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(record review)EISBERG-Few Will Remain(BDHW Rec)

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Eisberg has an interesting story concerning the band since the band was founded in Boston, but basically, it is an European hardcore band with members being from Luxembourg, Austria and UK.

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This is their new record out on BDHW Rec and I listened to it and reviewed it for this webzine. The record contains 7 songs of intense and harsh hardcore which the fans of such bands as Madball, Turnstile and similar will like very much. The music is more hanging in the metal inspired riffs and music than the punkrock side of the story. There are some real metalcore riffs and double bass drumming like for example in Sealed Your Fate. Personally, my favorite song on this record is Moving On. But, I personally more like hardcore with punk and street punk undertones, so this is a fine record but a bit too metal in my opinion. Nevertheless, this record again proves the strength and vitality of the current international hardcore scene!

7/10

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(record review)SLUND/MAGGOT BATH-SPLIT

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We have already featured Slund on the pages of this zine when we reviewed the last release by this Slovenian one man powerviolence grindcore band. This is the brand new release, the new music and this time in the shape of split record with Maggot Bath.

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Slund side of the record contains 5 songs in the known way this band/project makes music. This means ultrafast powerviolence hardcore mixed with some grindcore and sludgy slow parts thrown in for good measure. What I love about Slund is a clever mix of samples and autoirony with black humour and engaged lyrics. The songs deal with poseurs, some personal issues, anti religion…Slund is certainly worth your time and listening if you are into such music.

Maggot Bath side of the record contains 4 songs in the similar way musically, meaning a mixture of fast and aggressive hardcore punk powerviolence and some sludge slowness with screaming vocals. These guys come from down under, from Australia. There are no lyrics enclosed so I don´t know that those guys are singing about but the titles like Pubic Wig or Happy Ending give you a clue, don´t they? This is a fine release and I like Slund part of the record better.

8/10

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https://www.facebook.com/Slund666/

https://www.facebook.com/maggotbath/

https://maggotbath.bandcamp.com/album/maggot-bath-slund-split

 

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(record review)UKRATKO ŠTEF-Album

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Serbia has excellent underground punk hardcore scene and Ukratko Štef(eng.Briefly Steve) is one of the bands that recently released their new studio record. I listened to it and reviewed it for this webzine.

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This band plays an energetic hardcore punk with much streetpunk influences in the song structures and also some ska parts. The songs are mainly fast paced and just made for pogo and slamming at the live gigs. The record contains 14 songs two of them being Bouncing Souls and Specials/Snuff covers. All of the lyrics are in Serbian language and they cover the usual themes that such bands cover being love disappointments, friendship and the loss of friendship, some politics anti imperialist and anti multinationals themes and similar. I love the choruses and the atmosphere this band provides in the songs. The songs are real street hardcore punk anthems and I am just a sucker for such songs and just love the bands that play such music. I would love to see this band play live because I am sure that this material sounds even better and more awesome live. Top songs for me are Moj Grad(eng.My City) and Sećanje(eng.Rememberance).

9/10

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