Tag Archives: horrorpunk

(record review) NIKOLAS BOLESLAVSKI & LJUBAZNI LEŠEVI-R´n´r za mrtve ljude

Horrorpunk scene is very small in this ex Yugoslavia area. I know only couple of bands that are currently active, being Saučešće, Goatmare And The Hellspades and Nikolas Boleslavski & Ljubazni Leševi. These guys just released their debut full length album and I reviewed it for our zine.

I knew these guys and they are no strangers on the pages of this zine since we presented their couple of singles a while ago. The full length record contains 10 songs of horrorpunk/death rock and I love it! The title track and Paulina are true horrorpunk anthems with catchy melodies and made for singing along. There are also metal influences like in that fantastic guitar work in Ja siroče, also some gothic dark pop sounding Đavolji pastir. But, the best song on this record for me is the last one being Poslednje kolo.

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The vocals are great, not being Danzig clone, but having originality and melody at the same time. The musicianship is great, the lyrics are gory, horror, yet with a bit of humour like for example Izbezumljena zombi-riba. This is a long awaited debut record but the wait was worth it. I love it!

9/10

 

 

(record review) Scared Shitless-A Night To Dismember

Scared Shitless are horrorpunk band from Pittsburgh and I listened and reviewed their new record for our zine.

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I must admit that I have never heard of this band with cool name prior to this record but I am now glad I did. This record contains five songs of metalic horrorpunk with riffs not unlike the newer phase of Misfits. But, not to say that this is one of them ´Fits clones, quite the contrary this band is original, melodic, great sounding and fresh like the stench of the few days dead cadaver. The songs like Picnic At The Gallows, Fallout Girl and Borden House are sure to become instant classics. The vocals are melodic yet rough sounding and have edge, almost partly growled in the middle of the title track and fit perfectly to the interesting song structures. Musicianship is tight, songs are fun, so there is the new band for your ears pleasure. Go grab this one, you won´t be sorry, the new wave of horrorpunk is so fresh and interesting!

8/10

https://scaredshitless.bandcamp.com/album/a-night-to-dismember

 

 

(gig report) KOFFIN KATS(USA)+LATEX MY ASS(CRO)-Unterhund, Ormoz, Slovenia-24.06.2019.

Yes! Only two days after great set at Trash N Burn festival, we went so see Koffin Kats again, this time in legendary Unterhund club, Ormož, Slovenia.

This beautiful club is situated in the basement of the town old castle, great venue and it is only circa 20 kilometers from our hometown so when the heat gave in a bit, the three of us went there. Upon arriving, the cops redirected us to the club because some kind of marathon was taking place in the pretty little Ormož town. In front of the club some of us had beer, some water and soon Eric, Tommy and Zac were there and we all hung around and talked and joked one bit, also Simon, the roadie/merch guy/driver was there and I am still awed how great and friendly those guys are. Also, our buddys from Latex My Ass from Zagreb were there and fun could start. After I did an interview with Peppers from Latex for this zine, which you will read soon, we had some more beer and greeted Tjaša, Sara and all other girls and boys who do such a great job with gigs and events over there.

Night fell, fun was at its peak and LATEX MY ASS took their place on stage. This is a new band from Zagreb, Croatia, which was born upon ashes of psychobilly band Latex Willer which was active in the last decade. Peppers, the singer and guitarist of Latex Willer is now joined with former LW drummer and his son Filip on bass. The new material is more garage punk and rock oriented, not so much psychobilly anymore, but they also play some old Latex Willer classics and unreleased songs. The difference is also they don´t have upright bass anymore but I was impressed with how Filip plays his bass and brings new energy to the old guard and he is only 16 years old. Peppers still plays with his intimidating black make up on his face and it looks impressive how some mask changes man into a kind of alter ego on stage. Their set was great and we really had fun listening and watching them play.

KOFFIN KATS were next. The venue was not full, not nearly, but all of us there gave our best with hearts, minds and ears and voices to the band and I could see they really appreciated. I am still impressed how tight this band is, how beautiful Zac´s voice sounds and how skillful they are with the upright bass, drums, and guitar. The show included mainly the same setlist as two days ago, plus Vampire´s Curse and all the favorites were there: Splatterhouse, Chaos, Giving Blood, For Hire, V8 Nightmare, Witch In The Woods, Nostrovia….Also, the people in the crowd really liked all the stunts with guitar/bass change between Tommy and Zac and jumping around. I love how all of them smile to each other and are happy when playing their set, still loving what they do after all these years! I think the show was a bit better than the one two days ago, we all put our energy, hearts and minds into that and the band gave us back that hundred times more. After approximately one hour the band finished their regular set, but they continued playing because we wouldn´t let them go off stage, so they played couple of songs more and triumphally ended the gig after almost hour and a half.

We were tired but also happy and kinda sad that those two shows are now over and we have to say goodbye to our new friends for a while until next year and another European tour. We also hung around with our friends from Zagreb for a time eating some delicious pastry and finishing our drinks. Then, it was time to go home and rest a bit. Thank you Unterhund for hospitality, thank you Koffin Kats and Latex My Ass for an awesome night,  see you all very soon!

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