Bandage are punkrock band from Athens, Greece and I listened and reviewed their new record for our zine.
Bandage started their path on the scene in 2010.and since then they released four records and played countless shows. This new record contains 11 songs. The music of Bandage can be described as melodic punkrock, but they are rather leaning to the more mid tempo emotional side of melody than fast skatepunk, so they are similar to Menzingers, Nothington and similar bands that came to my mind while listening to this record, but that doesn´t mean they copy anybody. I read the lyrics while listening and they are beautiful, personal stuff which I and also any other listener can relate to. My personal favorite songs on this record are Belong, I Believe You, Touch The Ceiling. This is a strong record for all of you who love your punkrock melodic, with emotions and you will catch yourself humming to the melodies of Bandage all day long.
The legends are back! 90-is skatepunk heroes Ten Foot Pole released their first new full length music in 15 years with Thousand Islands Records and I listened and reviewed it for our zine.
Led by Dennis Jagard, the guys released 11 new songs of melodic punkrock/skatepunk that takes me back to the times when I was a younger kid with these guys being all the time on my tape recorder playing their cassette all over again. Judging by the singles that were released prior to the record I knew I will not be disappointed. What I love about these guys is that they managed to recapture the old spirit and vibe, atmosphere with the new record taking old school to the new millenia. Everything Dies and Don´t Be A Dick we all heard prior to the record, but real jewels lie later like Numb, Victim Of Humility, The Jackals….The mix of faster and slower songs is great on the record, I also love synth(is it synth, keyboard) parts in some song structures like in said The Jackals or The Antidote. Dennis´vocals sound better than ever and the musicianship and new songs are really convincing and crafted to stay with us fans for long time. I would love to see the band play live, I have never witnessed them live before, I am happy that I will get the chance now. Awesome record, probably also a candidate for one of the best melodic punk releases of this year!
Wow! That is all I can say after listening to the new record by Lost In Life out with Dead Serious Recordings. Read the review and find out more why I love this one so much!
This band comes from Frankfurt area, Germany, and this new record contains 9 songs. The full title of the record is Beyond The Compass Of Human Understanding. In the days when meaningless metalcore bands rule the land, this one plays hardcore like it was meant to be, with a touch of metal, but staying true to the street punkrock roots. The lyrics are also very good, meaning strong political antifa stance and these songs have head and tails and hardcore kids can relate to that and this band has really something to say. Musically, there are some NYHC influences, similar to Madball or Agnostic Front, but also there are a lot of Euro hardcore old school influences in the songs with all the energy and deliverance only true hardcore band can provide. The songs are fast forward, with screaming vocals, great choruses, but also there are a lot of moshing parts and catchy metalic guitar melody here and there. I love the joke with the intro song called AnyGivenShitIsOk, but my personal favorite songs on this record are Homesick, Nothing To Me and Days Of Old. Awesome record!
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