Handjar are from Saint Petersburg, Russia. There are 5 songs on this release, recorded live in Svora Space. This is a short one. 5 songs each in about minute time, delivering hellburst of raw hardcore punk, yet with some melody underneath it all, delivering crushing apocalyptic d beat with some almost grindy stuff here and there. The lyrics are in Russian language, so I don`t really understand them, but Instinkt is my favorite among these five songs, being somehow the most energetic and epic. This is a good one. It is on Bandcamp, it is for pay as much you want, so go get it and support the scene.
UK punk quartet Rats On Acid showcases the formation’s raw and emotional stance on the mental state of a victim of a real-life traumatic experience through “Like It Like That” – the band’s latest, enraged and induced with the dynamic of the classic punk atmosphere and attitude single! Outlined by musical components and elements that are required for the creation of an oldschool-influenced punk sound, including fast-paced, dynamic rhythm, despaired and frantically-delivered vocal lines and crude-centered production, “Like It Like That” accurately exposes and presents the overwhelmingly upsetting consequences of a truly personal and chilling tragedy and brings awareness to an incredibly problematic and upsetting topic that – unfortunately – becomes more and more relevant nowadays.
Presenting the concept and missive behind “Like It Like That” in an in-depth manner, Rats On Acid’s vocalist Konnie shares: “This track explores the tragedy of an underage rape victim and the emotions of the victim before and after the terrifying experience. The news was difficult for me to take in – I felt depressed and enraged by the thought that I was unable to do anything to prevent or help my friend. The lyrics are inspired by the exchange of messages between me and the friend making this a very personal song that is not only just another one of our releases, but a way to release all the negative emotions linked to this for me and anyone who has been touched by this as well.”
Compa are hardcore punk band hailing from Brooklyn, New York. This is their new release containing 6 songs of noisy, fast and ferocious hardcore punk with great lyrics covering themes of migrants, being poor, trying to survive in this wild capitalist world of slavery, fighting fascism and similar themes. The music is very dark and vocals are screaming but there is an occasional nice guitar melody behind all the harshness like in my favorite off this record called Brown. This is a short but sweet e.p., it is name your price on Bandcamp so go get this one and support your scene.