Pee Records just released this split single by The Decline and Sic Waiting. This is a split charity digital single to raise money for international animal welfare organisation IFAW. It features both unreleased songs by both bands.
The Decline from Perth, Australia side is great with usual fast and energetic drums, guitars and fantastic vocal harmonies and awesome melody. Sic Waiting are from Oceanside, California and I must admit that I have never listened to this band prior to this record, now I will corect that mistake. Their song is beautiful nineties inspired melodic skate hardcore punk with nice melody. So, go support the great cause and buy this one.
Wow! This is a nice suprise! Head Honcho recently relaased their new record. They are from Seattle and this new record contains seven blasting songs.
The music of Head Honcho borders somewhere between ultrafast melodic hardcore punk with lots of metal influences thus creating technical energy bomb. Couple catchy fast riffs and fast drumming with beautiful melodic and sometimes screaming vocals and backing vocal harmonies and you get fantastic record. Add to that nice, almost poetic personal lyrics which are strong and you can relate to them anytime, you get a keeper. The time flies so quick while listening to this one, you wish more and more. I would love to hear how this band sounds live, I am sure they deliver tons of fist pumping in the air and stage diving energy. Recommended songs: Throne of lies, Mantooth.
CF98 are from Poland and they are no strangers to this zine. We did an interview with them a while ago, also reviewed their last e.p. Rotten To The Core.
Now, they are back with six new songs for the latest e.p. called Dead Inside. What immediately falls on your ears is excellent title song with nice lyrics and fantastic chorus. For those who don`t know, CF98 are playing melodic hardcore punk, very energetic, I recommend to see them play live, with singer Karolina doing perfect job as the band˙s forefront member on stage. The vocals and backing vocal harmonies are great and the songs vary from very short one, burst of speed and energy called Shine On, to fantastic songs like Oh Boy and Never Quit when it hits me that these guys are in the scene for 14 years now and going stronger than ever. Lyrics are personal, but they have a message and meaning especially Pink being my absolute favorite on this record. Excellent hardcore, melodic and energetic, done with heart and from the heart.
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