Category Archives: Reviews

(review) HATEFUL MONDAY-Mermaiding Over Geneva(Live)

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Hateful Monday are no strangers to this zine, we already reviewed their record a while ago. This time, they decided to hit us with their live record. This one was recorded live in their hometown, Geneva, Switzerland, when Hateful Monday opened for Nofx in the Summer of 2019. I am sure that was a dream come true for the guys in the band, so this one was recorded to document that evening. After fantastic Bridge on river Kwai intro, we are in for 8 songs of beautiful melodic punk or should I say skatepunk. This live record was not polished and not mixed and rerecorded like some bands do. All the mistakes, all the rawness, emotion and energy of punkrock show can be felt on the record. The music is fantastic with songs like Dorian Gray Syndrome, Somebody and Carry Me Home being my personal favorites. So, go check this one out. Nice band indeed!

https://hatefulmonday.bandcamp.com/album/mermaiding-over-geneva-live-at-usine-2019-2

(review) Strike Anywhere-Nightmares of the West(Pure Noise Records)

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Strike Anywhere are back with their new e.p., the first new release in more than a decade. Virginia punks from Richmond deliver what we need in these times of racism, segregation, murder, hatred, corruption and apathy. They deliver energetic, melodic and angry hardcore with melody and emotion, so hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.

There are six new songs plus one cover of Blocko on this record and the only thing I really wish is that the record was longer and that the guys deliver full album. I never saw these guys play live, I was going to this Summer at Punk Rock Holiday, but that epidemic shit stole our festivals for this year, so hopefully next year I will correct that mistake.

Considering the songs on this record, somehow the most anthemic and the ones that worked best for me are Documentary, fast song, also Dress The Wounds, but THE best song for me, that I listened all over again and again is The Bells, just perfect song for singing along and waving your fist in the air, I hope the guys will include it in their setlist on tour next year. That doesn´t mean that other songs are less good, those are just my personal favorites. Welcome back, Strike Anywhere, what a comeback!

10/10

 

(review) Cat In the Box-Moonpark

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Well, we continue with nice melodic/pop punk on this day. Cat In the Box are coming from Novodvinsk, Russia and are playing just that.

This is their new release, that came out a little under one month ago. There are intro plus six songs on this fine record and the music is haha space pop punk as the band says on their Bandcamp page. The music reminds a lot of early Blink 182 and similar bands and the lyrics are about love, skating, riding bike, Tom Delonge hahaha, also there is one really nice acoustic song called New Feelings to which I can really relate to lately. The title song is also one of the highlights and best songs on this record, besides Me And You. I really like this one.

https://catintheboxofficial.bandcamp.com/album/moonpark