Mburns predstavljaju spot za novi single ”Bystander“, drugi sa nadolazećeg albuma koji bend planira predstaviti u bliskoj budućnosti.
Spot je nastao u produkciji benda, za viziju je zaslužan bubnjar Igor Klanfar dok se u ulozi snimatelja i montažera spota još jednom našao gitarist Luka Filipan.
Ovim putem bend se zahvaljuje svima koji su pomogli u ostvarivanju ovog projekta, na prvom mjestu Mateo Antić i Olympic Fitness Rijeka na udijeljenom prostoru. Posebno hvala na podršci svima koji prate i slušaju.
Single je snimao i producirao Igor Klanfar dok je za mix i master bio zadužen Josip Pilipić (Silversound Studio).
Time for a band from my home scene to grace the pages of this zine. Bednja released their new, long awaited e.p. Bednja were already featured on the pages of this zine, when I reviewed their full length debut album. This band is hailing from Varaždin in the north of Croatia, circa ten or so kilometers from my hometown. Bednja plays a mixture of black metal, hardcore and post metal with very interesting song structures and darkened atmosphere and dual growled and screaming vocals, which add power to the songs. Guitar work is ice cold with some catchy hooks here and there, thundering bass and drums from out of this world, Petar being for sure one of the best extreme music drummers in this region. This new e.p. offers four songs. Bednja pays tribute to Croatian poet Ivan Goran Kovačić, antifascist poet who was killed in WWII by transforming his lyrics into a song. They also cover Satan Panonski, punk icon from ex Yugoslavia who was killed in the civil war that went on here about thirty years ago. Also, they cover two folk songs sung by partisan fighters in WWII. There are some guest appearances on this record, but I leave that to you to discover. My personal favorite is Satan Panonski cover but e.p. as a whole is a fist in the face of depravity this country has turned in. Fist in the face of fascism, homophobia, xenophobia and Bednja told what all of us think: fuck you we are not down with you and you will not grind us down, not now, not ever!
Home Conflict are back with their new, second album. This punk rock trio is hailing from Zagreb, Croatian and have been around in the scene for more than five years now. This new effort contains 10 songs. It is always hard to create new music and successor to great album, like it was the case with their debut album. But, fortunately for us, guys did it again and made an awesome album and for sure one of the best if not the best punk rock release in Croatian scene in 2021. Home Conflict play straightforward melodic punk, leaning more into nineties Croatian melodic punk style than hardcore. I don t know why, but music of Home Conflict reminds a lot of No Comment, Croatian band from Split in the nineties and also Overflow. Lyrics are in English and dual vocals of guitarist Marin and bassist Tihomir interplay nicely with more aggressive song parts but also calmer, more emotional parts. Lyrics are personal, but I think that most of us can relate to them. My personal favorites are the title song, Above The Fire and Buried Dreams. May you have many more untold stories to play for us boys!
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