Only Attitude Counts have been one of my favorite hardcore bands from Europe since the second half of the 90-ies. Now they have a new record with WTF Records and I have listened and reviewed it for our zine.
Vienna style hardcore is excellent because the guys in Only Attitude Counts, Spidercrew and couple other bands combine hardcore with streetpunk roots making anthems to singalong with, mosh, pogo and hug a sweaty brother or sister in the pit next to you. This new record is no exception to the rule. 16 anthems celebrate the 25 years history of the band and carry the banner of street hardcore high and proud with fast paced songs that make you pump your fist in the air. do a pogo pizzamaker style or mosh with couple of windmill styled dances. Hehe, who listens to hardcore will know what I mean by this. As the highlights of this album I would recommend All Ages, Powertrap, Pick Your Side, My Agenda. The album has a lot of guest appearances and contributions from Rykers, Deafness By Noise, Last Hope and many others. This is a great old school hardcore record for those of us who still believe.
There are 13 songs on this record, some being instrumentals serving as an intermezzo in all the chaotic storm of Carrion Spring´s music. The music of this band could be described as very dark hardcore with screaming vocals and overall apocalyptic atmosphere. When I am listening to this band, I feel like I am watching the fall of the system and the world ending in a painful throes screaming. Hardcore punk mixes with screamo, even blastbeats in some song structures with a pinch of sludge and powerviolence added in for good measure.
The soundtrack to the apocalypse is here and it is called Carrion Springs, so go get this record if you are a fan of darkened hardcore. Recommended songs: God Damage, Anthropos, Carrion Spring.
Drunktank recently released their new record and I listened and reviewed it for our zine.
The Dutch skatepunks were founded in 2003.and this new record is a continuation of their 2010.album The Infamous Four. The ten songs on this record are just what I love having in my skatepunk hardcore. Fast, melodic, mighty and energetic with enough metalic efficiency and harmonies to still be punk and not to go too much into progressive waters. I am awed by this record it is so mighty. I was practicaly blown apart by We Want More being almost a mixture of hardcore punk and European school of epic and fast melodic power metal. These guys really know how to handle their instruments, not to mention epic melodies, anthemic choruses with many backing oooos and aaaas just made for singalong. Unfortunately I missed the guys playing Beach stage at this year´s Punk Rock Holiday, because I am sure they are an unstoppable force when playing live. From the songs, although all of them are powerhouses, I must recommend Hammer Of Justice, Courage Of A Few and Darker Side as my highlights of the record. This one is for sure one of the best melodic punk hardcore records of this year!
KRAYKULLA-WEBZINE 