Third album for the five Romagna pop-punkers Sunset Radio, a sweaty, tough record by many points of view. Through pandemic, grasshoppers, aliens and so on, Sunset Radio will release “Thank You, Goodbye!” on November 25th in all digital stores.
Nine tracks ranging from a classic Californian pop-punk, up to ballads and alternative energetic songs in which there is no shortage of tight guitars and fast drums, a clear signature of the quintet from Ravenna: “It is without doubt the most mature and strenuous work we have ever done and we look forward to sharing it with all of you” says the band.
Gotama Studio is back with another great released from Italian scene, this time it is new e.p. by Slang Poor Kids, trio from Brescia/Cremona, Italy. They play melodic hardcore punk, leaning with both feet in old school, nineties style like all those Californian bands play and still play. There are four songs on this one, with lyrics in English language. The singer´s English is great, that is not often the case with Italian bands that sing in English. Music is fast, skate punk with many excellent melodies, both in verse and choruses that make you sing along, it doesn´t matter whether you want it or not. My personal favorites on this little e.p. are We Failed and By Your Side. If you like quality melodic hardcore punk check this one out.
October has started and Samhain/Halloween is close, so what better way to start festivities than with horrorpunk. The Crimson Ghost are from Bergamo, Italy and have been active for ten years now. They are not to be mixed with better known The Crimson Ghosts from Germany due to name similarity. Anyway, Curtains of Fear is their second album and it contains eight songs of horrorpunk with girl on vocals who sings quite great and has very strong yet melodic voice. The music is not your typical Misfits/Blitzkid clone, no this album is varied in style ranging from more straightforward old school horrorpunk with Werewolf in Blood, but also more bizarre haunting groove of Lost in the Dark, my personal favorite The Curse of Mummy which was previously released as e.p. prior to this album and wisely chosen as single. But, what surprised me the most is a horror ballad Devils In The Dark which is a metal power ballad with almost thrash metal parts thrown in there for good measure. So, if you like your horrorpunk more varied, melodic yet metalized then this one is for you. It is a small scene, yet quite tight and support it.
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