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(review) Headspawn – Pretty Ugly People e.p.

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South America never ceases to amaze with so many unexplored bands and releases coming out every day. Brazil is well known country in underground and extreme metal scene with bands like Sarcofago, Mystifier, Sepultura, Ratos De Porao immediately springing to mind. Headspawn are a trio from Brazil and this is their long awaited live e.p. containing four songs. Headspawn play that street metal, mixture of thrash and groove metal. While listening to the songs I can not avoid comparison to some Sepultura influences in some world ethno crossover parts of the song structures, also harsh thrash metal bands from the country´s rich metal history and glorious bands. Vocals are harsh but not death metal growling, rather more thrash shouting with more growl voice. But, they in a second turn into more powerful melodic clean vocals that create an atmosphere of melody in the midst of carnage. My personal favorites are Satan Goss with that thundering bass parts and switches from thrash to groove, also Worthless Piece Of Shit, a lesson in street metal. Check out this band, you will not be sorry.

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(review) Deceaded – The Sole Destroyer (Wormholedeath)

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Time for newcomers to the scene here on the pages of my zine. Deceaded are hailing from Poland. They have been around since 2017 and this is their debut full length opus. Deceaded play a clever mixture of thrash metal, groove more urban style of street metal and crossover with hardcore influences. This opus contains intro plus nine songs, Lyrics deal with deprivation of humanity, disaster, hypocrisy, human stupidity and are in fact pretty clever and in your face, somehow making you think besides only listening to the music. One of my personal favorites is Barren Land, being a mixture of hardcore/crossover, screaming fast thrash metal and having that wicked solo. Vocals are angry, varying from screaming to almost hardcore shouting, back to being more sinister with the song structures. Musicianship is impressive, also songwriting, so we can safely say this is a pretty strong debut opus and I will eagerly await what this band will do in the future.

7,5/10

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(review) Body Count-Carnivore

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Ice-T and legendary Body Count are back with the new record. When I was a kid in highschool and Copkiller came out, I was starstruck and we adored this band, being so rebellious, so streetwise, blending thrash metal and hardcore. I came from metal into hardcore punk, so I always had my metal roots and love for metal until these days. The next album Born Dead was a blast too, later albums were good but never reached the level and mythical place of first two albums in my eyes. Those newer records were probably as good if not better, but you know, when something is myth in your head, it is hard to leave it or change it. Let˙s talk about the new one. The title song which came as a single was not something that I liked a lot, because it is too slow and too one way roadlike. But, fortunately this album has some standout blasting songs which hit you like fist in the eye and slap on your cheek. Point the Finger(featuring Riley Gale) is an anthem against cop violence for all of us who were harassed by the cops in our lives. Body Count still does what they do best, mix thrash metal with street hardcore to get the best of both worlds. Bum-Rush is a groove metal hymn that reminds me a lot of nineties. This time the band pays hommage to Motorhead and Lemmy covering Ace of Spades and they did it nice, reminded me of those Exploited medley covers which Ice did with Slayer on Judgement Night movie soundtrack. Hatebreed˙s Jamey Jasta is a guest on Another Level, slow and strong song with great lyrics. Remake of old hit Colors is a right one for this millenia so new kids can hear it, it reminds me of that fantastic movie which is one of my all time favorite movies. I miss faster songs, the groove is still here, the lyrics are here, Ice-T˙s dramatic voice is still here, also charisma, but there are just too many slower songs. When I˙m Gone is most emotional and melodic song of the record featuring guest vocals by Amy Lee. Not to discover just all, you will have to listen for yourself. This is not the best BC album, but it is damn fine.

8,5/10