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(review) INK BOMB-Fiction

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Dutch punk band Ink Bomb are releasing their debut album. I listened and reviewed the record for our zine.

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This is the debut full length for this awesome band, the album that has been growing and getting like good wine since the band´s inception in 2015. There are 11 songs on this record. The music of Ink Bomb is a smart mix of emotional melodic punkrock with fast hardcore punk and skatepunk. I love the faster songs full of energy like Griefwalker and Brittle, but also mid tempo well written songs like Anchors. The vocals are superb, neither shouted nor too mellow and cheesy, just like I love them to be, to emphasize the emotions behind music. Backing vocals are also adding great harmonies to the structure. My personal favorite of all the songs on the record is Sternschanze which I listened to over and over again, what a beautiful and sad guitar sound there. The lyrics to the songs are a nice mix of personal and underneath it all political themes because you can´t escape politics nowadays with all the shit. This is a very nice debut, I love this record.

9/10

https://www.facebook.com/inkbombnl/

 

 

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(review) goldenboy-Adult disoriented rock

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Norway is known for beautiful nature and fjords, also for black metal. But, there are other bands in Norway too. Goldenboy is a band from Bergen and they play melodic punk. I listened and reviewed their new record for our zine.

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These guys have been around since 1999.delivering music. After couple of quieter years this is their new e.p. with five songs on. Goldenboy play beautiful melodic punk with pop punk influences, not being cheesy and delivering energetic punk with awesome vocals backed by great backing vocal harmonies. Of all the songs on this record, Old And Boring and Faded Photographs are somehow highlights for me. But, don´t get me wrong the whole e.p. is just perfect for all the fans of melodic and beautiful heartfelt punkrock just made for singing and humming along. I have never heard of Goldenboy prior to this record, but now I am really happy being able to check out this band. I would love to hear them play live, because I am sure they are soo much better live. I just love this record. 9/10

https://www.facebook.com/goldenboybergen/

 

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(review) Screaming at Traffic-I Don´t Like Sports(Little Rocket Records)

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Screaming at Traffic from Canada just released their new record with Little Rocket Records and I listened and reviewed it for our zine.

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This band comes from Winnipeg, Canada and they play a bit noisy, yet melodic and heartbreaking and heartwarming punkrock. The record contains 11 beautiful songs similar to the music of Menzingers, Nothington and similar bands. Meaning, melodic vocal lines, excellent personal lyrics, emotional atmosphere and tight musicianship. The songs that somehow stood out to me are Pantomime, Bitter, the title track and Monstrosity. This is not your fast paced skate hardcore punk, this is a different kind of punkrock. It is full of feelings, melodic, poetic and the overall vibe for me while listening to this record is kind of sad. Like it brings out to me all the sadness to the surface of my inner lake and then sending a wave to clear it up and bring me catharsis. That makes it really good and enjoyable record. So, if you are a fan of such music, go listen, write a word or two to the guys and show them you appreciate your work, I know they will appreciate it a lot.

8/10

https://www.facebook.com/screamingattrafficmusic

https://screamingattrafficmusic.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont-like-sports

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