Schnogge are coming from Burkardroth, Germany and they play mixture of pop punk and melodic punk/skate punk. There are ten songs on this little beauty of an album. The album starts as atmospheric beautiful intro with acoustic and keys turning into full blooded melodic punk anthem called ‘Antisocial’. What immediately falls to my ears is that vocals have a rougher edge but with guitar melody do mix up really great and belong to the overall picture perfectly. This song, as many on this album has catchy and great sing along chorus with nice backing vocal harmonies. Lyrics on this album deal with antisocial attitudes, humanity, hipsters, punk, fun and a bit of humor. There are also faster songs like ‘Story About Humanity’, sounding great with pop punk influences exploding all over the place. The music of this album brings back smile on your face on a bright and sunny warm day, making you wish that you are on some beach stage, possibly at Punk Rock Holiday enjoying your melon ball and this band in the easy afternoon hours. Songs that I must highlight from this album are also ‘Fuck You’, ‘Love The Hipster’ and ‘What Is Punk’ being my personal somehow favorites, but album as a whole is great pop punk/melodic punk release sure to win you over.
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(review) Niki Lauda Firefighters – ‘S/T’
Niki Lauda Firefighters are from Berlin, Germany and they are no strangers to the pages of this webzine because we reviewed their demo a while ago. Now, it is time for their debut full length album. This beauty is an energy bomb containing 17 songs. Sounds long with too many songs? No, not at all! Because the music of Niki Lauda Firefighters is a fast mixture of skate hardcore punk, some crust and d beat here and there, also melody and straightforward punk influenced guitar work. Vocals are just right, screaming at the top of the lungs when necessary, also being a bit more melodic yet harsh at times when song atmosphere needs such voice. Lyrics are mixture of personal and humor, black irony and cinic aggression at times, greatly written. I would very much enjoy this band live, because judging by studio efforts, they deliver tons of energy and hardcore food for the hardcore hearts while playing live. Some of the songs are very anthemic, like one of my personal favorites ‘Landlords’ and also ‘Artificial Stupidity’, some other favorite being ‘ Too Much Information’ and ‘One Pint, One Piss’. This is a great band with strong and fast debut album so check this one out immediately.
Dutch punk rockers Sun-0-Bathers new music video for ‘Rip It To Shreds’!
Almost three years after their last EP, June 21st – the first day of summer – seems like the perfect timing for Dutch punk rockers Sun-0-Bathers to release the music video for their brand new track “Rip It To Shreds“!
So, what to to expect? Fast, ripping skatepunk favored by skateboarders, surfpunks and high school jocks in the 90’s. Perhaps a nice mixture of Pennywise, Guttermouth, Pulley, Night Birds and Rich Kids On LSD will justify describing this brain melting banger. Time to put on your Vans, Dickies shorts and annoy your neighbors with “Rip It To Shreds!”
Sun-0-Bathers was formed in the summer of 2017 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. The band released their first EP “Local Warming” in 2018 and their follow-up EP “Floater” in 2020. Since their inception Sun-0-Bathers have toured in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France and Italy and did support shows for U.K. Subs, Down By Law, Cigar and Not On Tour among others.
SONG/MUSIC VIDEO INFO:
Artwork by: Oscar Puig (Blowfuse)
Filmed by: Dorian Gort (Drunktank)
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Douwe Booij at Booij Recordings – 2022


