Category Archives: Reviews

(review) USUD-As Old As The Hills

 

a0039804067_10A bit older release by USUD, band from Zagreb, Croatia. Although they are not so active anymore due to other obligations in life, these guys were one of the best bands in the scene with their progressive mix of melodic death metal, post metal and hardcore.

This is their newest record with material which was actually recorded a while ago, 2011.-2014. but actually mixed, mastered and released in 2019. These 7 songs show how it is done. Brutal death metal blasts mix with atmospheric parts and lots of catchy and melodic wicked guitar riffs underneath it all. I love poetic lyrics in English which are very personal, but somehow I can relate to them. What is fun, when I listened to the record every time I have listened to a song, I thought that one is the best on the album, but now, I think all of the songs are fantastic, if I must choose three that would be Possessed, Soulless and the title song. Wicked record! You can download it for free at Bandcamp, but also you can leave a dime or two or drop a word or two to the guys if you like the album, I am sure they will appreciate it.

https://usud.bandcamp.com/

(review) Between Bodies-On Fences(Krod Records)

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Between Bodies are releasing their brand new e.p. with Krod Records. This band plays just the music I like and that being uptempo mixture of melodic punkrock/pop punk and some indie touches thrown in here and there. But, don˙t get me wrong, this is not some cheesy and crying music, this is full blooded energetic nice punkrock, Death To A Child being one of the best songs on this record, which I listened on repeat couple of times in a row. The vocal harmonies are nicely arranged, melodies fit perfectly with guitar riffs and backing vocals are yummy and tasty. This is one of the better records of that genre that I listened to this year. The single simply called Great is definitely one of the highlights on the record having strong main line melody and great atmosphere to the song. Also, one of my favorites is Shadows Of Your Life, but not to discover just all, go and listen you will not regret it!

http://www.krodrecords.com/

(review) Vivienne-Yurei(Scatti Vorticosi)

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Vivienne are hailing from Mantova, Italy and this is their new record. The title of the record means ghosts in Japanese mythology and those are souls of the deceased who can not leave this earth and join their ancestors due to sudden death or strong emotions. This record has strange mystical vibe while listening. There are six songs on this record, with lyrics in Italian language, I don`t understand them, but as I can get a little Italian, I believe the lyrics are deeply personal with the theme of life, death and exploring the afterlife. The music is punk/post hardcore, with intense bass melodies, sometimes noise influenced song structures and shouted, sometimes emotionally screamed but not ugly vocals which fit perfectly into this kind of music. The songs are pretty powerful and sounding like slow rolling thunder sometimes. Good record!

https://vvnn.bandcamp.com/album/yurei