you remember long time after listening to the album. My personal favorites on this album are All Together Now, Human Is Human and Disbelief. I love this album, but songs could have more anthemic choruses and be more memorable.
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