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(record review)HUMMER-“Budweiser and Butter”(Horn and Hoof Records)

June 16, 2018 vladkraykulla Leave a comment

Hummer is a punkrock trio from UK, this is their second e.p. that came out on mighty Horn and Hoof Records, so I listened to the record and reviewed it for this webzine. I love discovering new bands that I hadn´t heard before!

“Budweiser and Butter” is the second e.p. from Hummer, following up on 2016’s “Work.Home.Bed”. This record contains 8 songs of excellent melodic punkrock played with heart and soul. If I must compare this band to someone I could draw some The Menzingers and The Lawrence Arms paralels. Bassist Will Atkinson and guitarist Joe Watson interplay on dual vocals just great, one delivering a bit harsher voice and the other one being a bit more melodic, not to mention excellent backing vocals meaning heavenly harmonies on anthemic choruses made for humming the whole day long. The lyrics are personal and with a lot of emotions lying behind the meanings of the songs, I love punkrock with emotions in the songs, so you can just feel the warmth, sadness, happiness and find yourself in the beautiful songs. Until recently, I only liked the faster more straightforward stuff, but in the last couple of years I started to love and found myself in emotional punkrock melodies. I love this record! Show some love and drop some lines to the band I just know it would mean a lot to them! Listen their music and hear the melodies and hear the emotions! Top songs: “Turpentine”, “Stone Cold Wasted”.

9/10

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Bandcamp: https://hornhoofrecords.bandcamp.com/album/budweiser-and-butter

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(new video-melodic punk)Belmont Release “Hollowed Out” Music Video, Announce New Album

June 16, 2018 vladkraykulla Leave a comment

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Belmont has announced that their upcoming self-titled full-length album will be out on August 17th through Mutant League Records.

The first single and new music video titled “Hollowed Out” can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQoRslFa9jc&feature=youtu.be.

Album pre-orders and exclusive merch packages are available at: http://www.victorymerch.com/store/belmont.

Click here to pre-save Belmont’s new LP on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/0CQ3hyceExjbDn26Q8AGDW .

Hailed by Rock Sound Magazine as “quite possibly the next great pop-punk band”, Belmont is stepping up to the plate with their debut self-titled full-length album which is slated to hit stores on August 17th.

Belmont spent the better part of the last two years racking up miles and fans through constant touring with the likes of Have Mercy, Hot Mulligan, Capstan and more in promotion of their previous release “Between You & Me”. The EP was celebrated by fans and critics alike, gaining millions of streams & views across digital music platforms.

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As a shining example of what’s to come; Belmont’s new single “Hollowed Out” touts a superior level of musicianship for the band. The forthcoming album was mixed and mastered by Dan Korneff (Breaking Benjamin, Paramore) and engineered by Jason Inguagiato at Graphic Nature Studio.

Tracklist:

1. Empty

2. Recluse

3. Write Me Off

4. Pushing Daisies

5. Interlude ft. Shinigami

6. Albert

7. Hollowed Out

8. Maplewood

9. Convalescence

10. BMC

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(record review)MADBALL-“For the Cause”(Nuclear Blast)

June 15, 2018 vladkraykulla Leave a comment

New York hardcore legends Madball just dropped their new full length studio effort via Nuclear Blast. I listened to the new record and reviewed it for this webzine.

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I saw Madball playing live at Punk Rock Holiday festival last Summer in Slovenia and they were awesome, true hardcore energy that could be felt around during their live set was immense and wicked. This record was marked by the absence of long time guitarist Mitts and in his place old time friend and once guitarist Matt Henderson recorded the guitars. Under Tue Madsen doing the mix and mastering and Tim Armstrong who joined forces with the singer Freddy Cricien productionwise, this record was bound to be great. The record contains 12 songs. Besides tried Madball classic sounding songs like “Smile Now Pay Later” or “Old Fashioned” there are couple of songs that stand out and make this album awesome. The first is “Rev Up”, a true hardcore anthem for 21st century with Freddy singing the melodic parts and sounding truely awesome. There are some guest appearances on the record and Ice-T adds coolness and charisma to “Evil Ways”. I love “Lone Wolf” because it is the song and lyrics that I can make the most relation to on this record. Tim Armstrong of Operation Ivy/Rancid fame co produced the record and adds guest vocals on “The Fog”. This is a full blooded punkrock song with some interesting breaks and guitar solo thrown in for good measure. Of course, there would be one song in Spanish, this time “Es Tu Vida” with heavy stomping breaks and hardcore streetwise vibe. “For You” is the most emotional song on this album and it brought tears to my eyes because I remembered my sister and all the other brothers and sisters from the scene no longer with us. For me this song is the best on this album and it makes me going strong and carry on after almost a quarter of century in this scene. The title track is a piece of hardcore history itself. This is a strong album, the material on this album is definitely one of the candidates for hardcore album of the year!

10/10