Tag Archives: hardcore punk

(review) Buscemi’s Eyes – Is It Bad?

Italy has such great and vast underground and extreme music scene and I really enjoy discovering new bands that I learn about and have a listen. Band inspired obviously by actor Steve Buscemi, called Buscemi’s Eyes released this four song e.p. Song called Dirty Talking is fast and in your face old school hardcore punk reminding me a bit of Minor Threat and similar bands, having that hardcore energy, melody and vibe that I still love after all these years. Band continues in more fast punk rock vein with Ghost World and sounding almost rock n roll song in some parts delivering punch in your face, short and sweet. Fast mayhem continues with another banger, my favorite Meat Grinder and it just reminded me how I would like to see this band live, deliver all that awesome hardcore energy. The title song finishes the e.p. as it started, melodic, aggressive and superb with some samples of master Buscemi himself as I understand hehe.

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(review) Napalm Death – Resentment Is Always Seismic – A Final Throw Of Throes

This is a little bit older release but no matter. This is an e.p, by these UK legends of grindcore and hardcore punk in their earlier era. This one contains seven songs, two being covers of Bad Brains and Slab! songs. I love how this band progressed through decades from pure grindcore speed and d-beat parts to something more pumping, adrenaline and energy fueled beast, with groove parts and technically more challenging songs with many different parts. Barney’s singing is as strong as ever and my personal favorites on this one are Narcissus and By Proxy. There is a kind of almost industrial vibe to this e.p. and very gloomy and almost post apocalyptic atmosphere, so I love it even more. May they deliver many more and bring joy with their extreme grindcore metal.

7,5/10

(fanzine review) Out Of The Darkness – #12

Out Of The Darkness fanzine is no stranger to the pages of this zine, because this is one of the rare hardcore punk fanzines still standing strong in this regional scene, namely from Serbia. Led by veterans of the scene, helped with couple of younger forces, this machine gets better from number to number, being one of my all time favorite fanzines besides long gone Tri Drugara, Ponos provincije and Lifeline, speaking of fanzines from this region. This number twelve brings excellent interview with Fistra, long time scene lifer, I know him from 1995 when he was singing in Verbalni Delikt, later on in AK-47 and Ljubiša Samardžić, now the interview is based on history, but also on his work with new band called Sukob, whose review you were able to read in this zine a while ago. Also, there are couple of interviews that I read, but they do not stand in memory as great, but I must also mention interview with Felix, singer of The Truth, about label Mad Schnauzer Records. Excellent, informative and inspiring. There is also beautiful special about Fugazi gigs in Yugoslavia and later on in ex Yugoslavia, great Vipera/Rules tour report, couple of columns and gig reports, also reviews. This one only proofs what I said above. How great this fanzine really is. Review of number 13 coming soon.