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(record review)THE BRAINS-“No Brain, No Pain(Batcave Records)

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Awesome label from USA Batcave Records recently treated us with releasing the new Stellar Corpses e.p. Now, it is time for rerelease of the classic The Brains first album “No Brain, No Pain”.

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This is the remastered release of the first classic album by the Montreal psychobilly legends. First coming out 13 years ago, in now far 2005.this album shows this band as it was in their begginings, fast, a bit rawer and melodic. Led by Rene DelaMuerte Garcia, The Brains became one of the best psychobilly bands in the world and for sure one of my all time favorites. This album contains 12 songs of melody, darkness, gore, the trademark Rene´s vocals and with the titles like “Taste Your Blood” and “Dead Corpses” you just can´to go wrong. It was recorded in only two days with really low budget and the interesting liner notes tell the story how Rene was sick during the recording, so there are some interesting facts not known before. This remastered release of this album does justice and presents the history of this great band to some new kids in the scene.

8/10

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(record review)MAD CADDIES-“Punk Rocksteady”(Fat Wreck Chords)

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Mad Caddies dropped their new album out on Fat Wreck Chords just in time for all those summer shows and festivals following and I am definitely gonna see them live soon in a month and a half and it is going to be awesome. In the meantime I listened and reviewed their new record for this webzine.

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As you might have heard this is the album filled with covers of the bands that influenced Mad Caddies and which somehow had an effect on them as a band and as people. But, it is done in Mad Caddies way, meaning reggae and ska mixed with punkrock. As it usually goes, some songs are better, some are not so good, it depends on the listener´s personal point of view. In my opinion the best songs for me on this record are “She´s Gone(NOFX)” being a haunting reggae version of the original and featuring excellent back vocals by Aimee of The Interrupters, then “AM(Tony Sly)”, because it really resembles the original meaning of the song and adds to it the new vibe  and “Some Kind of Hate(Misfits) having a 50´s vibe that is what makes the original so special but also adding the new originality to the song. Also “Alien 8(Lagwagon)” is nice too. Those are my four favourites and that doesn´t mean that the other songs sre not good. Check it out because this is not the simple covers album, it is much more because Mad Caddies added a lot of originality to these songs and I love this album for that.

8/10

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(news)Manchester’s melodic hardcore masters, Fair Do’s, are primed to unleash their highly-anticipated debut album upon the world on Lockjaw Records

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Manchester’s melodic hardcore masters, Fair Do’s , are primed to unleash their highly anticipated debut album upon the world.‘Leopards’ is due for release on Lockjaw Records on 27 July 2018, promising 10 tracks of fast, politically-charged, metal-infused melodic hardcore, for fans of Strung Out, Propagandhi and Death by Stereo.
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 ‘Leopards’ is available for pre-order on Digipack CD and 12’’ vinyl on the ​
Lockjaw Records Webstore. ​The band’s first single off of the album, ‘Closing In’, shall be available for streaming and download from the 13th July.
Formed in 2008, Fair Do’s have established a following of dedicated fans around Europe,
playing with legends like After The Fall, A Wilhelm Scream, Frenzal Rhomb and H20. Driven by a strong DIY ethos and riding on the success of their shred-heavy EP ‘Trying Times’, the band journeyed around Europe and its accompanying festival circuits; however their sights are now set on conquering the rest of the world with the release of their first full-length: ‘Leopards’.
The album is an adrenaline-loaded collision of hardcore punk and metal, rooted in tight,
technical talent. It’s clear that Fair Do’s have spent their formative years hammering their distinctive fast-punk style home, however they have also invested considerable time honing their metal chops, evident in their heavier rhythms, riffs and plentiful beat-downs. There aren’t many bands around who relish mixing punk and metal styles as much as Fair Do’s!
Tour Dates
July 14th – Cromstock – Green Door Store, Brighton, UK
July 15th – Jeugdhuis Dido – Erpe-Mere, BE
July 16th – TBC – Munster, DE
July 17th – Autonomes Zentrum – Aachen, AZ w/- Ducking Punches
July 18th – Ballonfabrik – Augsburg, DE
July 19th – Kellerperle – Wurzburg, DE
July 20th – KNRD – Nuremberg, DE
July 21st – KNRD Festival – Nuremberg, DE
July 22nd – TBC
July 23rd – TBC
July 30th – Gullivers – Manchester, UK w/- MUTE
August 17th – Vegan Camp Out – Newark, UK
August 18th – Vegan Camp Out – Newark, UK