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(record review)D-AMBULANTES-“D-Ambulantes”

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Time for some South American melodic skatepunk here on the pages of this webzine. I love how miles and miles don˙t mean shit and borders mean even less when music is considered. D-Ambulantes is a melodic punk/skatepunk band from Cali, Colombia formed in 2017. and I listened and reviewed their record for this webzine.

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The record contains 7 songs of melodic and mostly fast punk with a lot of melody. The lyrics are in Spanish, so I don` t understand what the guys are singing about, but nonetheless this is great record. “Descontrol” starts as your usual melodic skatepunk song but at chorus turns into great song full of energy. By the time “Humanidad” hits me I realize that we are dealing with the band who really can handle their music instruments well. “No Nos Intimidas” is for me the personal favorite on this record, heard before but still there is never enough of such songs! “No Vuelvas” has a great singalong chorus, if only I knew Spanish, so I could sing it hehe. “8am” is an okay song, but somehow did not work for me. “Cada Quien” is a more hardcore song, with somehow shouted vocals turning into beautiful melody when the chorus strikes in. “Deambulantes” is a classic punkrock anthem heard also thousand times before but still works out fine for me. Nice album!

7/10

Follow the band on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deambulantes/

 

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(record review)SQUARE SHAPES-“S/T”

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Punkrock and hardcore scene is worldwide, so it is with great pleasure that I announce this is the first review for the band from Hawaii. Square Shapes is a melodic punk hardcore band from Kekaha, Hawaii and I listened and reviewed their new record for this webzine.

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This record contains 12 highly energetic songs with contagious melodies, nice anthemic choruses and great vocals. But, let´s be a bit more precise. There are some faster hardcore songs like “Knife Fight” or “In The Lineup” which reminded me a lot of early 7 Seconds, but with some modern hardcore touches fit for 21st century. In fact, the whole album is a nod to the old school influences with a look towards the future. There are also slower punkrock songs which I loved too like “Caramia” which is one of my favorite songs on this record or “Jamala”. The vocals and the backing vocals are very important to me in this kind of punkrock and they are awesome on this record. Great colour of singer´s voice and excellent back harmonies. The lyrics are personal with emotions and hearts in the right place, but also a great dose of humour if I understood the songs right. This is an awesome record!

8/10

Follow the band here and write them a few words if you like their album:

https://www.facebook.com/Square-Shapes-1610226505670049/

Get the album here:

https://squareshapes.bandcamp.com/

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(record review)CHASER-“Sound the Sirens”(Dying Scene Records/Effervescence Records)

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Wow! This is all I can say after listening to the new CHASER album which is a masterpiece of melodic skate hardcore punk. I listened to this new album that comes out via Dying Scene Records and Effervescence Records and reviewed it for this webzine.

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These Southern California punk scene veterans made a masterpiece, a monstrous record filled with highly melodic and energetic bombs! The album contains 11 songs one better from the other. Everything starts with short but flammable “The Uprising” which prepares us for the ride with it´s speed and catchy melody. “At What Cost” is a song that was fast, that was anthemic, but nothing could prepare me for “Nightmares”, for me the best song on the album, so catchy, so melodic, so beautiful.  Singer Mike LeDonne sounds so awesome, he is now one of my favorite singers besides Tony Sly and Zoli Teglas. The backing vocal harmonies are also done with so much care and they sound just freakin great. The lyrics are political, but also personal and uplifting and they just make you go further and never give in. “The Show” is also an awesome song, made as a tribute to all of the punk gigs and festivals when you listened to your favorite bands under the starry sky with your brothers and sisters, your punk family! This record made me believe in such things as hope, unity and brotherhood again! “Bet it All” reminded me of No Use For A Name so much that it brought tears of joy to my eyes when I knew that Tony Sly´s legacy lives in all of us. “A Million Reasons” is an ode to never giving up with a lot of sing along parts just made for live singing with the band. Those were my highlights of the album but all of the songs are excellent! This album is a wonder, this album is one of the best melodic punk albums I have heard in years!

10/10

Links: https://www.facebook.com/chaserband/

https://www.facebook.com/DyingSceneRecords/

https://www.facebook.com/effervescencerecords/