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(review) Abstract Dream – A Vision Among the Stars

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Abstract Dream is a side project from Swann of Shandrazel and Dark Arkana. There are 6 songs on this record. The music of Abstract Dream is French atmospheric black metal with longer songs creating primitive, anguished, almost ritualistic atmosphere through repeating guitar riffs, fast drums and growling/screeching vocals, yet returning to calmer atmospheric keyboard passages which are calming and soothing, yet at the same time warning about the storm coming.

The songwriting is well crafted, epic and my favorite song on this record would be A Journey To The Unknown having that mid tempo melodic atmosphere, you can almost feel the night cold on your skin while listening to this one. Also, some songs are very long, but they do not get boring for one second, because the atmosphere of the whole record reminds me why I love black metal so much, because through this music you can have right feeling, right atmosphere, almost cathartic, yet also inspiring. So, this is a good record.

(review) superhero status-20/20 (wtf records)

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WTF Records never cease to amaze with quality new releases and delivering awesome mainly European hardcore punk bands to the attention of the new fans worldwide. This time, Superhero Status are in order with their brand new e.p.

I must admit that I haven`t listened to great old school hardcore for a long time and I am really happy that this record came into my hands. This is just it. Old school positive hardcore like we knew and loved when we were kids growing up with anthemic touch, melody and energy flying all over. There are four songs on this record, one being awesome cover of Iron Maiden-Wasted Years. For me, my personal favorites are True To Our Believes and Miles And Changes, also Never Left with that old school begin of the song that made goosebumps on my skin like a time machine taking me back to the times when I was a kid and reminding me why I love hardcore so much still after all these years. This is a fantastic e.p., I really want to listen to the full length soon.

(MOVIE) oBSCENE EXTREME CURBY-THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF OBSCENE EXTREME

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Obscene Extreme Festival takes place in Trutnov, Czech Republic, for more than 20 years now. It started as a birthday bash party for one man, namely Curby, the man responsible for the organization of one of the best extreme music festivals in the world. This is a festival which has grindcore in the front and some crust and death metal added for good measure here and there in the line-up. Also, the festival grew big from one small diy festival every year, but still retaining that diy spirit and all visitors being one big happy family, how they say, freak friendly family. Through interviews with Curby himself, many band members and Curby˙s friends, from Bilos(Malignant Tumour), Jan(Agathocles), Barney (Napalm Death) and so on, we find out the amazing strength of will to keep the festival alive, beginnings in tape trading and sending letters vie post service, going to gigs, making friendships, still remaining fair priced vegan and extreme music freak friendly festival. I love the part when Curby explains how all members of this family work in Obscene Extreme, handling merch, helping and how every citizen of Trutnov got used and made friends with bunch of so called freaks and free people from around the world. I was never there, but after seeing this inspiring awesome documentary I might just go there.