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(review) Rise Against – Nowhere Generation II

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Rise Against decided to surprise us with their brand new e.p. containing songs that were actually recorded in the same session as previous full length album Nowhere Generation, So, these five songs continue where the last album stopped, delivering blistering melodic hardcore with politically charged lyrics that are somehow also personal and talking to each and every one of us. Last Man Standing and This Time Is Personal are somehow my personal favorites with Tim´s vocals being trademark that you recognize anytime you awake in the middle of the night. This band just can´t disappoint with their music. Unfortunately I have never witnessed them deliver their mighty set live, but I plan to correct that mistake one day. Great surprise by great band.

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Polish melodic punks CF98 released new single and video from the forthcoming record!

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From the album “This Is fine” out in fall 2022 on SBÄM Records. Order here: shop.sbam.rocks

ABOUT THE SONG: Double Sunrise brings back memories, brings back touring, festivals, meetings with friends, great adventures. The song is about all the specific and physical moments we’ve been through: touring east and waiting at the borders, losing shoes, playing in the rain, first band’s flight. It’s also about the double sunrise on our way home from Manchester to Kraków and witnessing 2 sunrises during one ride. The song is a photo album you hold in your hand. You can see Adrian on drums in the first part of the video, later on there is Ciastek. As we wrote the album „This is Fine” with our previous drummer, we wanted them both in the video.

THE ALBUM: THIS IS FINE was written and recorded by CF98 with Adrian Majcherek on drums, Produced by Ishay Berger and CF98, Studio engineer: Filip Hałucha / Heinrich House Studio, Recorded in Heinrich House Studio in October 2021, Mix and Mastering by Heinrich House Studio. Release date: 2nd of September 2022 via Sbam records and Sound Speed Records

CF98: Karolina Duszkiewicz, vocal Mateusz Poznański, guitar Michał Kurzyk, bass Rafał Mianowicz, drums

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(new single) Hungarian melodic hardcore The Idoru have new single out now!

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After a 10 year break, The Idoru came back strong 2020 with their original lineup and a new 3 song EP…The history of the band goes back to 2003, since then they played several headliner tours through Europe, Japan, as well as joined tours with other bands such as “Ignite” (Japan) and the legendary punk band Misfits on a few of their European tours. Since the start, the IDORU have released 4 albums and a few EPs. 

The Idoru is a post-hardcore band from, Budapest, Hungary. The group was formed in 2003 by ex-members of the Hungarian hardcore band, Newborn. The band quickly stood up and started to play several gigs in their local area, and soon after, several shows abroad. Spending their first year to establish a base for further actions, they realized that it was time for them to make their first recording. In the fall of this year, they started the recording, and on a New Year’s Eve live appearance of the band, the mcd entitled After the Storm (EP) came to life. This three-song debut was the product of the collaboration between the guys and legendary Japanese record label Alliance-Trax. The collaboration turned out well which resulted in their debut album titled Brand New Way, Brand New Situation (album) was recorded in late 2004. In the fall of 2004 the band joined the rooster of the successful uprising Austrian label Burning Season Records, and the full-length album was released in February 2005. In 2005 after recording their 3rd record Hopeless Illusions EP, they decided to leave Burning Season Records to join Deadbutcher Records. In 2020 the IDORU joined Swedish record-label Black star foundation to release a new 3 song EP

The Idoru combines the forces of metal, hardcore and punk-rock genres which results in an interesting and progressive sound

the IDORU is:
Tibor Szalkai (guitars) 
András Bödecs (vocals)
Gábor Nagy (guitars)
Mátyás Mohácsi (bass)
László Szabó (drums)

LINKS:
www.facebook.com/TheIdoruBand/
www.facebook.com/Blackstarfoundationrecords