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(review) ADVERSE96-‘Clear The Lane’

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ADVERSE96 are hardcore punk band from Liege/Brussels – Belgium. They already released two EPs but this is their first full length album. This record contains ten songs. The music of ADVERSE96 can be described as melodic hardcore punk with lots of post hardcore influences thrown in the music structures, they reminded me a lot of Croatian band called Dead Dog Summer with their catchy melodies, emotional vocals and personal lyrics to which I think most of us can relate to when reading them while listening to the record. Music is straightforward punk rock with tempo changes, energetic singing by the singer whose a bit rough yet melodic voice fits perfectly to the songs from this album. My personal favorites on this album are ‘Folded Paper’, ‘DeadAngles’, ‘December’ to name just a few, but whole album as a whole is one superb piece of work. So, if you like melodic hardcore in a way which was played in early 2000s, with lots of emotion and melody, but also energy, check out this phenomenal record.

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(review) Total Chaos – ‘Mind Warfare’

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Legendary street punks Total Chaos are back with their new studio full length album and it is a blast! There are 12 songs on this beauty and while it is not ferocious as first two albums ‘Pledge Of Defiance’ or ‘Patriotic Shock’ back in the days it blew me away how brutal and harsh this album is. There is trademark harsh vocals by singer Rob Chaos who founded this band in 1989, so next year there will be 35th birthday for these guys. Considering the music, Total Chaos play street punk, mainly fast and strong with some punk rock mid tempo anthems thrown in for good measure like ‘No Peace In The City’, but for me real beauties of this album are fast street punk anthems like ‘Street Punx’, ‘Rise Up’ or ‘I Will Not Break’. This band plays hardcore punk but there are some blistering almost thrash metal influenced guitar solos courtesy of guitarist Shawn Smash, so I think the ideal tour pack for Total Chaos would be The Exploited, The Casualties, Acidez and similar bands. Lyrics deal with war, pollution, staying strong, street life, against nationalism….so all the right themes in the right places. This is not their best album, but I would put it right there above between top three albums after above mentioned first two albums. Great album by legendary band!

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thrown release video for new single ‘on the verge’!

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Swedish heavyweights thrown, featuring vocalist Marcus Lundqvist and drummer/producer Buster Odeholm (Vildhjarta, Humanity’s Last Breath), have released a video for their new single ‘on the verge’, out now via Arising Empire.

Check out the video for ‘on the verge’ here: https://youtu.be/DqBzOVCmIdM

Stream/purchase ‘on the verge’ here: https://arisingempire.com/ontheverge

thrown aim to spread their message of self-loathing through their mix of gut-punching metalcore and anger-inciting hardcore. New single ‘on the verge’ delivers hardcore grit and the slick, hypnotic rhythms of modern phonk to create an explosive mix. No holding back, no filters – just a dive straight into the tumultuous waves of life, serving up lyrics as raw as an open wound.

‘on the verge’ follows thrown‘s previous single ‘guilt’, which has amassed two million streams worldwide. Check out the video for ‘guilt’ here: https://youtu.be/GmsCSBWDAmA

thrown are currently on tour in North America with Invent Animate and AVIANA, which will be followed by a UK/European tour supporting Fit For A King alongside Emmure and The Gloom In The Corner.

A full list of confirmed shows can be found below. Tickets are on sale here: https://extendedpain.com

Fit For A King – ‘The Hell We Create Tour Europe 2023’

Special guests: Emmure, thrown, The Gloom In The Corner

25.11. DE Cologne @Essigfabrik

26.11. NL Utrecht @Tivolipandora

27.11. BE Antwerp @Zappa

29.11. CH Pratteln @Z7

30.11. DE Karlsruhe @Substage

01.12. AT Vienna @Flex

04.12. DE Munich @Bcakstage

05.12. DE Leipzig @Felsenkeller

06.12. DE Berlin @SO36

07.12. PL Warsaw @Proxima

08.12. DE Hannover @Musikzentrum

09.12. DE Hamburg @Grünspan

11.12. UK Manchester @Club Academy

12.12. UK London @Electric Ballroom

13.12. UK Leeds @Stylus

14.12. UK Glasgow @Classic Grand

15.12. UK Birmingham @O2 Institute2

16.12. UK Bristol @SWX

Last year thrown released their debut EP EXTENDED PAIN, sitting in Spotify’s Top 200 Global Metal Chart for almost a year with over 26 million streams across its five songs. From zero to over 600,000 monthly listeners with their explosive tracks, thrown took the stage by storm, touring with Counterparts and Knocked Loose.

Stream/purchase EXTENDED PAIN here: https://extendedpain.com

thrown are:

Marcus Lundqvist | vocals

Johan Liljeblad | guitar

Andreas Malm | guitar

Buster Odeholme | drums

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/thrownband

https://www.instagram.com/thrownband