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(record review)DANNY TREJO: “Another Trejo’s Night”(Indelirium Records)

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Italian hardcore scene never ceases to amaze me with excellent bands coming out every day. This time I listened to the new album by Danny Trejo from Venice area who released new album recently via Indelirum Records.

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Danny Trejo beginnings go to 2011.when the six members of some known underground bands joined together to play in this band. Since then they released an ep and this is their second full length album. The album contains 12 tracks of total fast obliterating hardcore with some thrash metal hooks and skatepunk melodies thrown in. The guys have three guitars and it is awesome. I can tell you that this album makes one helluva energetic bomb when you listen to it as a whole. All the songs are so fast and great that the album listening passes very soon and makes you want to listen to it all over again to catch some more beautiful moments that you missed.

The lyrics are in English and the singer shouts and screams but it does not sound lame or boring. There are some gang back vocals ideal for shouting together in the mic at the gig. I have read that these guys played a lot live so I would really love to see and hear them live, I am sure they are awesome. Top tracks:”Nuclear Holocaust”, “Depressed Generation”.

9/10

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(record review)SUCH GOLD-“Deep In A Hole ep”(Bird Attack Records)

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Such Gold from New York area recently released a brand new ep via awesome Bird Attack Records, so it was time for me to listen to it and review it for my zine.

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The usual problem with ep is that it contains too few songs and it usually leaves you hungry for more. But, that is the purpose of ep is it?

This one contains 5 songs of melodic punk with some hardcore influences. For those who still dont know Such Gold play very technical version of melodic punk style and it is really a pleasure listening to their rich song structures and catchy but complicated sounding guitar riffs. From slower but heartfelt “Ceiling Stare” to fast almost Propagandhi like “Ransom”, this ep is a really pleasure trip for your ears. I can also hear some rock n roll influences in “Worlds Collapse”. It is just incredible how Such Gold varies in song structures and if you have a band you might know how it is actually hard to do such things. The title song is for me the absolute highlight of this record and I found myself trying to hum the melody tune long after I finished listening to the song and went out to do my business in the city. Absolutely another great record and I missed this band when they were in Europe but I will not make the same mistake again.

8,5/10

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SoCal legends Sleeping Giant announce final project

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SLEEPING GIANT TO RELEASE FINAL ALBUM WITH FACEDOWN

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Sleeping Giant are bringing it home to Facedown Records to say goodbye with their final album “I Am,” set to release January 26.

Vocalist Tommy Green reflects on the past 12 years:

For me personally this band has been such an important and special gift in my life that I needed to know that I was actually at a point where I could let go and move on. I didn’t want to feel grief like there was something unexpressed, unsaid, or undone in me; I didn’t want to feel like I was selling myself out. This band has become the private journal made public of the story of my life. It is one of the most important things I have ever done.

It’s crazy and beautiful and hard and awesome and cathartic and creative all at the same time. I thank God for hardcore. I have been able to express my passion and my pain over the last 12 years.

At Facedown Fest 2016 we talked to JD and asked him if he would consider helping us to say goodbye. We wanted to finish where we started and show respect and honor for the label that helped us get our first exposure and created space for us to grow at home in Southern California. Stepping away from Facedown and becoming a traveling band and working with so many others, it became evident that there is something really special about Facedown; honestly this is just such a gift for the FD crew to be willing to take this on as a last project.

Our last show will be 12 years to the date of our first back home where we began. 

I couldn’t and wouldn’t have done this, risked speaking and sharing my personal story, without all of the people that have made this band: Massive Matt, Travis Boyd, Cory Johnson, Geoff Broullete, Eric Gregson, Matt Weir, Ryan Gregson, JR Bermuda, Nelson Flores, Lazarus Rios, Blake Hardman, Andrew Minervini, and Andrew Glover. Respect for your sacrifices and for your gifts and talents and efforts. You are all a part of Sleeping Giant.

LAST SHOWS
Sleeping Giant will head home to California for their farewell performance, exactly 12 years from the date of their very first show.

Jan 28 – Dallas, TX @ Trees (CD release)
Feb 17 – Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse (Farewell Show)

FIRST SINGLE “NO LOVE”
“I Am” will be released on January . The first single “No Love” features Garrett Russell of Silent Planet.

Russell: I’ve been a fan of Sleeping Giant since 2007 and one of my very favorite music memories is watching them play a midnight set at Cornerstone Fest in 2008. Fast forward to summer 2014 and SG took my band on one of our first coast-to-coast tours. 

Tommy’s kingdom mindset has been a massive inspiration on my work, and it was amazing to collaborate with him on No Love. Enjoy, Lovers. 

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