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!
Hostile Omish are Ohio punk legends and they are celebrating thirty years in the scene. This is my bad that I never heard of them prior to this record. But, now I am glad that I corrected this mistake. This new record out with Jib Machine Records is their first one with new material in thirteen years and the record contains nineteen songs. The band describes themselves as barncore punk hehe, nice one indeed! The music of Hostile Omish is energetic, fast paced hardcore punk with a lot of melody and still remaining harsh enough to be enjoyed also by the punks who are not too fond of melodic skatepunk. Harley Girl is the right example of how this band sound, no wonder they chose that one to be single off the album. The song structures are way different in some songs, making this material really interesting for listening with no fillers on the record. The vocals are just right, neither too harsh, nor too melodic for the music. The lyrics are pretty cheesy and funny with song titles I Sat On My Nuts, Superhero In My Underwear or Snake being highlights for me. This is a really great band!
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