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(record review)FAREWELL IN VEGAS-“Serenades e.p.”

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Farewell in Vegas is the band that is coming from Lille, France. This is their e.p.and it is a perfect soundtrack for this busy but a bit gloomy and cloudy winter afternoon.

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Thats right, the winter has returned and with the weather heavier, more depressive thoughts and emotions started to do some damage in my head. This e.p.contains 5 tracks of post hardcore with a twist of modern melodic punk and some tracks are bordering downright with rock but not in some bad and boring way. The song structures are not too aggressive but you can also feel the bitterness and some anger in the melodies. The lyrics are in English and they are personal. I love how some cleaner and melodic vocals mix with more harsher and angrier voice in some tracks. “Elvira” reminded me even of Linkin Park in some weird way, being ultra melodic and emotional but also guitar oriented song. One more thing that I loved about this record that the songs are not too long, the time passes quickly and you do not ask yourself afterwards why did you listen to this. Great post hardcore with a great touch of rock and punk emotions!

7,5/10

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(record review)DEAF AUTUMN-“The Shape”(This is Core)

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Deaf Autumn is an Italian band that is relatively new on the scene, being formed in 2013. This trio blends their hardcore, punk, nu metal and rock influences into a unique experience of heartfelt music. Through the years they released the debut album, made some quality videos and made themselves a formidable fan base.

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2017.came and with it, the guys started to record the second full length new album with a new drummer and another guitar player, now functioning as a quartet. The album is finished and This is Core renewed their trust in Deaf Autumn making it the perfect label to release this new album.

The album contains ten songs in English language with a lot of melody and now as I listened to it I feel kinda sad afterwards but also kinda hopeful. The music is harsh with shouted lyric parts and melodic clean vocal choruses, so fans of such combinations like I am will be satisfied. There are also some calmer more atmospheric songs like “Love Pretender” with beautiful interplay between male and female vocals. I also loved “Over me” very much because it combined aggression with melody in a way that was so emotional, angry, but also totally nice. All of the songs on the album are great, so it was really hard for me to pick some highlights.  Deaf Autumn will be big, I know it, and this album is one more proof that the Italian underground scene is one of my favourite European underground music scenes.

7,5/10

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(record review)BEAR-BEAR(Felony Records)

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Prior to listening to this record that came out on Felony Records, I have never heard about Bear.

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This band is hailing from California and they are playing a mixture of melodic hardcore and punkrock. The album consists of intro plus eight tracks. After the instrumental intro the opener “Tales of Government Fuckups” is not a fast song, but it is a beautiful melodic slow song with political lyrics. There are a couple of more faster upbeat hardcore songs on the record like “Anytown, USA” or “Ready or Not”. The song structures are interesting, having shifts in rythm and melody, but they are never boring. The vocals are melodic, but not cheesy, rather shouted and sung at the same time. As I said, the whole album is pretty political and the lyrics are awesome. My personal favourite of the album is for sure “Mission Accomplished” and I listened to it a couple of times in a row. This is an awesome melodic hardcore punk record, so check it out! Also, if feel like it, check other Felony Record releases, because they have a couple of awesome bands out there.

8/10

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