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(record review)SPIDERCREW-“Sounds of Hatred”(WTF Records)

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I discovered Spidercrew from Vienna, Austria, about 15 years ago after I listened a lot to their fellow countrymen Only Attitude Counts and Bust The Chain, whose members formed Spidercrew.

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For those of you who dont know, Spidercrew is hardcore band from Vienna, being the true representative of Vienna style hardcore family. I used to listen to a lot of European hardcore bands like Rykers, Brightside, Only Attitude Counts, Right Direction….and still love those bands very much, some of them still playing, some are defunct.

With this record, Spidercrew are continuing where they left in 2014.with their last record, meaning 12 uncompromising pumping hardcore, with some faster energetic stuff and some mosh parts thrown in for good measure. What I love about this band is that in their song structures they rely heavily upon street and oi punk making their songs catchy unforgetable street hardcore anthems. Dual vocals fit in very nice, sounding a bit like AF/Madball and it is no problem for me, since I love both of these NYHC legends. In all, this record is the solid proof that European hardcore is alive and well and as long as there are bands as Spidercrew, hardcore will never die. Top songs: “Time to Prove”, “You Aint Lived It”, “We Dont Need You”.

8/10

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(record review)SUNTRACE-“Skate Fast Eat Ass”(Melodic Punk Style)

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I rarely hear some band from Finland playing melodic skatepunk hardcore and Suntrace are playing just that.

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“Skate Fast Eat Ass” is their new record that came out on Melodic Punk Style Records. There are 8 songs on the record and what I like about it is that this band sounds like all the bands I loved in the 90-ies when I was a kid and that I love still right now. This means fast forward melodic hardcore punk without modern influences, only melody and energy with some melodrama thrown in for good measure and also some tounge in cheek humour. All of the songs are short and sweet and it is tough for me to say which one are my favourites but I will try. That would be “Idiotpond”, “For You” and “Possessions”. This album offers nothing new and revolutionary but that is just what I like about it. Cool.

7/10

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(record review)THANX 4 ALL THE SHOES-“Another Ride”(White Russian Records/NoReason Records/Disconnect Disconnect Records)

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Three years after their last album, Thanx For All The Shoes recently released their brand new album and the album is a blast.

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The album contains 10 new songs of technical well played energetic mixture of melodic hardcore and thrash metal skatepunk.

What strikes first while listening to this band is how tight the musicianship is on this record. The guitar solo in the beginning of “Declaration of War” blew me away and the song is absolutely one of my highlights on the record because I have a feeling that I am listening to some great thrash metal band. “Decade” is one more highlight being the perfect mix of cleanly sung vocal melodies and brutal metal parts. As I see it, the lyrics are pretty political and straightforward, so that is one more point for the band that I like. I absolutely loved “42042” and its excellent harmonies on backing vocals and anthemic chorus. “Postcard from Kobane” is a beautiful and sad political song reminding me a bit of Propagandhi but more melancholic and sad. I listened to it again and again. It is very hard to put one song on this album above other because it is one of the best albums of the year and a shining gem in European hardcore punk crown.

8,5/10

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