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(record review)DEAD UNITED-“X Part II Horror Hymns”

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Horrorpunk has often been welcomed guest on the pages of this zine, so it is nice to have it again and this time I review the record by Dead United.

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Besides US of A of course, Germany is one of the biggest and richest scenes concerning horrorpunk in the world. I will only mention great bands like The Crimson Ghosts, The Other, Jamey Rottencorpse, The Mutant Reavers etc….

Dead United are one of the younger bands in the scene coming from Wurzburg area which is I think in the beautiful Bavaria. I am not sure if this is the official release but I got it from the band, so what the fuck, I should listen to it and review it. The album contains 16 songs of horror, blood, melody and insanity. Musically Dead United move more in a punkrock and not metal or hardcore area. Vocals kinda remind me of Michale Graves and the music reminds of some of the earlier The Other albums. I prefer my horrorpunk very melodic so, this material lacks some anthemic melodies and memorable choruses that make you hum them every second of the day. But, this is quality horrorpunk that avoided the trap of being somebodys clone what many bands unfortunately are nowadays. You should give a spin to “Bug Attack”m “We are the Fiends” and “Underworld Cats” to name just some of the songs. I am sure we will hear more of Dead United in the coming years.

7,5/10

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(record review)THE SHELL CORPORATION-“Fucked”(La Escalera Records)

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The Shell Corporation come from Burbank, California. The band is pretty hardworking and they released tons of 7 inchers and ep-s, toured a lot and this is their second full length album.

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The album consists of 12  tracks of melodic punkrock played with a lot of energy and heart. When I started listening to the album I immediately liked “Make it Rain”, being very lyrically engaged but also very melodic and anthemic. Kinda reminded me of Ignite which I love very much. The music of this band is very melodic and energetic but also very angry in lyrics having that political side that a lot of newer punkrock bands lack. One of the highlights of the album is “Waters” being straightforward melodic fast punkrock anthem. I loved the No Use For A Name vibe of “Rooftops”. What I really love about this record is that the guys somehow managed to reach the perfect measure of political vs personal in their music, but both of those go hand in hand in real life anyway dont they? Also, they managed not to sound like anyones clone and that is also a rarity. Would love to see and hear them live sometimes. Awesome record.

8/10

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(Europe) http://shop.gunnerrecords.com/

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(record review)THE ANTI-BODIES/GRIM DEEDS-“Unholy Union Split”

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I must admit that I have never heard of both bands prior to this split record.

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The Anti-Bodies hail from Buffalo and their two songs on this record are examples how melodic horrorpunk should sound. “Operate” is my favorite and “Medication” is also song that makes you wanna hear it again and again. I just love bands whose song melodies haunt your ear long time after you finish listening to the record and you just catch yourself humming the melody over and over again.

Grim Deeds are from California and their two songs are also great melodic pop punk with “In Love With Myself” being my favorite over “Dont Make Me Think” but both songs are catchy and I loved every minute of this split release. It is short but sweet, nothing new or revolutionary, but enjoyable, so give it a go.

8/10

https://theanti-bodies1.bandcamp.com/album/unholy-union-split-w-grim-deeds

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https://www.facebook.com/Grim-Deeds-815536498460718/