THE MORNING IS FOR SLEEPING-In Truth and Lies(This is Core records)

This post hardcore band comes from Latina, Italy. The quintet was formed in 2011. Under somewhat ironic band name the members brought each their own influences and blended together a combination of punk, hardcore and metal. Enter the new album released via mighty This is Core records. There is an intro plus eight songs on the album. Many people know that I am not into metalcore bands, but this is not metalcore. This is heartfelt hardcore and punk with added metalic aggression and speed, played with virtuoso and heart. The lyrics are in English and as I understand they deal with personal issues and emotions. For all of you who like your hardcore melodic and aggressive you will check out this record. There is a pleasent surprise at the end of the album the closing song “For you” is different than the rest of the material and that only proves the greatness of this band. If this guys persist and work hard, their name will be heard in the future. I really enjoyed listening and reviewing this record! Thank you This is Core records for putting out such great stuff!

9,5/10

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NEW FOUND GLORY-MAKES ME SICK(Hopeless rec)

Wow! How time flies! This is already the ninth studio album of this Floridian easycore pop punk legends which came out on Hopeless records. Now as a quartet, the band delivers 10 new songs filled with melodies, pop punk harmonies and it all sounds too happy and too boring for me. Unfortunately I cannot say that one song from this album stirred some feelings in me. When I listened this album it all sounded like one long song. I know that many of you wont agree with me on this, but this record just doesnt work for me. I must say hats off to the band that exists so long, since 1997.and has made a respectable name for themselves. I cannot lie and say that I like something when thats not true. The album is not bad, the sound is awesome but it is just not my cup of tea.

4/10

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https://www.newfoundglory.com

SUB GRUNK-HOW NOT TO QUEUE

This is the first full length album from Sub Grunk, the skate punk trio hailing from Sheffield, UK. This record is filled with 13 energetic fast melodic punk hardcore songs made for listening in your ears when riding a bike or skating. The music is average music you would expect from this kind of band and it offers nothing new, but what I must say about this band is that I love their lyrics very much. Although there is a personal line in them, the lyrics are pretty political and pissed off. They deal with all kind of themes like religion(“Bible Basher”), pop punk(“Fuck Pop Punk”), human and animal rights(“Whats The Point”), to name just a few. Since this is the first full record, I am eager to see and hear how will this band sound on the future releases because they have potential to become excellent melodic punk hardcore band. The album is on their bandcamp, so you can download it to free, but it would be better if you could put in some euro or pound to support the band.

6,5/10

https://subgrunk.bandcamp.com/album/how-not-to-queue

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Majesty-Rebels(NoiseArt Records)

Here is the new album by this excellent power true metal band hailing from Germany. The band was formed in 1997.and this is their eight studio album up to date. This album contains 11 songs of first class pumping melodic power true metal that makes you bang your head, feel the wind on your face, put your fists in the air and shout a scream or two for metal and the warrior in you. For all of you who like to compare your metal to other bands, in my opinion the band sounds like a mixture of best Hammerfall and Manowar parts. The songs are a perfect blend of fast galloping rythm and mid tempo marching power metal drumming. The musicianship is excellent. For me, the highlights of this album are “Rebels of our time”, “Iron Hill”, “Fighting till the End”. The great warrior metal also loves great ballads, so there is one excellent ballad on this album and that is “Across the Lightning”.  This stuff is just perfect for keeping the metal blood flowing through your veins.

9,5/10

http://www.majesty-metal.de/index.php/en/home.html

http://www.noiseart.eu/

Wormwood-Ghostlands Woods from a bleeding Earth(Non Serviam Records)

Wormwood formed in 2014.and they are hailing from Stockholm, Sweden. This black metal quintet features the current and former members of bands Witherskin, Depraved, Abrania… After they released one EP, this is their debut album which came out on Non Serviam Records label. On this album you can find 12 songs of fine melodic black metal sung in English and their native Swedish language. The riffing and music is somewhat typical for this kind of black metal. A little blastbeats here and there, then typical midtempo bm song structuring, but what makes this album a bit better are great atmospherical parts. The lyrical themes are personal, antichristian and I think I can hear some great Viking stuff in there too if I am not mistaken. The highlights of the album are “Silverdimmans Atersken” with excellent guest female vocals and dark but majestic atmosphere, and also “Godless Serenade”, “Beneath the Ravens and Bones” and “What We Lost in the Mist”. This album is nothing new or special, but it is worth listening.

7,5/10

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http://www.non-serviam-records.com/

Nargaroth-Era of Threnody(Inter Arma Productions)

I still have goosebumps after listening to this album. Nargaroth was never some band/project that I especially liked. Ash aka Kanwulf had some songs that became so to say evergreens in black metal notebook. But, in all I considered Nargaroth to be nothing special until this album and now everything changed. This is the seventh full lenght album that came out on Ashes own Inter Arma Productions. The album contains 10 songs of painful, emotional and grief stricken but also energetic dark metal. I know that Ash doesnt like Nargaroth to be signed under words black metal genre, but it is very close to black metal and not very different from bm in style. But, these ten songs are a tour de force through pain, personal dark contemplations, some nature and this is how excellent dark metal should sound like, The material is not very fast, but it is at the same time atmospheric and melodic keeping much of the aggression to make me weep with joy. Ash is very mature in his vocal expression and he keeps the screams and growls in perfect combination with clean vocals. All songs are great, but I can highlight some like “Conjunction  Underneath the Alpha Wheel”, “Era of Threnody” and “Love is a Dog from Hell”. Great album!

9/10

http://www.nargaroth.de/