(review) Cliffhanger-S/T

a2905834956_10

Cliffhanger are melodic punk/pop punk band from Chicago and this is their new e.p. that I have listened and reviewed for this zine. The record contains seven songs of beautiful melodic punk with a lot of pop punk influences. They remind me a lof of Face To Face, but maybe in more slower and especially vocals remind me of Face To Face, maybe it is only me. The melodies are nice, song arrangements and structures are cool with a lot of harmony, nice singalong lines, anthemic choruses and good lyrics. Thus, making this release a really enjoyable for us melodic punk fans. It is hard for me to choose a song, but somehow the ones that worked best for me are: Diane, After Sunrise, Forever Ago.

8/10

https://cliffhangerpoppunk.bandcamp.com/

(new video) O.Y.D. released new single video– Nanohopes from album Indigo.

thumbnail_PROMO BANNER

The idea of creating a band took place in Kalamata, Greece early in 2012.

The debut album of the band is named “Deep Breath” and has been recorded in Sound Emporium Studios, Nashville TN. It is co-produced, mixed and engineered by Toby Wright in November 2014 and is mastered by Andrew Mendelson. It was released in the Fall of 2015 by Pavement Entertainment .

By early 2018, the decision about the 2nd album was made and this time the band travelled to Gothenburg, Sweden at Fredman Studios. This time, Fredrik Nordstrom (Architects, Bring Me The Horizon, In Flames) would be the producer of the album. The band’s second album is called “Indigo” and was self-released in March of 2019. Currently, the band is looking for opportunities to promote “Indigo” worldwide.

https://www.facebook.com/oydofficial/

https://oydband.com/

 

The Devil Next Door:You never know if your neighbour is a war criminal.

MV5BN2FiZmExYTAtYzNiYS00MjY0LWFhMTQtMDE1NjNkZDljYWFhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzEzMDM1ODA@__V1_

I recently watched the five part series The Devil Next Door. It is a documentary about the arrest and prosectution of US citizen of Ukrainian descent John Demjanjuk for alleged war crimes. During WWII, Demjanjuk was an operator in gas chambers of infamous death camp Treblinka, called Ivan The Terrible by the inmates. He used to stab with his sword people on their way to death in gas chambers and cut off their body parts to make their deaths even more horrible. He worked in Ford factory in America, but was extradized to Israel to be processed there for his crimes. He defended himself that he was not that man, that he was framed for his Ukrainian anti Soviet movement sentiments. The crucial and almost only proof besides testimonies of the survivors was a photograph from the old ss identity card. This documentary series is heavy, heartbreaking when seeing actual survivors of Treblinka and other death camps stating their testimonies at the court in Israel. It is also a story of morality, ethics, how far could you sacrifice your ideals for money and what would you do for survival. Me personally wasn´t sure that the guy was Ivan The Terrible indeed, but as the series progressed and finished, now I am sure that the guy was a war criminal, whether that guy or some other ss camp killer it is not so important. Does war crime ever ends being important issue? Never! I have many old people in my neighbourhood, I often caught myself thinking while watching this series, how much do I know them? Maybe that smiling, old nice man was indeed a beast in human form killing thousands couple of decades ago. This is not light to watch, but it is important issue, never being out of importance.

The Power Of The Underground