Nabod! su bend iz Beograda, Srbije i sviraju brz i prljavi old school hardcore punk sa ponekim powerviolence utjecajem i uletom u kratke i energične bombe od pjesama. Vokal je bijesan i na momente vrišti iz petnih žila derući političke pjesme kao što su ‘Istorijski Recidiv’ ili ‘Ustanak’. Za Nabod! sam čuo na onom cd-u što je išao uz OOTD fanzin broj četrnaest i bili su mi zakon tamo, pa rekoh da ih još malo istražim. Volim bendove koji peglaju ovakav tupa tapa HC bez puno filozofije ali koristeći tu i tamo semplove koje obožavam ako su pametno iskorišteni u pjesmama kao tematika ili označavajući snagu pjesme dodatno kroz korišteni sample. Rijetko koja od ovih šest pjesama pređe jednu minutu trajanja, tako da izdanje brzo završi i volio bih baš vidjeti ovaj bend uživo da osjetim svu snagu i energiju sa bine i publike. Srpska hardcore scena je odlična u zadnje vrijeme, kao što je uvijek i bila.
German hardcore scene is alive and well, thriving with great bands and releases coming out every day. By A Storm were already featured with their single in this webzine, now is the time for their full length album to see the light of day. This one contains ten songs plus one re-recorded new version of previous song. By A Storm play old school hardcore which leans with both legs more into punk and street punk roots and some youth crew influenced hardcore, than in metalized modern hardcore which is popular nowadays. This is so evident in songs like ‘Modern Men’ or one of my favorites ‘We Carry On’. Vocals are screaming at the top of the lungs but somehow, sometimes evolving into great melodic parts where needed due to song writing. At times this band reminded me of Croatian hardcore legends Deafness By Noise. Between all hardcore harshness and speed, there are also street punk soulful melodic parts and sing along backing vocal parts just made to sing along. This record is a great piece of Euro core reminding me back in the days of all those bands on Lost&Found Records that I used to listen to when I was a hardcore kid growing up. Lyrically, By A Storm moves along typical hardcore themes, like dealing with life, friendships lost and gone, betrayal, hatred, loss and similar themes, the themes that drove me to hardcore many, many moons ago. Songs like ‘Too Late’, ‘Rebuild’ or the title song reminded me a lot why I love this music so much in the first place. This is one mean, lean fine old school hardcore record!
Oppkast are proof that not only great black metal comes from Norway. These guys play quality hardcore punk with lots of influences. This is their brand new EP containing five songs. This is great, energetic punk hardcore. The title song is one of my favorites on this one, because besides melodic punk which is foundation, it also has blast beat part which fits perfectly into the song structure. ‘Running Dry’ is another surprise because it is a reggae punk song, different than the previous I mentioned. ‘Self Entitlement Denied’ is fast hardcore punk song, with melody and rawness but also has some d-beat and grind influences, at least I can hear it that way. My personal favorite is ‘Same Mistakes’, excellent punk rock heartfelt melodic song which brought goosebumps on my skin, with fine lyrics and finer guitar solo and kind of melancholic vibe. ‘Fuck It All’ end this fine EP of in your face hardcore punk and I love every single minute of it.
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