Blast Bomb from Hamburg, Germany are in now way strangers to the pages of this zine, having reviewed their previous two awesome releases. This time they hit us with new e.p. out with Undead Artists Records, great label with so many super releases.
What do we have on this record? Four songs of energetic punk rock mixed with garage and rock n roll influences, having enough harshness, yet also enough melody to make you pump your fist in the air and enjoy the ferocity and energy of the songs presented by the band. The musicianship is great, production too, vocals are just the way they should for such music, singing yet having that rough edge and delivering melody with danger so to say haha. For me, my highlights on this record are Go Away and Bullet Proof.
German ZSK released their sixth studio album. This time boys from Berlin deliver 12 songs of their trademark melodic and energetic punk rock with lyrics in German and one being in English. I understand German, so I can say it is a fine mix of political and personal, just the way I like it. There are some faster songs, which are my personal favorites, like awesome title song for example.
Some would say that this band has gone commercial and lost its touch and roots, but I really don´t think so, just listen to fantastic Kein Talent and lyrics hit the theme right in the eye coupled with nice punk rock and melody. The band cleverly mixes Deutschpunk, street punk, skatepunk from the nineties, ska and brings really nice punk rock and I love this record. My other highlights are Sag mir wie lange and Alle meine Freunde.
The good people of Modern Illusion Records have another great release and this time it is Just Look Around from Germany and their e.p.
This young label continues to amaze with hitting straight in the eye with awesome hardcore releases and this one is no exception. There are seven songs on this e.p. and the music of Just Look Around can be described as heavy hardcore, harsh and fast, ferocious and moshing with many clever uses of samples between the songs, which I love and support always. If I must compare it to some bands I must say they remind me a lot of Earth Crisis in many songs, especially awesome Disruption, yet also of Madball in some faster song parts. Lyrics are good mixture of personal and political, featuring anti fascism, survival in this modern world, friendship and freedom. My personal favorites on this one are: Disruption, The good, the bad and the ugly, Freedom remains.
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