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(record review)Lazy Class-Interesting Times

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There is a vast and moving underground punk hardcore scene out there just waiting to be discovered and found and maybe just today you will discover your new personal favorite band and stick around their record for long. I know I did after I listened and reviewed for our zine the debut full length by Lazy Class.

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This band comes from Warsaw, Poland and after e.p-s, compilation songs etc this is their first full length album. The record contains intro and 13 songs and after listening for couple of times I can only say I am amazed. Lazy Class play streetpunk/oi with a lot of hardcore influences but at the same time enough melody to appeal to all of you who love your punk more on the melodic side of things.

The lyrics are in English and they are awesome, with street smart attitude but at the same time keeping the punk rebel edge through some more personal themes and topics like friendship, love in the broken world, antifascism, hope and their lyrics really got me going and the music of this band gave me more strength to believe in the cause and keep on fighting on the bad day.  All of the songs are real anthems, with speed, melodic hymn choruses, gang backing vocals, it is all there. It is really hard for me to tell which songs I like the most, but I will try, that would be: Songs Of The Anger, The Time Will Come, Made It Out Alive.

This is superb record, check this one out!

10/10

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(record review)THIS MEANS WAR-Heartstrings(Demons Run Amok/Pirates Press)

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This Means War is a new band and this is their debut album, but they are in no way new guys in the scene, they played in bands like Discipline, Convict, Backfire!…I listened and reviewed their new record for our zine.

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The record contains 11 songs of melodic streetpunk with some hardcore influences. That means strong guitars, galloping drum beat, melodies, anthemic gang vocal choruses and lyrics about friendship, struggle, keeping the pride, streets and similar oi/streetpunk/hardcore themes. The songs that are outstanding for me are Why We Fight, old school punks song with great melodic line. There are lots of old school oi vibes on this record like in Pressure that reminded me of Cock Sparrer a lot. Hardcore vibes are here with songs like Hang ˙em High. For me, the real gems on this record are I Found The One and Forever, great streetpunk anthems. This is a great piece of record, new streetpunk for 21st century with respect to the roots and old school. 8/10

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(record review)Ninetynine-Wasteland(Dead Serious Recordings)

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Ninetynine are hardcore band from Erfurt, Germany, founded in 2014. I listened and reviewed their brand new record for our zine, the record is out with Dead Serious Recordings.

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The record contains 11 songs of modern European hardcore with respectful nod to old school 90-ies influences. The songs are fast enough to be great for skating like S.K.A.T.E., one of the best songs on this record. There are also anti war lyrics in strong messaged Going To War, antinationalist stance and you know that these guys wear their hearts in the right places. The groove of As One tells the hardcore story about unity and friendship and coping in this hard, cold world. I still love the message of hardcore after being on the scene for more than 25 years now. It still makes my heart sing and goosebumps on my skin. The other songs on this record that made an impact strongly on me are This Is My Youth and Statement. Good one!

8/10