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(record review)ČOVEK BEZ SLUHA-Stanimo u gard

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There is no global scene without supporting your local scene, so we are here with one band from our region, that is ČOVEK BEZ SLUHA from Serbia. I listened and reviewed their new album for our zine.

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These guys were formed in 1994., some members including the main man Miki who plays guitar and sings are also playing or were playing in Six Pack, famous melodic punk band from Serbia. This record contains 9 songs in little under half an hour of quality melodic punkrock music. This is emotional, melodic heartfelt punkrock music par excellence. The lyrics are in Serbian language, they are mainly personal with some between the lines political thoughts thrown in with hearts and minds in the right places. The songs deal with lost love, friendship, taking care of each other, support and the whole album gives somehow hope for the future to endure in these sometimes dark and lonely era of living when you think that no one cares anymore. To me the favorite songs of this record are: the title track, Dobro u ljudima, Sad je kraj. Awesome album, check it out and give it a listen you wont regret it!

9/10

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(column)Michael Myers-The phenomena of The Shape

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Being avid horror fans, when we were kids we used to argue who is stronger and harder killer, Jason Vorhees, Leatherface, Freddy Krueger or Michael Myers. I always somehow went for Myers, him being silent, personification of evil and darkness, character created by the legendary John Carpenter in the first Halloween movie back in 1978.

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That movie and music scared the shit out of me as a little kid and still creeps me till this day. Why? Because of the relentless, merciless nature of Michael˙s pursue for his cause, killing his victims. We all know his history, I don˙t want to go into those later movies in which that cult made him as a killing machine, but in my opinion the true Halloween bloodline made of the first two movies, H:20 and the newest one, maybe including those two Rob Zombie˙s flicks which I love, despite many who don˙t. Michael is pure evil, but sometimes he brings out pity in me, disgust and pity mixing in me in some movie scenes. I never approve and never will his murder work, but I can somewhat understand him, his mask, his lonely darkened path. Being depressive and dark natured geek I am, I love Michael Myers, I love all Halloween movies, event that one, the third without Michael. I have a theory that Michael Myers somehow represents the darkness and evil in all of us, there is a little of Michael Myers˙darkness lurking in each and every one of us, denizens of this pitiful  planet.

 

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(record review)Ninetynine-Wasteland(Dead Serious Recordings)

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Ninetynine are hardcore band from Erfurt, Germany, founded in 2014. I listened and reviewed their brand new record for our zine, the record is out with Dead Serious Recordings.

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The record contains 11 songs of modern European hardcore with respectful nod to old school 90-ies influences. The songs are fast enough to be great for skating like S.K.A.T.E., one of the best songs on this record. There are also anti war lyrics in strong messaged Going To War, antinationalist stance and you know that these guys wear their hearts in the right places. The groove of As One tells the hardcore story about unity and friendship and coping in this hard, cold world. I still love the message of hardcore after being on the scene for more than 25 years now. It still makes my heart sing and goosebumps on my skin. The other songs on this record that made an impact strongly on me are This Is My Youth and Statement. Good one!

8/10

 

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