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(record review)Liars & Thieves-Thaumatrop(Bastardized Recordings)

Liars & Thieves are hardcore band from Wuppertal area, Germany. This April, they will release their first full length record Thaumatrop via Bastardized Recordings. I listened and reviewed the record for our zine.

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Thaumatrop is a collection of ten songs. The ominous melodic piano entry to I´m Alive gives us just enough time to prepare for the musical onslaught. Liars & Thieves play modern version of harsh brutal hardcore, yet adding enough progressive and melodic parts that brutality and tenderness mix in one final beautiful soundscape. I just love how brutal, screaming vocals and clean singing vocals interplay on this record. The guitars shred their typical metalcore/ hardcore riffing, and then suddenly they transform into beautiful, almost sad melodies which are perfect to listen to on gloomy evenings. I don´t have a lyric sheet, but the lyrics are all in English language, and as I can understand deal with personal matters and fighting personal demons.

In the end, I can surely say that this is a very good band, though I am not a fan of modern hardcore, but this one is for sure worth your attention. My favorite songs: Marble Eyes, Scarlet Thread, Maelstrom.

8/10

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(news)Belarusian Progressive Metalcore Act THORNYWAY Launch Kickstarter Campaign

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Hailing from Belarus capital Minsk, THORNYWAY is a progressive metalcore four-piece emerged in 2010 whose debut full-length album “Absolution” was launched back in 2014. Almost four years later, the band is ready to unleash their sophomore effort entitled “Awaken,” but they ask your help in achieving their goals with this ambitious project. A Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign was recently launched where THORNYWAY try to raise $5,000 for mixing the album at the Anthropocide Mixing & Mastering Studio.

Speaking about this new material, the band commented: “Awaken’ is expression of our attitude towards Human Nature: Striving, Faith, Love, Forgiveness. The album reflects the events taking place in the modern world. Each listener will find in it something close for themselves. ‘Awaken’ is a logical follow-up to our first album, ‘Absolution,’ which was released in 2014.

All songs on “Awaken” are recorded, and the album is to be delivered to the mixing and mastering studio for further treatment. You can head over to THORNYWAY’s Bandcamp profile to hear their first album which also gives a small hint what can be expected from “Awaken.”

Visit the Kickstarter crowdfunding page and help the band in reaching their goal by contributing and receiving fine perks in return. A video where the band talks about the campaign can be seen below.

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