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(recenzija) Helheim – Woduridar (Dark Essence Records)

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Helheim su iz Norveške, okolica Bergena i na sceni su od davne 1992.godine i ovo im je već jedanaesti dugosvirajući album. Ovi veterani scene sviraju black metal stare škole s viking tematikom tekstova koji su uglavnom na materinjem im jeziku osim pjesme na kraju albuma koje je svojevrsno iznenađenje, obrada Richard Marxa – Hazard. Muzika Helheima je brzi black metal s puno blast beatova, ali i srednjeg tempa, onako epski melankolično melodičnih riffova kakve samo norveški black metal bendovi mogu napraviti i naravno finski. Vokali su kričavi onako pravo blackerski, ali upotpunjuju ih i odlični clean melodični vokali koji ulijeću onako baš kamo treba. Pjesme nisu preduge osim jedne, Det kommer i bolger koja mi je ujedno i jedna od favorita na ovom albumu uz Vije av stal i Tankesmed. Ovo je old school black metal koji ponosno stoji sve ove godine i nije pokleknuo pred ovim modernim današnjim hipsterskim bendovima koji tvrde da sviraju black metal. Odličan album

8,5/10

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(recenzija) Diablo Swing Orchestra – Swagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit Hole (Candlelight Records)

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Kada pomisliš na Švedsku, osim prekrasnog Sjevera, sjetiš se da je ta zemlja rasadnik odlične muzike, pogotovo na ekstremnoj muzičkoj sceni. Diablo Swing Orchestra dolaze iz Stockholma i na sceni su od 2003., ovo je njihov peti dugosvirajući album. Ovaj bend je stvarno poseban. Korijeni ovog benda leže u metalu, onom drugačijem i avangardnom, ali tu je i miješanje swinga, mamba, nekih ska elemenata, pa i klasičnog rockabilly swinga u strukture pjesama. Bend ima osmero članova, uz klasične instrumente tu su i buzuki, trombon, truba, klavir, a povrh svega toga i odlični elektronski efekti koji naglašavaju originalnost pisanja pjesama ovog benda. Ovu muziku bih opisao kao soundtrack gangstera iz 30-ih koji su ubijeni u mafijaškim ratovima i gore u paklu. Meni najdraže pjesme s ovog albuma su Celebremos Lo Inevitable, Malign Monologues i The Prima Donna Gauntlet. Odličan avangardni bend.

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Trashed Ambulance and Charlie Bit My Finger cover each other in new singles!

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Back in 2018, Alberta’s Trashed Ambulance and Belgium’s Charlie Bit My Finger played a few shows together surrounding their Pouzza Fest appearances. For some reasons, during that trek they came up with the idea of covering each other. Fast forward 3 years to see today the releases of Cow A Bunga, performed by Trashed Ambulance, and Charlie Bit My Finger’s rendition of Metronome. Check out the songs at the links below:

Trashed Ambulance – Cow A Bunga

Charlie Bit My Finger – Metronome

Word on the street is that these songs might be part of a future EP to come out soon on Montreal’s Thousand Islands Records.

About Trashed Ambulance:

Formed in 2014, Trashed Ambulance has defied all odds, member changes and hangovers to become a gnarly force in Central Alberta. Trashed has shared the stage with such punk rock juggernauts as Face To Face, Ten Foot Pole, The Real Mckenzies, SNFU, The Isotopes and Belvedere and it’s fair to say, the future is bright for this gang of miscreants. Keep your ear to the ground as these dudes are trashed and making a scene.

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About Charlie Bit My Finger:

Charlie Bit My Finger is a 5-piece pop/punkrock band with lots of melodic riffs, straight-forward drums and clean vocals. They remind you of punkrock from the ’90s. A mix from Millencolin, New Found Glory and Bouncing Souls. Three years ago, they released their second full album and promoted this on their Canadian tour along with some other great shows in Belgium and abroad.

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Thousand Islands Records: Website