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(review) Bull Brigade – Il Fuoco Non Si E Spento

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If you read this zine and you love your street punk, you will of course remember Bull Brigade from Italy. We interviewed them earlier this year regarding this new album and their anniversary as a band.

Now, the wait is over and the new album is upon us. There are 9 songs on this one and I can safely say that Bull Brigade released an album full of street punk oi anthems to please the heart of the most hardened of us street bastards out there. What I also love about this band is that they wrote songs with lots of melody and emotion like for example Booze & Glory in their newer releases. These songs are just made for singing along from the top of your lungs. Vocals are just the way they should be, neither too melodic nor too harsh. Lyrics are in Italian and I just love how this language fits into punk rock, just somehow making it more emotional and more beautiful. When they released single Quaranta featuring guest vocals by none other than Roddy Moreno from The Oppressed, I knew this one might be something great and I was not mistaken. The title song, Ansia, Anche se and other are sure to become your favorites. Go get this one.

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(review) Flesh Roxon – Songs Of Darkness

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Flesh Roxon are back with new album and whole new horror. Hailing from the north, Tampere, Finland to be exact this band always somehow was different in my eyes and ears than the rest with their combination of horror punk, rock n roll and influences of psychobilly, also garage punk. But, what is most important these Finns deliver such beautiful melodies and almost melancholic vibes like only bands from that country can make. Atmosphere of sadness, but beauty at the same time. Vocals are very important to me in such bands, and Flesh Roxon vocalist has one of the greatest voices in the genre, being up there somewhere equal to Victor Zac from Koffin Kats. There are ten songs on this record and my personal favorites are Living In Pain, Lets Fucking Die and King Of Bad Decisions. Go have a listen and check out this killer band and for sure one of the best releases this year.

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NEVER AGAIN – new music video by metalcore band TOTAL RECALL!

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Milan-based metalcore band Total Recall releases today the video for Never Again, third extract from the LP Always Together released worldwide on July 16th, 2021 by Australian label 1054 Records.

Never Again is the result of a deep introspective journey between the darkest and most hidden parts of our personality. Directed by Brace Beltempo, the music video recalls and further develops this concept – as opposed to the other singles released by Total Recall so far. In fact, the energetic band performance scenes are interspersed with bloody shots of frontman Andrea “Ronda” Rondanini and model May Padme.

Regarding the single, singer Andrea “Ronda” Rondanini declares “Never Again is like a really bad trip. You are going to be dragged into the deepest void”. To this, guitarist Stefano “Bleed” Bigoni adds: “Never Again have always been my go to song off the new record. It’s brutal and very percussive, and it moves a lot of air when played live. It is definitely the song that produces the most severe damage among the crowd in a live situation. I absolutely love it!“

Most remarkable about the birth of Total Recall is the deep personal friendship and respect between its founding members.
Vocals are performed by Andrea “Ronda” Rondanini – Rise Above Dead, Crushed to Dust -, while guitars are masterfully played by Stefano “Stef” Anderloni – Face your Enemy, Die Trying, Traces of You, K-again – and Stefano “Bleed” Bigoni – Rise Above Dead, Thunder Brigade -. Bass player Luca “Pigo” De Simone – Embrace Destruction, Samaritan, K-again – and drummer Daniele “Danny” Calleri – Embrace Destruction, L’Oceano Sopra, Monalisabay – takes care of the rhythmic section.