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(record review)MILLENCOLIN-SOS(Epitaph)

Millencolin was one of the most important bands to the kids in our scene, my hometown and the region here in the 90-ies. I am very happy that they are still around and they are still up and kicking with the brand new album which I reviewed for this zine.

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Its been a couple of years since the last one, so I didn´t know what to expect with the new music. Millencolin are for me one of those bands that are better sounding on the albums than live, so I love their albums very much, but I don´t like their shows so much. The new album contains 12 nice songs of melodic 90-ies punkrock which takes me back to the time when I was a kid and all I wanted was to rock and hang out with my brothers and sisters. 25 years have passed, but I am still that kid in my heart. When the first single, the title song came out, I had the chorus of that song immediately in my ear and hummed it all day long and still do now. There is the quartet of awesome great songs on this record being the title song, Carry On, Nothing(my personal favorite), and Sour Days which are true punkrock anthems. The rest of the material is not so good as those mentioned above, but enough to make this a good album, one of those that grows better and better to your heart every listening. If you love your punkrock fast, without complicating, anthemic, grab this new album by this Swedish legends.

8/10

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Wolfrik Release ‘Skeleton City’ On Lurid Pink Vinyl

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Wolfrik release ‘Skeleton City’ on lurid pink vinyl

Canadian melodic-thrash whirlwind Wolfrik have released their debut EP on vinyl on Lockjaw Records (EU) and Thousand Island Records (CAN)

Lockjaw Records (UK/EU) and Thousand Islands Records (US/CAN) are excited to bring you the debut EP from explosive Canadian thrash-metal act Wolfrik on vinyl for the first time! ‘Skeleton City’ hits the shelves on 1 March 2019 on a lurid pink 12” record.

‘Skeleton City’ is charged with fast riffs and galvanizing rock vocals that will instantly grab your attention and take you for a ride. Recorded at Velveteen Audio by James Banks and mastered at West West Side Music by Alan Douches, this is a release your collection can’t be without.

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Wolfrik have exploded onto the punk scene, delivering an irresistible concoction of punk, metal and thrash. Complex yet catchy, melodic yet heavy: this band is nothing short of a good time.

The release supports Wolfrik’s European debut: a full run of dates in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Italy in April, including Groezrock, Manchester Punk Festival and SBAM Fest. The band will be joined on tour by Lockjaw label-mates The Affect Heuristic.

Wolfrik have previously played with the likes of Protest The Hero, Black Dahlia Murder, Belvedere and A Wilhelm Scream, and have made an instant impression on everyone’s who’s heard them.

‘Skeleton City’ is available to purchase now from Lockjaw Records and Thousand Island Records. The EP will be available on bright 12’’ vinyl, with a t-shirt bundles also available.

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European Tour Dates
17 April – PORTSMOUTH, UK
18 April – KINGSTON, UK
19 April – MANCHESTER, UK
20 April – GLOUCESTER, UK
21 April – KENT, UK
23 April – ANTWERP, BE
24 April – DEN HAAG, NL
25 April – GRONINGEN, NL
26 April – BERLIN, GER
27 April – MUNICH, GER
29 April – MEZZAGO, IT
30 April – PORTO S. ELIPIDIO, IT
01 May – ROMA, IT
02 May – RAVENNA, IT
03 May – WELS, AT (SBAM FEST)
04 May – NUREMBURG, GER
05 May – DARMSTADT, GER
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Skeleton City Tracklisting

1. Sarcophagus
2. Nails
3. Predator
4. Crowbar
5. Skeleton City

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Wolfrik are:

  • Nathan Troock – Drums
  • Kevin Perry – Guitar
  • Dylan Toews – Vocals
  • Luca Properzi – Bass
  • Mark Seifeddine – Guitar

TOUR NEWS! Bong Mountain / The Run Up / New Junk City / Laureate

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THE RUN UP EMBARK ON ANOTHER BIG EUROPEAN TOUR, BRINGING FRIENDS FROM US AND CANADA.

Bristol melodic punks The Run Up embark on another big European tour and are delighted to bring friends from across the pond:

Bong Mountain – Michigan, USA

Laureate – Montreal, CA

New Junk City – Atlanta, USA

It will be the first time for all three North American bands get a chance to tour Europe and its going to be one big party!

The Run Up are going to be seeing out the whole jaunt with their friends joining them at different stages of the tour which includes several festivals: Booze Cruise Bristol, Bearded Punk Fest, Booze Cruise (Hamburg) and Rock’n’Roll BBQ.

24/05/2019 UK Bristol Booze Cruise
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27/05/2019 UK London New Cross Inn
28/05/2019 FR Lianne No Mans Land
29/05/2019 CH Zurich Hafenkneipe
30/05/2019 DE Bochum Rotunde
31/05/2019 DE Cologne Limes
01/06/2019 BEL Antwerp Bearded Punk Fest
02/06/2019 DE Trier Luckys Luke
03/06/2019 BEL Namur Petit Bitu
04/06/2019 DE Achen Musikbunker
05/06/2019 TBC TBC TBC
06/06/2019 DE Hannover Monster Records
07/06/2019 DE Hamburg Booze Cruise
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11/06/2019 DE Bielefeld Potemkin Bar
12/06/2019 DE Stuttgart JaHu West
13/06/2019 DE Freiburg White Rabbit
14/06/2019 DE Rodgau OpenStage
15/06/2019 DE Lennestadt Rock’n’Roll BBQ
16/06/2019 TBC TBC TBC
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18/06/2019 AT Vienna Kramladen
19/06/2019 CZ Prague Café Na půl cesty
20/06/2019 DE Berlin Schokoladen
21/06/2019 DE Monchengladbach Kultube