No Option are US hardcore band and this is their new release containing four songs . What to expect here? This is hardcore like I used to listen when I was growing up to. Street smart influences and atmosphere and something we used to call new school back in the nineties, being metallic hardcore with lots of changes in tempo, breakdowns but also straightforward punk influenced song parts. Vocals are angry and screaming with occasional excursion into clean singing waters. Of all these four songs somehow my favorites are ‘302’ and the title song. This is hardcore that you feel energy when you are listening to, so that means good hardcore little record. Hope for more music by this band in the near future.
We stay in far away scenes and places. DEAD EVIL are hailing from Auckland, New Zealand and this is, as the title says, album of cover songs done in horror punk, death rock and shock rock way, like this band is playing. Horror punk scene might be small but it is linked and ones of the most friendly scene people come from that scene, at least I had such experiences. Now, to the record. This one contains 13 songs, some known, some less known. There are classics like ‘Bad Moon Rising’ done in more country horror way, also classic ‘He’s Back(The Man Behind The Mask)’ – guess about whom this song is hehe. I love ‘The Buddi Song’ having that eerie 8-bit feeling hehe. Misfits cover ‘Descending Angel’ is decent, even better than that Jerry Only abomination incarnation of Misfits with his son and Goat on drums. ‘Monster Mash’ is done in a cool way too, besides my personal favorites ‘Chain Saw’, ‘My Delirium’ – THE best on this record. So, if you love your horror covers, go get this one. It is ‘name your price’ but if you download it, send a word or two of appreciation, I am sure it will mean a lot.
Newport Ave are from West Australia and I still think that I have much to explore about their underground punk scene which delivers so many great punk and hardcore releases all the time. Anyway, this little EP contains five songs, one being kind of instrumental intro called ‘Meet Me After Tryouts, We Need To Talk’. Then the record continues with one of my personal favorites pop punk/melodic punk anthem ‘Travel Pants’ with emotional vocals, mid tempo melodies and lyrics about being who you are not hiding behind mask and costume. ‘Mutiny Scrutiny’ is a surf punk influenced noisy little miniature with haiku lyrics but great melody at the end of the song about losing mind hehe. Other one of my personal favorites is ‘Medusa Seducer’, song about hypocrisy and fake love and affection with great guitar melodies and anthemic feel, true pop punk hymn. The production is great, I love harsher sound of guitars and vocals are cool for this kind of punk rock. ‘Cofee Cart Broken Heart’ speaks about separation and longing and going on with your life and this is a great little EP and I love every single minute of it.
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