Canadian skatepunkers Omaha released their strong new record with Morning Wood Records. Toronto based punks were joined by their love for punk and hardcore creating this beast of a band, blending technical prowess with melodic energy of fast skatepunk, thus making a whole which is hard to break into pieces and define which song is stronger and better. The guitar work is just fantastic with metalic riffs joining punk simplicity proving that able bands can make something quite amazing and not being boring or too progressive for haters of more complicated music. The vocal department is also superb, with vocalist singing melodies but not being too cheesy or poppy. Backing harmonies are done with style and beauty. This is a fantastic skatepunk record. Favorite songs: Karma Suits Ya, Falling Down, Cry Wolf.
This is in fact a split e.p between Norwegian Anti-Lam Front whom we talked about already couple of times on the pages of this zine and Swedish Headless Frank. Both bands deliver two songs on the record. Anti-Lam Front play mighty melodic hardcore punk with lyrics in their langauge and I am surprised how this band manages to give me goosebumps anytime I listen to their music. Whether their mighty live set at this year˙s Punk Rock Holiday or on the records, these guys just rule. I love Litt av en Khan, god damn it, it is on repeat for days. Headless Frank play Swedish school of melodic punk hardcore like it was played in the 90-ies with lyrics in English and I love Hardships, this song touched me with lyrics and melody. Great little e.p.
The music of Malevich can`t be put into one box, quite the contrary. Thanks to Zegema Beach Records, we are now able to listen to this fine record and enjoy the heaviness, of this band. If one thing holds true for this band is the heaviness. The triple vocals ranging from guttural to screaming and hardcore shouting, a mixture of darkened hardcore, sludgecore and screamo is sure to delight your black heart and take you on the journey to musical underground dwellings of majestic blackness. This nine songs vary from atmospheric, slower to pure aggression and almost grindcore intensity with a sick mixture of longer songs and slower miniature serving like calm between greater storms. This one is a keeper if you love your hardcore heavy and different!
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