The Inhumans from Illinois released their new two songs single. Zombies ate my neighbors is a straightforward fast horrorpunk bomb with nice melody and what I love about this single is raw, almost rehearsal old school production taking me back to the glorious times of early nineties demo tape trading. The vocals are great, melodic yet not cheesy, backing vox harmonies are done with style and both songs are simple but in your face horrorpunk. I wanna be a monster is my personal favorite and a bit better but that is due to my personal taste. Can´t wait for the longer material with more songs.
Trapp Hill Collision are coming from Virginia and this is their new e.p. This record contains 6 excellent melodic horrorpunk songs done just in a way I love it. Uplifting, melodic, energetic and with emotions. Freakshow Infection is one of the most catchy songs on the record with beautiful vocal lines and backing harmonies on choruses. The vocals remind me a little of Ray from Teenage Bottlerocket in some parts of the songs. Zombie Killing State is more harsh and classic punk rock sounding songs, straight on for pogo and moshing in front of the stage. Pony Shark has some fast hardcore punk influences and screaming vocals which fit perfectly to the song. Demonic Noises is the most brutal song on the record being death thrash metal in its roots with some raw hardcore punk, even sludgy parts. Skull Crushing Demons From Space has some nice guitar hooks and it is also one of my favorites on this record. Why? Because it is again more melodic side of the band, what can I say? I love my horrorpunk more anthemic and melodic and this one is a keeper. Indeed this song is a nice mixture between old school horrorpunk and metal influences. In Mortality is an epic atmospheric ending to this nice e.p.
October is a right time for many new horrorpunk releases that come out as Samhain is closing in, so it was time for me to have a listen to the new Blood Shift record.
These guys come from Cleveland and they play a mixture of horrorpunk and death rock. There are 11 songs on this one and as I started listening I was awed by musicianship and versatility of this record. Songs like Let It Live are more straightforward catchy horrorpunk songs, but This Dead World is aggressive death rock song with even some doom vibes thrown in for good measure. Infecting Madness starts as a ballad with lots of atmosphere and turns into bass pumping and upbeat horrorpunk song with lots of superb harmonies. Calling is a song with melancholic chorus and reminds me on some of the later era Blitzkid and Gools´ work and I mean that in every possible loving way. Bleeding Secret is one of my personal favorites, so sad, so atmospheric and so loving in any possible way, mid tempo punk song with haunting melody. Forgotten Land serves as acoustic and spooky intermezzo between the second part of the album. As for the second part of the album, my favorite songs there are Illuminate The Night and Fire Of One, being somehow most memorable. This one is a great record, so go listen and get it.
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