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(review) CRO-MAGS -2020 (Mission Two Entertainment)

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Before this stupid year expires and goes into history, Harley Flanagan and Cro-Mags decided to treat us with another release, being 6 song e.p. with Mission Two Entertainment.

Prior to listening, I read different emotions expressed in comments, like this is no Cro-Mags anymore, that this sucks, that this one is shitty release. But you gotta form an opinion on your own. These songs are brutal hardcore punk done in Harley´s style and I like them a lot. You can´t live in Age of/Best Wishes times all the time. This is good musicianship, great and aggressive songs and Harley´s voice is soo brutal and soo perfect for this atmosphere created in the songs, perfectly depicting 2020 and all the shit, brutality and heartache it provided to us.

My highlights on this record are: 2020, Chaos in the streets, Violence and destruction.

https://missiontwoentertainment.com/

MÜ – Revenge (Modern Illusion Records)

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The good people at Modern Illusion Records deliver amazing records and I am really proud for being able to support this label and they keep the scene flame burning and alight! This time, they surprised me with MÜ, band from Milwaukee/Wisconsin. Their record “Revenge” is now available in our store and limited to 50 tapes.

This record contains 6 short but sweet songs done just the way I like it, meaning old school hardcore not unlike Minor Threat and similar bands, raw with a bit of melody and shouted vocals, leaning more on punk side of things than on metal. I love all of the songs, but if I must choose some as highlights of this record, that would be Prophet, Cop Song and Life´s Game.

The music also has some of youth crew vibe in some of the songs, but also a bit chaotic hardcore added in like in weird parts of Cop Song making it very interesting to listen with sirens, bass parts, machine gun burst drums turning into raw punk hardcore. Nice one indeed!

So, go write a word or two to Chris and Modern Illusion Records crew, I am sure they will appreciate it a lot! Also, support the cause and hardcore worldwide and check out their releases, because they are worth it.

https://modernillusionrecords.portfoliobox.net/

(review) Sabertooth – Of Shadows Yet To Come

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Ach, how good it feels when you remember that hardcore scene is alive and well, thriving and pulsing with awesome bands and message they carry keeping the cause alive and fires alight.

This time, some Euro hardcore coming your way with Sabertooth from France. This is their new e.p. with 4 songs. I love it. The music is fast harsh hardcore, ingrained more in street punk roots than in metal yet retaining some nineties metal influenced mosh parts in the song structures. Boomerang is a superb song about something all of us experienced, betrayal, disappointment with friends in the scene. One Heartbeat Away is a song that is my personal favorite on this record. Anthemic old school hardcore guitar work, super lyrics about heartbreak and being able to forgive makes this song a mandatory hardcore anthem. Wrecking Crew is a stomping behemoth of a song, most nineties and mosh influenced of all four, talking about energy that is present in all of us at the hardcore show. It is the hardest song on this record, but it has a gentle melody hidden beneath in some song parts. The title song is also epic, journey into fighting inner demons, being able to protect loved ones and after all being energetic hardcore bomb that makes you want more of this band after this e.p. finishes. This one has nice singalong parts and I would just love to hear all these songs live because I am sure this band is a bomb on stage and I am really glad that I was able to present their music in this zine.

Write them a word or two if you like their music, I am sure they will appreciate it. Support the scene and the cause of hardcore worldwide.

https://sthc51.bandcamp.com/album/of-shadows-yet-to-come