Tag Archives: hardcore punk

(kolumna) Još uvijek hardcore nakon svih ovih godina!

Prošlo je 30 godina otkako je počeo moj put na toj hardcore punk sceni. Volim znati da sam još uvijek aktivan, možda ne više toliko i kroz bendove, ali zadnjih osam godina Kraykulla Webzine je moja središnja preokupacija i volim vidjeti da sam stvorio neko ime na sceni, dosta ljudi znaju, pogotovo vani, a to me jako veseli.

Volim vidjeti i da su i neki moji frendovi iz ranih dana još uvijek aktivni na sceni i još sviraj po bendovima, koncertima i festivalima i njihov broj možda nijhje velik, ali je postojan, uz naravno odlične mlade snage kojse su došle s godinama i počele davati svoj obol i pečat ovoj našoj sceni i hardcore punk family. Čakovec hardcore family je prije 25 godina bila puno, puno veća, ali tko god me pita, reči ću da je svako doba odlično, a pogotovo novo moderno doba, kada ima toliko odličnih promotora, odličnih klubova i festivala za sviranje, pa volim vjerovati da smo imali Internet kao toliko moćno oruđe tada, gdje bi nam bio kraj?!

A nakon svega, glavna je muzika, ideali i lifestyle koje nam ta muzika daje. Ta neka snaga i energija koja je još uvijek moćna, koja ti tjera trnce po rukama i tijelu kada čuješ odličnu pjesmu, odličan bend, bio on stara garda ili nov i uzbudljiv pripadnik scene. Netko mi je davno rekao da nakon što si preko 20 godina u svemu tome, to postaje tolikim neizbrisivim dijelom tebe, tvog bića, i unutarnjeg ja, da jednostavno više ne možeš ni da hoćeš sebe odvojiti od hardcore punka, postane utkan u tvoj DNA toliko da jednostavno to postaneš ti, a ono postane također ti.

Svi smo po ovom putu izgubili nekoga, mnoge sestre i braća više nisu s nama na ovom svijetu. Ali, mi držimo njihovu uspomenu i nedamo plamenu da se ugasi. Počivajte u miru, znam da ste preko hardcore punka još uvijek s nama, a kako bi Warzone rekao, jednoga dana ćemo svi opet biti UNITED AS ONE!

New singles from my hometown: REVIRGIN and YOUTH AGAINST!

Indie/pop sensation from my hometown REVIRGIN recently released new single and video, so here it is for you to check it out until the new album comes out!

Also, legendary hardcore punks YOUTH AGAINST strike with first new music in decades with mindblowing single for all fans of old school Euro hardcore like it was done in the nineties. Check this one out:

(review) Upside Down Man – ‘Looking Up’ (High End Denim Records)

Upside Down Man are hailing from Calgary, Canada and this is their debut full length album with High End Denim Records! This little beauty contains ten songs. The music of Upside Down Man is in my opinion more modern version of skate punk/melodic hardcore punk with one leg standing in all those nineties old school Fat and Epitaph influences, but with other leg standing in modern technical skate punk that lots of fans of more technical approach will learn to love and appreciate. If I must compare it to some bands it would be a mixture of Pennywise’s anthemic melodies and catchy songwriting with Strung Out’s metallic technicality. This band provides more complex song structures, some tempo changes, chilling and great guitar hooks and solos and blistering musicianship that only makes you take your hat off. Usually, I am more of a fan of old school nineties influenced skate punk, but this one is enough technical to be modern and superb, also enough catchy to be appealing. Vocalist/guitarist Brook Hadden provides great voice, somehow calm and dramatic at the same time, while backing vocal harmonies do super job, all who read this zine know how important vocals and harmonies are to me when listening to music such as these. Lyrics are personal but you can read a lot of stuff between the lines and relate to them. My personal favorites on this record are ‘Don’t Care’ with that great galloping metallic part prior to solo, also ‘Diablo’ and ‘Chooses No Weapon’, but album as a whole is worth your listening pleasure if you love your skate punk technical yet anthemic and ultra melodic.

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