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(fanzine review) Out Of The Darkness – #12

Out Of The Darkness fanzine is no stranger to the pages of this zine, because this is one of the rare hardcore punk fanzines still standing strong in this regional scene, namely from Serbia. Led by veterans of the scene, helped with couple of younger forces, this machine gets better from number to number, being one of my all time favorite fanzines besides long gone Tri Drugara, Ponos provincije and Lifeline, speaking of fanzines from this region. This number twelve brings excellent interview with Fistra, long time scene lifer, I know him from 1995 when he was singing in Verbalni Delikt, later on in AK-47 and Ljubiša Samardžić, now the interview is based on history, but also on his work with new band called Sukob, whose review you were able to read in this zine a while ago. Also, there are couple of interviews that I read, but they do not stand in memory as great, but I must also mention interview with Felix, singer of The Truth, about label Mad Schnauzer Records. Excellent, informative and inspiring. There is also beautiful special about Fugazi gigs in Yugoslavia and later on in ex Yugoslavia, great Vipera/Rules tour report, couple of columns and gig reports, also reviews. This one only proofs what I said above. How great this fanzine really is. Review of number 13 coming soon.

(book) Got To Land Somwhere – punk and hardcore live photos by Anne Ullrich and Lee Hollis

This book is in fact a fine collection of eighties photos of more and less known hardcore punk bands in action, capturing all the intensity and energy that only hardcore punk show can provide. All of the fantastic photos are done by great Anne Ullrich and foreword and comments to the bands are done by Lee Hollis known as a singer for legendary hardcore punk band Spermbirds. I enjoyed seeing those photos, but I also enjoyed reading Lee’s comments because they are sometimes so full of black humor and sarcasm, sometimes you can see in him that little hardcore kid with shining eyes that we all still are. Great monography, great book and I really enjoy to have it in my collection. Hardcore lives!

(review) Minus Youth – Sun

Minus Youth are hailing from Stuttgart, Germany and this is their new e.p. This one contains four songs of metallic hardcore, not unlike All Out War, Earth Crisis, but with some street punk roots touches like Madball. I really enjoyed this one so much. Lately, I really enjoy these newer releases of hardcore scene and bands coming out, so many and I am glad after being thirty years in the scene that this is still thriving and pumping scene alive and well and will never die. Music of Minus Youth is aggressive, up tempo and also thrash metal influenced in guitar parts but still hardcore to the bone. My personal favorite on this little e.p. is Sun, title song containing breaks and speed, just what any great hardcore anthem should have. Vocals are harsh, backing gang vocals too, but in all there are no death metal singing masked in hardcore, this is a great hardcore shouter on mic here. Also, song I must highlight is Tens to Thirties. Great e.p. and great hardcore band.

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