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(record review)Cardinal Birds-Children of the 1990´s e.p.

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Cardinal Birds are from Ukraine and they have been together around since 2014. I listened and reviewed their new e.p. for our zine.

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I just love discovering new bands, especially from the scenes that I don`t know much about. The Ukraine punk hardcore scene is mainly unknown to me, so I am glad that I listened to Cardinal Birds. After two singles, it was about time for the guys to release an e.p. It consists of three songs, intro being little Ramones like song that prepares us for what is to come. The music of Cardinal Birds play is, like the title of the record says, melodic punk with no philosophy, just straight on punkrock with 90-ies skate and Ramones core influence. Summer Nights is for me the best song on the record being driven with melody and good feeling.  One thing that this record lacks are in my opinion a bit stronger vocals, a bit stronger voice, more melody, more harmony in backing vocals and Cardinal Birds will be great. KillKillKill is a song that is very Ramones like but it is, how should I put it, too flat in some parts. But, the e.p. is cool and I am sure that the full length material will be even better.

6/10

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(record review)BULLSEYE-Until We Die(Dedication Records)

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Bullseye from Hannover, Germany released their new third record with Dedication Records and I listened and reviewed it for our zine.

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After some line-up changes the guys released this record to celebrate the diy hardcore punk spirit and keeping the flame alive in the scene. The music of Bullseye is old school hardcore, European school, like it was played in the 90-ies by Ryker´s, Brightside, Right Direction and similar bands. The record contains 12 songs with the lyrical themes being mainly political, against racism, religion, but there are also some personal themes like dealing with death of a loved one, also ecology and against police brutality. The music is pretty brutal, but there are more punk elements in the song structures than metal, so the band stands firmly tied to their punk roots and add a lot of streetpunk elements in the riffs and guitar hooks. For me, the best songs on this record are Rest In Peace, Keep Me Alive and the title track. Good hardcore record for all of you who love your hardcore old school way.

8/10

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(record review)Drug Apts-Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances

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Drug Apts are punk band from Sacramento and they play mesmerizing, a bit different prog version of punk with no boundaries between the underground subgenres, I listened and reviewed their new record for our zine.

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I must admit that I have never heard of this band prior to this record and when I was a kid about 20 years ago I would puke while listening to this record and throw it somewhere in the garbage bin. Now, things are very different, I learned to appreciate something new added to the mix. These 12 songs are unique because all of them, each song individually sounds different than the next one. The music is basically punk, but there are a lot of noise, rock n roll, psychodelia and even sludge influences in the songs.

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The overall feeling that you get while listening to the songs is one of utter blackness, nightmarish feeling that you just can`t get out of the kind of void you have fallen into while playing this record. The singer is singing nice melodies at one moment, only to growl and scream and whisper at the next. This album is definitely not for everyone, but if you are not a strict scene purist give this one a try, maybe you`ll be surprised.

7,5/10

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