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(record review)TWENTY2-Nice Knowin Ya(Morning Wood Records/New School Records)

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After more than ten year hiatus Twenty2 released the new ep via Morning Wood Records (Europe) and New School Records(USA/Canada). I consider myself lucky being able to listen and review this record for our zine.

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Coming from Montreal, Canada, Twenty2 have been active from 1997.until 2007. In 2013.they regrouped and slowly started to work on the new material and here it is. This record contains 6 songs of melodic punkrock/skate punk with great melodies, uplifting guitar hooks and anthemic choruses made for you to pogo, love, dance and sing along. If I must compare the music to some bands, it would be like my favorite No Use For A Name crosses paths with Good Riddance(another of my favorite bands) and here it is! There are some guest performances by Stephen Edgerton(The Descendents) on I´d rather die which is my favorite song on the record, totally reminding me of NUFAN and Tony Sly´s songwriting style. There is also a guest performance by  Al Nolan from The Almighty Trigger Happy. This is not fast, hardcore stuff, this is punkrock with emotions and heart to back it up. Great stuff!

8,5/10

Links:

Follow the band on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty2intl

Morning Wood Records: https://www.facebook.com/MorningWoodRec/

New School Records: https://www.facebook.com/newschoolrecords/

 

 

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(news-punkrock) The Cryptkeeper Five Sign with Say-10 Records Re-Releasing Latest Album ‘The Stronghold’ on Vinyl w/ Bonus Track Check out the new video “1000 Keys”; single out today!

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The Cryptkeeper Five (sometimes referred to as CK5) are an American punk rock band formed in Trenton, New Jersey in 1997. They draw influence from artists such as The Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, U2, The Arcade Fire and have been compared to Against Me!, The Misfits, The Gaslight Anthem and The Menzingers.

Recently signed with Richmond, VA label Say-10 Records, the band will be re-releasing their newest record ‘The Stronghold,’ with a bonus cover of Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up”, exclusively on vinyl.

An alternate master of the track “1000 Keys,” done by Roger Lima (bassist of Less Than Jake) at his Moathouse Recording Studio, is also available as a Spotify exclusive starting tomorrow (Friday, October 26) which can be pre-saved at https://bit.ly/2ApvOrr.

‘The Stronghold’ was recorded by Sean Glonek (Juliana Hatfield, Tonya Donnelly) and mastered by Brian Lucey (The Black Keys, Cage The Elephant, Ghost).

Having toured the US and Canada for several years, in 2016, they started touring internationally, traveling to Germany, London, Liverpool and Belfast.

“We’re here to change the world with volume and passion… We are The Cryptkeeper Five from Trenton, New Jersey!”

The Cryptkeeper Five is premiering a video for the song “1000 Keys” on Substream: https://substreammagazine.com/2018/10/premiere-cryptkeeper-five-days-video/.

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(news-melodic skatepunk)69 Enfermos join forces with Symphony of Distraction to release a split record in December via Morning Wood Records!

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Brasilian skatepunk legends 69 Enfermos are about to release a new split record with Symphony of Distraction from USA. It’s gonna be released on digital and physical format through Morning Wood Records (NED) on December 21rst and will contain five brand new songs per band. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for that record because it is going to be awesome!