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(record review)FREE CITY-“Duelo”(La Tapadera Records)

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I always love the bands from Spain and other Spanish speaking areas because I always hear Spanish as beautiful language to sing on, making angry songs angrier, making melodic and emotional songs more emotional.

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Free City is a band coming from Spain, Valladolid area and this is their brand new album. There are 13 tracks on this record and what I loved about this record is how this band easily fuses melodic and fast, energetic skatepunk with hardcore and some metal influences. The songs  are very varied, there are also some keyboard undertones finishing “Tu Recuerdo” but there are also some straight punk hardcore songs like “Saiir corriendo” or “Huracan”. All of the lyrics are in Spanish and my knowledge doesn´t go far in that language so I am not able to tell what they are about, but I am sure these guys have their hearts in the right place. This is a good album, so support the guys and check out this record!

7/10

Follow on Fb: https://www.facebook.com/freecitypucelaoficial/

 

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(record review)MENTAL STRIKE-“Final-E”

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It took a long time to be released, but it is finally here. The debut Mental Strike record!

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This band comes from Laško area, Slovenia. They play old school skatepunk with a lot of old school hardcore influences. When I saw them play live in Lendava, Slovenia couple of years ago, the reminded me a lot of Gorilla Biscuits not so musically but they somehow have the same energy as GB have. This album contains 9 songs with all of the lyrics in English language. The themes are some great mix of personal and political issues. The song structures, especially guitars also have some metallic influences and this album is the lesson how to play modern but old school hardcore punk, not to sound to mellow or like a clone. In my opinion the absolute highlights of this album are “Start Today” and “My Final Resolution”.

8,5/10

Follow and get the album: https://www.facebook.com/mentabeerlstrike/

 

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(new ep)Dutch sunny punk rockers Sun-0-Bathers release debut EP “Local Warming”!

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For everyone who likes their punk rock fast, catchy and sunny, look no further! Sun-0-Bathers got you covered with their first EP aptly titled “Local Warming”. Inspired by searing beaches, punk rock / baseball legend Scott Radinsky (Ten Foot Pole / Pulley) and 80’s and 90’s punk rock waves, Sun-0-Bathers are here to make some heads nod.

Sun-0-Bathers hail from Leeuwarden, The Netherlands and was founded in the summer of 2017. High speed melodic 90’s punk rock, lightning fast solo’s, and a modern approach of old-school slightly distorted vocals mixed with the occasional catchy “ooh’s and aah’s”. As if Zeke, Pennywise and Night Birds had an romantic affair with a quite pleasant lovechild as a result.

In support of the release, Sun-0-Bathers released two music videos for the tracks “Sunspray” and “The Legend Of Scott Radinsky“. The latter being an ode to the previously mentioned punk rock and baseball superhero.

“Local Warming” is out now on Morning Wood Records (The Netherlands), Thousand Islands Records (Canada), Bearded Punk Records (Belgium) and Melodic Punk Style (Poland).

Phoenix, Arizona based punk rock label No Affiliation Records will be taking care of an exclusive CD and 7″ vinyl release in the USA this summer. Get your copy while they’re hot!

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TOUR DATES

21/03/2018 – Lola, Groningen (NL) w/ DeeCRACKS (AUS)
31/03/2018 – Mukkes, Leeuwarden (NL) w/ I Against I, Captain Disco
01/04/2018 – Prilpop Festival @ Sevenum (NL)
01/06/2018 – Mukkes, Leeuwarden (NL) w/ The Siknotes (UK)
02/06/2018 – Crémekar Fest, Veurne (BEL) w/ The Siknotes (UK)