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(record review)GREAT COLLAPSE-“Neither Washington, Nor Moscow…again(End Hits Records)

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Great Collapse is, how I hate this word, hardcore punk supergroup, fronted by Strike Anywhere singer Thomas Barnett. This is their second album via End Hits Records.

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The album contains 11 songs of melodic hardcore punk, played with ferociousness and virtue and above all, heart and soul. The song structures are fast paced drumming, some screamed and some sung vocals but above all, anthemic melodies are the stuff that make this album excellent. Lyrically, the topics are political activism, anti fascist action and socio political sensitivity. These guys have their hearts and minds in the right place and it is awesome that such bands with such lyrics bring across their ideas to the new generations of kids in the crowd. Absolute highlights on this album for me are “Who Makes?”, “Meltdown”, “An Injury To One” and “Patient Zero Comes Home”.

9/10

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(record review)THE PENSKE FILE-“Salvation”(Stomp)

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The Penske File is a punkrock trio coming from Burlington,On and this is their new album coming out on Stomp Records 

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The album contains 11 songs of beautiful melodic punkrock with a pop punk touch and emotional, heartfelt personal lyrics. This punk  is emotional, melodic, uplifting and inspiring, so it is a pleasure to listen to it over and over and over again. From the “Kamikaze Kids” for which video was made, over excellent “Fairgrounds” to the “Blessed Unrest” we hear urban punkrock which sounds like smell of rain on the hot city asphalt and if I must compare this band to something I will tell you that The Penske File sounds like a mix of Bouncing Souls and Hot Water Music. Though their music makes me smile, it also makes me so sad and somehow melancholic. I love this album and I hope you´ll love it too!

8/10

new album “Salvation” Out April 6! LP/CD/DIGI: http://bit.ly/2CeWjlt Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2FpITSJ Apple Music: https://apple.co/2EN2VcF

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(record review)Ghost Road-“Appalachian Apparitions”

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Ghost Road was founded in 2015.and they hail from the Morgantown area, West Virginia. Sounds familiar? Well, it should, West Virginia is famous for my favourite  horrorpunk band ever besided The Misfits, namely Blitzkid.

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When Blitzkid disbanded in 2012.I thought that no one is able to fill in their shoes. The beauty of the horrorpunk scene is its relatively small existence and variety of styles and influences. So, everyone who says that horrorpunk bands are only Misfits clones can fuck off! I am off the topic, and the theme is this album. The record contains 12 excellent upbeat and energetic horrorpunk tracks filled with aggression, melody, drama and creepiness, as is needed in horrorpunk. I was at once blown away by the opener “Wolves and Man” all to the “Coming Home” and when I listened to that one, I swore that I am the fan of this band until the grave and beyond. Musically, the guys remind a bit of early Blitzkid. Vocals are very important in this genre, and the vocalists Michael and Jeff have a great couple of voices, not sounding like anyone´s clones. “Let it Bleed” gave me goosebumps on my skin being so wonderful. This record is the reason why I love horrorpunk so much and while there are such bands as Ghost Road horrorpunk will remain underground, secluded and followed by beautiful fiendettes and fiends.

10/10

Follow the band: https://www.facebook.com/GhostRoadWV/

Get the album: https://ghostroadwv.bandcamp.com/album/appalachian-apparitions