We are continuing to love and admire the Italian hardcore punk scene here in this zine. 360 Flip come from Venice area, Italy and this is their first diy ep consisting of 6 excellent songs. I first noticed that this band uses a lot of samples between the songs and using them as intros which I totally love and in my opinion samples can only improve the dramatic effect of some songs if used in a right way. The songs are in English language and the music is fast paced melodic hardcore punk with lyrics cleverly balancing between political and more personal themes. They also use some saxophone on “Pixels” and great gang backing vocals on some songs reminding me of more harder hardcore bands. My favourite on this record is energetic opener “Oceans Have No Memory” which is an absolute hit on this record. This is superb ep with great music and I can hardly wait what the full album will sound like, I am sure it will be a bomb!
Los Angeles punk/ska veterans were formed in 1994. This is their new album on Rise Records, first in 9 years. The album is bringing 13 new melodic punk/ska anthems that will make your booty move and make your day nice. The mastermind John Feldmann gathered an impressive lineup including MXPX Mike Herrera on bass and Phil Sneed(Story Of The Year)on guitar, the drums on this album plays no other than Travis Barker(Blink 182). The songs are reflecting the bands existence and life stories that happened in John Feldmanns life. The album is pretty diverse concerning the style from the fast melodic punk opener “A Million Miles” to ska melodies of “Get What I Need” with guest vocals by Mark Hoppus of Blink 182. Besides him, the album features some prominent guests performances by the members of 311, Mighty Mighty Boss Tones, Twenty On Pilots, One Ok Rock… I love the vibe on this album especially reggae beat of “Tijuana Sunrise” which is a perfect soundtrack for a sunny summer day. This is an excellent melodic and anthemic record, so get this because you wont regret it!
I never heard for All For Revenge prior to this album. As I understand this is their second studio album. The guys are hailing from Troy in upstate New York. This album contains 11 songs in the vein of 90-ies style New York Hardcore bands like Biohazard, 25 Ta Life, All Out War etc..but the guys also bring in some modern hardcore and metal influences too. The songs are energetic, excellent for moshing and releasing your anger vent. I liked the straight forward in your face attitude of “Hard Road” and moshing rolling rythm of “Kill The Korporation” with almost metalcore death metal growling vocals. The title song has great street vibe and ironic vision of dirty street life so, this song is one of the album highlights. Somewhere around the middle of the album things get little repeative and all the songs sound a little similar. The final third of the album picks up the pace again with good songs like “Struggle” and “Anthem” which has guest vocals by Keith One Shot. If you love your hardcore groovy and tough, you will love this record.
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