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French punks The Dead Krazukies announce re-issue of their debut ‘The Northern Belle’

The original first album of highly celebrated skate punk newcomers The Dead Krazukies is back and first time on vinyl! The self-produced album “Northern Belle” named after the shipwreck, is being pressed on coloured vinyl for the first time since their last album “Icarus” has been sold out very quickly!

Since 2010, The Dead Krazukies have embodied punk rock with a Basque-Landaise sauce. Originally from Hossegor (our substitute LA among the southerners), the group brings out a concentrate of efficiency and energy.

Think Pennywise, Rise Against all sprinkled with a dollop of Anti-Flag and you’ve got The Dead Krazukies! Captivating and effective melodic punk, carried by a percussive female voice…

In 2016, their first self-produced album, «The Northern Belle» was a great success and directly established the group in the European skatepunk scene. After a lot of concerts and festivals, they end up in 2019 at Punk in
Drublic and open for Bad Religion and NOFX on the French date of the event. Recovered since the release in 2020 of their last little offspring «Icarus», it’s still tube to the excavator that is poured into our eardrums: 12 catchy and powerful tracks, mixed and mastered by Christian Carvin.

The group signs on SoundSpeed Records (USA), SBAM Records (Europe) and Punk&Disorderly (Canada) for the release of Icarus which finds itself sold-out very quickly.

(review) Love Equals Death – Gravity And Grace(SBÄM Records, Say-10 Records)

California´s veterans Love Equals Death are back with their brand new full length album, long awaited and it is a blast. There is an instrumental intro A Tale Of Two Storms and then nine songs of absolute darkened vibe and beauty. Love Equals Death play melodic punk rock with base in horror punk but evolving into a darkened punk rock yet staying in horror and a bit depressive sounding melodies, melancholy and a bit sadness. Musically, if I must compare them to some one it would be AFI certainly with a bit of Blitzkid here and there. Vocals are great, varying from melodic and clean to more shouted and aggressive sounding voice. Superb lyric lines, such nice choruses and melodies make my blackened heart jump with joy, although they sing about fighting your inner demons, suicide, depression, loss and surviving. My personal favorite are The Letter, which was an excellent choice for a single, Hollywood Ghost, Adolescent Heart and A Sequence Of Arcs. This one is for me one of the highlights of this year in punk rock for sure. My total wholehearted recommendation.