Second full length album of Birmingham veteran skatepunks Laughing In The Face Of comes with Lockjaw Records. Silly me, I must admit I didn`t know about this band prior to this record, but here I am, correcting that mistake. These 12 songs deliver melodic hardcore punch, done with conviction and experience. This band mixes nod of respect to the old school nineties skatepunk on which we all grew up, yet making it accessible and more technical for the new millenia, doing catchy but complex song structures, almost thrash metal riffs in some parts, I can also hear some nwobhm Maiden riffing in some song structures, topping it off with great vocals, sometimes gang singalong backing vocals and fantastic harmonies that make my skin crawl with joy. This is a beautiful album for all of you who are fans of bands like The Human Project, Fair Do˙s and similar bands. For me, the best songs: The Regression Session, Bullshit With A Smile, The Insane Continue.
Itchy from Germany have been in the scene for a long time, releasing seven albums, playing numerous tours and enjoying their time sharing stage with greatest bands in the punkrock scene. What the band didn`t do is make an album in their native German language and this time, with their eight album they did just that. New album contains 13 songs in their trademark deutschpunk/melodic punk/pop punk sound. The title track sounds a bit strange, like mixture of industrial, pop punk but really interesting. There are also more straightforward melodic punk songs like Faust, one of my favorites on the record. I understand German, so I can relate to the good lyrics written for this album. Ich wollte noch which features guest performance by Sebastian Madsen is also one of my favorites on the album having such sad beautiful melody in the chorus. The songs I must mention as being my highlights of the album are Unser Lied and Gegen den Wind. Not to discover just all, get your copy if you love your punkrock melodic and interesting.
God Dethroned are back with a blast! The new album by mastermind Henri Sattler and the gang contains 9 songs and this time they deliver a tour de force in melodic, energetic death black metal. The title song provides groove beginning, later evolving into epic fast melodic black death anthem and the video was made for this, chosen as single announcing the record. Also, one of the highlights for me is Book Of Lies sounding epic and melodic at the same time. Trademark Sattler˙s vocals dominate the record, but also clean melodic vocal parts enrich the song structure in Spirit of Beelzebub, thus making this song even better contrasting between brutal and clean singing. Lyrically, God Dethroned deal with illuminati, secret societies and conspiracies of clandestine rulers of the world, adding satanic feel to it and making this album for sure one of the top three albums by these Dutch legends.
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