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GET AWAY – New single from ELECTRIC PRESS (Hardcore Punk)

Leeds based hardcore punk band Electric Press are celebrating joining the TNSrecords family with the release of their new single ‘Get Away‘. The band’s first release since 2021’s ‘This Bleeding Planet EP‘, ‘Get Away’ is set to stimulate the senses.

Get Away‘ showcases Electric Press’ unique blend of hardcore and nu-metal riffs, combined with their exceptional storytelling abilities, rich vocals, and compelling melodies. With its catchy hooks and relatable lyrics, ‘Get Away’ promises to resonate with a wide range of listeners.

You can stream the single here – https://linktr.ee/Electric_press_band

The songs take deep inspiration from the universal feeling of being trapped, emotionally, physically and financially inside one’s work place. This thought-provoking track shines a spotlight on the mundanity of workplace life, inviting listeners to reflect on the everyday experiences that shape our existence.

While also acting as a critique of the societal model we each all act out our lives in, working to live and living to work. ‘Get Away’ offers a poignant portrayal of the repetitive nature of our daily and the monotony that can permeate our lives. The frustration and anger that can fester with in us is articulated through fast paced riffs, powerful raw vocals and a drum beat you feel resonating in your head.

The lyrics resonate with those who have felt the monotony of commuting, the repetition of meetings, and the longing for something more meaningful in their professional lives. This single serves as a reminder to seek purpose and fulfilment beyond the confines of the nine-to-five routine.

(review) Angry Youth Elite – ‘All Riot’ (Bakraufarfita Reocrds)

Angry Youth Elite are coming from Ruhr area, Germany. These guys are back with their second album, called ‘All Riot’ and it contains eleven songs. Music on this album is punk rock, melodic punk mainly in mid tempo, but also some faster skate punk songs reminding me a lot of Millencolin, not only in vocal lines, but also choruses and songwriting style. That in no way doesn’t mean that these guys are copy of some other known band, but quite the contrary, they are an example how to write great melodic punk songs. Lyrics deal with social injustice, but also themes like being homeless, dealing with survival in this world and age, handling addiction and through personal lyrics to which any of us listeners punks can relate to. My personal favorites on this one are: ‘Smile Goodbye’, ‘DIY’, ‘Give It Up’ with reggae songwriting thrown in and ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’. This album is a must, for you if you love bands like Pennywise and Bad Religion, but leaning more on European school of melodic punk like Millencolin and No Fun At All. Great band and excellent record indeed!

(review) Sadists – ‘Greatest Kills’

Sadists are hailing from Hartford, Connecticut area and I must admit that I have never heard of this band prior to listening to this record, which is I suppose a collection of their greatest hits, or maybe complete discography, I couldn’t find anything on the Internet that would provide me more information about this band, since it is apparent they don’t have a Facebook or Instagram page, not even their band’s webpage or anything similar. Anyway, this record contains 27 regular plus four bonus songs, making it massive 31 song record. The music of Sadists is horror punk n roll with lots of up tempo and uplifting songs with horror like themes, with songs like ‘ Madman Marz’, ‘Zombies Ate My Neighbors’, ‘Queen of Halloween’, ‘Horror Punk Song’ you just can’t go wrong. Vocals are not your Danzig clone or similar, no, they are harsher and more screaming and remind me a lot of punk bands Anti Heros and Defiance. This album has a healthy dose of street punk thrown in the song structures for good measure. Although there is a great number of songs on this one, the album is interesting, especially for us who are horror punk fans, so it passes very quickly. Besides raw and dirty version of punk rock with melodic touch, there are couple of keyboards in there, and clever use of samples which is always great and fine by me because samples can only emphasize the atmosphere of some song. Try listening to ‘Death Do Us Part’, ‘Murder Junkie’ or ‘Black Christmas’ and try not to be touched by the energy of this band and some of the songs just make you pump your fist in the air and your old punk rock heart beat faster. Excellent stuff!

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