Hardcore heavyweight champions Stick To Your Guns released new single called 56 with End Hits Records and video for that song. Besides that lovely news, the band announced two headline shows, so check out the dates:
STICK TO YOUR GUNS
+ Lionheart
+ Special Guests
16.11.2019 DE – Köln – Palladium
23.11.2019 DE – Leipzig – Haus Auensee
Yes! Only two days after great set at Trash N Burn festival, we went so see Koffin Kats again, this time in legendary Unterhund club, Ormož, Slovenia.
This beautiful club is situated in the basement of the town old castle, great venue and it is only circa 20 kilometers from our hometown so when the heat gave in a bit, the three of us went there. Upon arriving, the cops redirected us to the club because some kind of marathon was taking place in the pretty little Ormož town. In front of the club some of us had beer, some water and soon Eric, Tommy and Zac were there and we all hung around and talked and joked one bit, also Simon, the roadie/merch guy/driver was there and I am still awed how great and friendly those guys are. Also, our buddys from Latex My Ass from Zagreb were there and fun could start. After I did an interview with Peppers from Latex for this zine, which you will read soon, we had some more beer and greeted Tjaša, Sara and all other girls and boys who do such a great job with gigs and events over there.
Night fell, fun was at its peak and LATEX MY ASS took their place on stage. This is a new band from Zagreb, Croatia, which was born upon ashes of psychobilly band Latex Willer which was active in the last decade. Peppers, the singer and guitarist of Latex Willer is now joined with former LW drummer and his son Filip on bass. The new material is more garage punk and rock oriented, not so much psychobilly anymore, but they also play some old Latex Willer classics and unreleased songs. The difference is also they don´t have upright bass anymore but I was impressed with how Filip plays his bass and brings new energy to the old guard and he is only 16 years old. Peppers still plays with his intimidating black make up on his face and it looks impressive how some mask changes man into a kind of alter ego on stage. Their set was great and we really had fun listening and watching them play.
KOFFIN KATS were next. The venue was not full, not nearly, but all of us there gave our best with hearts, minds and ears and voices to the band and I could see they really appreciated. I am still impressed how tight this band is, how beautiful Zac´s voice sounds and how skillful they are with the upright bass, drums, and guitar. The show included mainly the same setlist as two days ago, plus Vampire´s Curse and all the favorites were there: Splatterhouse, Chaos, Giving Blood, For Hire, V8 Nightmare, Witch In The Woods, Nostrovia….Also, the people in the crowd really liked all the stunts with guitar/bass change between Tommy and Zac and jumping around. I love how all of them smile to each other and are happy when playing their set, still loving what they do after all these years! I think the show was a bit better than the one two days ago, we all put our energy, hearts and minds into that and the band gave us back that hundred times more. After approximately one hour the band finished their regular set, but they continued playing because we wouldn´t let them go off stage, so they played couple of songs more and triumphally ended the gig after almost hour and a half.
We were tired but also happy and kinda sad that those two shows are now over and we have to say goodbye to our new friends for a while until next year and another European tour. We also hung around with our friends from Zagreb for a time eating some delicious pastry and finishing our drinks. Then, it was time to go home and rest a bit. Thank you Unterhund for hospitality, thank you Koffin Kats and Latex My Ass for an awesome night, see you all very soon!
What would end of June every year be without Trash&Burn American cars meeting and music festival? The answer is I can˙t imagine it without this event. For the eleventh year in a row, thanks to Neven and his crew, this fine meeting goes on. We were there.
It all started on Friday, so we went there in the afternoon hours, to check out the atmosphere and feel the beat and smell the rubbers burning and motors running and listen to some great bands. When we arrived there we were awed how much people were there for the first day, how many cars were already there. I don´t remember that many people on Friday last couple of years. We mingled around, greeted some friends, drank a beer or two and checked out all the mighty American cars on display parked around and enjoying burning rubber and motors running loud.
Also, there was an awesome tattoo shop there and vintage stuff, like jewelry, clothing, handmade bags, great barber shop too, so the festival wouldn´t be complete without those things. The mosquitos were biting and drinking our blood like crazy because of the river Mura nearby and all the moist in the air. Fortunately for us, darkness fell upon the land and they were not so active anymore haha. The musical part of the festival started and we checked out great Hungarian band King Cat Rhythm. These guys play energetic rockabilly and I was very impressed with the guitarist/vocalist because he quickly changed guitar for piano during songs and he reminded me a lot of Jerry Lee Lewis. They played around one hour or more and the interaction with the crowd was great. People were dancing, cheering along and singing, enjoying themselves.
We were tired so we went to sleep and unfortunately we missed Irish The Bonnevilles but the people who watched them play their set told us that they rocked and were absolutely one of the festival highlights. We will definitely check ´em out next time when the opportunity arises.
Day two, Saturday is always the best one and most of the people arrive on Saturday from Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and other countries. We waited for our friend to arrive from Zagreb and then ugly storm broke out and after it was finished we went to the festival, fearing that something was damaged by the storm, but fortunately the gods of rock n´roll were with us and everything was in order, no damage, even Sun showed its face again. We met with our friends from Monsterbilly Records crew there, who were preparing to install their merch there. Also, American psychobilly legends Koffin Kats were headlining that day, we met the guys did an interview with them for our zine and they are one of the most friendly and down to earth guys I have ever met. For musical part of the festival the stage was moved inside the tent due to rain. Pin up girl photo contest was held like every year for the annual Trash & Burn calender and all the girls were just stunning. Time flies when you have fun, so the gigs started and first to play Saturday were The Same Old Shoes from Italy. The guys rocked the stage with their rockabilly/old school rock n roll and the crowd danced and just wouldn´t let them off stage. Their set was really nice, bringing smiles and fun to everyone.
The headliners, psychobilly legends Koffin Kats from Detroit are in the middle of their European tour and we were very happy when Neven announced that they will play this year´s edition of the festival. Their set included all the oldies hits and with guitarist Tommy now again a permanent part of the band they returned somehow to their old school more faster stuff. Hits like Graveyard Tree, Chaos, For Hire, A Bottle Called, Giving Blood, V8 Nightmare, Witch In The Woods were making all sing along and dancing to their songs and they proved again being one of the best bands of this genre on this planet. Their set lasted for about one hour and time flies when you are having fun and all good things come to an end.
The fun was at its peak and Paisley Powder from Croatia closed the festival in style performing their garage set of rock n roll paying respect to the rock n roll of 60-ies delivering smiles, dancing, singing along and all the people in the crowd just rocked till early morning hours.
What is left to say? Thank you Neven and all the crew for making this year happen again and for bringing epic good times and memories for 11 years now. Keep up the good work and see you at number 12. Also, winter Trash will be the place we see each other again this year.
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