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(review) Turnstile – GLOW ON

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Being old school grumpy hardcore asshole that I am, I ignored Turnstile until now, although I saw praises for their music all over the globe in most known and total underground fanzines and websites, my friends are also crazy for their music, so I decided to check out this album to see what was the hype for.

God damn it, I am glad that I did check this one out. This is their latest album and opening riffs and rolling drums of Mystery reminded me a bit of Life Of Agony but then turned into something completely different. Turnstile play hardcore, but the beauty of this band is that they are so unpredictable and all the beauty lies totally in that fact. Some of the songs start as straightforward melodic hardcore punk, then turned into some smartly used electronic backed Refused-kinda songs then turning into calmer more atmospheric parts, spacy and dreamy only to return to hardcore sheer aggression and madness again. This is one of the most original hardcore bands I have listened to ever. These guys bring refreshment and new winds to the scene, although I love old school the most, this one is fun, energizing and refreshing listen. Check this one out.

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Fair Do’s release new single ‘Consolation’

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Fair Do’s return, gathering momentum with this melodic sing along shred punk anthem, to mark their third single this year!

“When the apocalypse comes, and it will, we can all take consolation in the fact that every greedy, lying scumbag that has led us there will die a gruesome painful death.” – Fair Do’s

‘Consolation’ is Fair Do’s third single this year, released with the support of Thousand Islands Records (North America) and Lockjaw Records (UK/EU).

The band’s new music reflects the frustration and hopelessness of the working-class left-wing in the past five years, existing in the time of Boris, Brexit and COVID-19. Fair Do’s have been writing and recording in isolation, during the bleak winter lockdowns, creating an improved, heavier, tighter sound out of a disquieting experience.

Consolation is available on digital streaming platforms.

Streaming link: https://fair-dos.lnk.to/Consolation

Links:

YouTube    Fair Do’s Channel

Spotify        Artist Link

Facebook  Facebook.com/fairdosband

Instagram @fairdosbandTwitter        Twitter.com/fairdosband

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(review) Meadows – In Those Days & Also After (Facedown Records)

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Meadows are hailing from USA and this is their new record with Facedown Records who continue to give to the scene amazing releases. This record contains 13 songs divided in three parts telling story of love, betrayal, anguish, hope and sorrow among others. The music of Meadows can be described as what we called in the nineties new school hardcore with melodic hardcore punk influences. Although there are couple of excursions into faster hardcore punk approach, the songs are slower in general, with stop and go parts, lost of atmospheric almost post hardcore guitar riffs and vocals that are superb and fit perfectly to the vibe of the songs, being shouted, screamed and at times sung clean. My personal favorites are The Flood, The Dove, The Embrace, those three. But, I recommend you to listen to the album as a whole and only then you will get the real picture of the magnitude of this opus.