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(record review)BINARY-Commit More Arson(Zegema Beach Records)

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Binary are hardcore/powerviolence/metalcore/screamo band from Philadelphia and I reviewed their record for our zine. The record is out with Zegema Beach Records.

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These guys play interesting mixture of metalic hardcore, screamo vocals and occasional powerviolence blastbeats delivering an energetic punch of in your face hardcore. There are 9 songs on this record. I love how they used samples or spoken word in some songs(Do You Know How An Angler Fish Works?) because I think such parts perfectly fit in dissonant and harsh music like this one. The songs are short and sweet, just the way they should be, with strange titles like I´ll Backhand The Fuck Out Of The Seagull or Like Us On Facebook To Make Us Hypocrites, haha, I swear I can also hear Converge, Today Is The Day and some New Orleans sludge influence in there, like EyeHateGod or Buzzoven similar parts thrown in. This is the kinda hardcore that I love nowadays. Underground scene is beautiful when you discover new and awesome bands every single fucking day. Great stuff!

8,5/10

 

 

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(new video)Rykers , new video “Lets Ruin The Scene” out now!

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Rykers released another song from their upcoming record “The Beginning…”.
The song is called “Lets Ruin The Scene” and it is the second single release.
The full length will be out on May 31st via BDHW Rec.

The Pre Order has already started:
BDHW: http://smarturl.it/rykers.bdhw
CORE TEX: http://smarturl.it/rykers.ctr
IMPERICON: http://smarturl.it/rykers.imp

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Photocredit: Sonja Leonhard Fotografie

 

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(record review)Liars & Thieves-Thaumatrop(Bastardized Recordings)

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Liars & Thieves are hardcore band from Wuppertal area, Germany. This April, they will release their first full length record Thaumatrop via Bastardized Recordings. I listened and reviewed the record for our zine.

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Thaumatrop is a collection of ten songs. The ominous melodic piano entry to I´m Alive gives us just enough time to prepare for the musical onslaught. Liars & Thieves play modern version of harsh brutal hardcore, yet adding enough progressive and melodic parts that brutality and tenderness mix in one final beautiful soundscape. I just love how brutal, screaming vocals and clean singing vocals interplay on this record. The guitars shred their typical metalcore/ hardcore riffing, and then suddenly they transform into beautiful, almost sad melodies which are perfect to listen to on gloomy evenings. I don´t have a lyric sheet, but the lyrics are all in English language, and as I can understand deal with personal matters and fighting personal demons.

In the end, I can surely say that this is a very good band, though I am not a fan of modern hardcore, but this one is for sure worth your attention. My favorite songs: Marble Eyes, Scarlet Thread, Maelstrom.

8/10

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