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(record review)So Long Until the Seance-“Vulvar Myiasis”

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So Long Until the Seance or Sluts formed upon the ashes and parts of previous Belfast bands in 2014.as a side project that became full time band.

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This is their second e.p. and it contains three songs of utter darkness, sleaze, depravity, evil carnage. I expected some music in the vein of Wednesday 13, Murderdolls and stuff but I was wrong. When I first listened to “A Stake Through My Heart” I was blown apart by anthemic melodic chorus with excellent vocal lines that reminded me of Michale Graves in his best songs. The song is a perfect blend of modern horrorpunk and metal with a respectful nod towards old masters and influences. Loved it! The songs are recorded in different studios over the course of 2017.but that fact in no way affected the great song structures. “The Bride of Frankenstein” has some great guitar hooks coupled with great melodies and aggression for singing and slamming at the same time. “Devil in Disguise” is possibly my favorite track on the ep with some nostalgic melodies in vocal and guitar lines and I listened to the song couple of time in a row. Awesome ep, cant wait for some more material!

9/10

Get the both ep-s here: https://slutsuk.bandcamp.com/album/vulvar-myiasis

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(record review)GOATMARE AND THE HELLSPADES-“Decomposed”

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The new Goatmare and the Hellspades album is out finally! I have been waiting for this album for a long time and when I heard some of the new songs live I knew that the album will be awesome.

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The mainman Slavko Goatmare and crew really did it this time. The album contains intro plus 13 tracks of excellent horrorpunk. The new songs are logical continuation where the debut album left off. The lyrics are in Serbian language with a lot of gore stuff but also some tongue in cheek black humour. The song structures are very melodic and just make you sing and hum to the excellent tunes all the time. This band really took the top and became the crown jewel of horrorpunk scene in this region together with Croatian Saucesce. Even if you are not from ex Yugoslavia or Serbia area, you should definitely check out and listen to Goatmare and the Hellspades because this band is awesome. If you want lyric translation, ask them and I am sure they will explain them and translate them to English forya.

10/10

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(record review)DEAF AUTUMN-“The Shape”(This is Core)

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Deaf Autumn is an Italian band that is relatively new on the scene, being formed in 2013. This trio blends their hardcore, punk, nu metal and rock influences into a unique experience of heartfelt music. Through the years they released the debut album, made some quality videos and made themselves a formidable fan base.

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2017.came and with it, the guys started to record the second full length new album with a new drummer and another guitar player, now functioning as a quartet. The album is finished and This is Core renewed their trust in Deaf Autumn making it the perfect label to release this new album.

The album contains ten songs in English language with a lot of melody and now as I listened to it I feel kinda sad afterwards but also kinda hopeful. The music is harsh with shouted lyric parts and melodic clean vocal choruses, so fans of such combinations like I am will be satisfied. There are also some calmer more atmospheric songs like “Love Pretender” with beautiful interplay between male and female vocals. I also loved “Over me” very much because it combined aggression with melody in a way that was so emotional, angry, but also totally nice. All of the songs on the album are great, so it was really hard for me to pick some highlights.  Deaf Autumn will be big, I know it, and this album is one more proof that the Italian underground scene is one of my favourite European underground music scenes.

7,5/10

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