I have nothing but utmost respect and love for Blaze Bayley. This man, besides creating fantastic music, two albums with Maiden and afterwards all his opus, done everything diy in his career, all the ups and downs, heartbreaks and getting ups, making him an icon and a legend larger than life. This is his new studio full length album offering 10 songs of uplifting, inimitable and epic heavy melodic metal. Blaze´s voice sounds stronger than ever and this bunch of songs are maybe best he provided in more than last ten years or maybe fifteen. Some of the lyrics are historic like great 303, some are fantasy, but best part of Blaze´s music are lyrics and songs that pick you up whenever you are shattered on the floor and feel you can´t go anymore. When depression you battle threatens to finish you off and you feel end would be your final rest. Then comes Blaze and songs like Warrior, the title track or Pull Yourself Up and you say fuck you to the world and you get up, ready to fight new battle in this never ending war called daily life. This is a superb album and hats off and much love and respect to the legend!
I saw that no 10 is already out, but I don´t have it and recently Neven sent me this no 9, so I read it from front to back, Out Of The Darkness zine being my personal favorite, best one in the region and one of the best fanzines I have ever read. Nice layout, everything made just the way I like it and it is in our Serbian/Croatian language, so people from other countries will have to use translator while reading. But, what is most important and best part of this zine is that every number manages to have such superb interesting material. What I found most interesting in this one are columns of course, I love reading them since I read first Heartattack zine back 25+years or so. There are couple of interviews and most interesting for me were talks with Doomtown Records people, The Truth and Kriva Istina. There is an interview with The Templars, Contra Records, Disease and bunch of cool reviews, music and books. This is THE BEST fanzine out there right now. So, go order your copy:
Wow! That is only I can say when I think of new Harker record. UK´s Harker have a new opus with 10 anthems of bedazzling melodic punk rock. The music is very uplifting and melodic, just made for singing along and humming to every fantastic chorus, guitar melody and vocal line. Harmonies between lead and backing vocals are done great and clever use of electronics only emphasize great songwriting skill of this band. This is not your fast skatepunk hardcore punk story, but thoughtful and cleverly imagined and written melodic punk with lots of pop punk influences. Lyrics are rather personal and I think everyone of us who lives can relate at least to one of the songs that is to become their personal highlight upon listening to this record. Mine are: Adulthood and The Grey Lady. This is for sure one of the best melodic punk records that came out this year until now.
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