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(featured band) Sintax invite us to Lunchtime Funeral!

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After years of performing all across Israel alongside International acts, releasing albums, and keeping Jerusalem’s metal scene alive with their original bands, band members from Jerusalem’s Godfather of thrash “ Shwortsechaye ” and “ Birth ” decided to form Sintax in late 2010.

Sintax toured Israel and had a special feature on the Israeli Headbangers Ball , and released two video clips from their already recorded album “ Sway For A Better Day ”.  The album itself got some raving reviews both domestic and abroad. Sintax is considered a super group by Israeli standards and has an established fan base all over the country. Sintax live act is considered one of the best metal live act in Israel to date.

Here’s the new single “ Lunchtime Funeral ” from upcoming album “ Nano 3000 ”

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KALAHARI Reveals Details for New EP, ‘Theia’

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Italian metal band KALAHARI is proud to announce the signature with The Metallist PR agency for the worldwide promotion of the upcoming Theia EP, scheduled to be released on June, 26th. The new release will be available on their Bandcamp page (https://kalahariofficial.bandcamp.com/) as well as on the main digital platforms. Two videos are already available for the tracks Theia (https://bit.ly/KalahariTheia) and Followers of the Lich (https://bit.ly/KalahariLich).

The band members have a musical background that touches different shades of the metal genre. Powerful break-downs and galloping riffs alternated with acoustic arpeggios and sinuous melodies: the result is an overwhelming sound, which remains clean, and still. Vocalist Nicola Pellacani stated:

“Theia has been a hell of a ride. A 5 track EP might not seem that big of a deal on paper, but recording this thing was a real challenge for us. This record signs a transition for KALAHARI. We have always been an underground band and this represents our first approach with the environment of a professional studio. We understood there is still so much to learn, and this is the message we have for all the young bands like us out there: be hungry! Never stop learning and always listen, but chose well who you are going to listen to.”

Guitarist Gabriele Bartolucci added:

“We can define this EP as the glue that put us together. This record will not only take you on a journey with its concept, starting with Theia, catastrophic inception, and ending with Cabled Core, which signs the highest delusion, but will also bring you on a ride through the different shades of Metal that portrays us as singles and now as a whole. Trust us, listening to the Theia EP will keep your headphones tight around your ears… and we promise this is just the beginning!”

Theia EP has been recorded, mixed and mastered at Mathlab Recording Studio (The Agonist, Ingested, Cryptopsy) by Jonathan Mazzeo. The artwork is by Ludovico Cioffi – LC Artworks.

Track Listing:

01. Theia (5:36)

02. Followers of the Lich (3:34)

03. Zombie Night (2:27)

04. I Am the Mountain (6:11)

05. Cabled Core (4:24)

Line-up:

Nicola Pellacani: Vocals

Gabriele Bartolucci: Guitars

Gino Annichiarico: Guitars

Joshua Pini: Bass

Alessandro Visani: Drums

KALAHARI Online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialkalahariband/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialkalahariband/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf4dKS-0avx0fbIbgtEWtfw/videos

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3eM46vNnsadHy04BAFs409?si=GZAboXiLQnG-Q2ITGaxu7g

Bandcamp: https://kalahariofficial.bandcamp.com

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(review) Junkowl-Making Out With My Death

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Montreal˙s Junkowl are releasing their very first album and I had the honor and pleasure to listen and review it for this zine.

There are 10 songs on this record. The music of Junkowl is a mixture of hardcore, metal and sludge, stoner and doomy influences thrown in here and there for good measure. That means uptempo songs, groove, fascinating vocals which easy transform from screaming at the top of the lungs to speaking, whispering and singing clean voice and it gives more power to the already powerful music song structures. The guitar riffs are gritty, strong and sometimes have melodic hook here or there. Drums are superb, with awesome rhythm changes, rolling doom and sludge, faster punk song parts equally measured to make this record interesting listening experience. For me the songs that are highlights on this record are Quarantine Us All, Dead Hooker and Sickness Lives. This is a great and mighty debut album.

8/10