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(record review)DANNY TREJO: “Another Trejo’s Night”(Indelirium Records)

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Italian hardcore scene never ceases to amaze me with excellent bands coming out every day. This time I listened to the new album by Danny Trejo from Venice area who released new album recently via Indelirum Records.

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Danny Trejo beginnings go to 2011.when the six members of some known underground bands joined together to play in this band. Since then they released an ep and this is their second full length album. The album contains 12 tracks of total fast obliterating hardcore with some thrash metal hooks and skatepunk melodies thrown in. The guys have three guitars and it is awesome. I can tell you that this album makes one helluva energetic bomb when you listen to it as a whole. All the songs are so fast and great that the album listening passes very soon and makes you want to listen to it all over again to catch some more beautiful moments that you missed.

The lyrics are in English and the singer shouts and screams but it does not sound lame or boring. There are some gang back vocals ideal for shouting together in the mic at the gig. I have read that these guys played a lot live so I would really love to see and hear them live, I am sure they are awesome. Top tracks:”Nuclear Holocaust”, “Depressed Generation”.

9/10

https://www.facebook.com/dannytrejohc/

https://www.facebook.com/indeliriumrecords/

 

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(record review)SLED-“A Better You”(Bird Attack Records)

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This is a long awaited debut album, by SLED, released on Bird Attack Records. This band was formerly known as Pinhole Down, but they never released an album, so they changed their name into Slade and made some awesome music and released this album.

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Sled was formed by Garrett Wadford, mainman of Bird Attack Records, whom I had an honour to meet and talk to at Punk Rock Holiday in Slovenia in 2016.and this year, so I can say he is a cool and one of the friendliest guys I have met in the punkrock scene nowadays.

Back to the album. It contains ten songs of fast paced and energetic skatepunk/melodic hardcore made with a touch of metal influence and played ferociously and with heart and soul. The guitars are shredding and have more than one awesome melodic hook. The vocals are kinda harsh but at the same time singing great melodies and they are neither snotty or too mellow. The lyrics are as I understand and hear, the nice mix of politics and personal. I really loves this record, it has no instant great hit on it, but it is an excellent energetic melodic hardcore record as a whole. Top songs: “Numb and Dumb”, “Recidivist”.

8/10

https://www.facebook.com/sledmusic/

https://www.facebook.com/birdattackrecords/

 

 

 

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Time for some crust d-beat from South America: Detësto

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Detësto are d-beat crust hardcore punk band coming from city called Campinas, Brasil. They released three songs on the compilation called “O SOM DO ABISMO” vol.1  with a bunch of other Brasilian bands and I really love bands from that country because they have some special vibe down there. Knowing the poverty, many bands really live what they sing about. Compilation is released via Discördia records (Fofão/Besthöven DIY label). As for this band three songs, they are your typical d-beat crust punk, nothing new and special, but I really enjoyed listening to it. I cant wait for the new e.p. which the band plans to release in the first half of 2018.
You can listen and download the songs for free here:
Also, drop a few words to the guys, I am sure it will mean much to them: