I rarely hear some band from Finland playing melodic skatepunk hardcore and Suntrace are playing just that.
“Skate Fast Eat Ass” is their new record that came out on Melodic Punk Style Records. There are 8 songs on the record and what I like about it is that this band sounds like all the bands I loved in the 90-ies when I was a kid and that I love still right now. This means fast forward melodic hardcore punk without modern influences, only melody and energy with some melodrama thrown in for good measure and also some tounge in cheek humour. All of the songs are short and sweet and it is tough for me to say which one are my favourites but I will try. That would be “Idiotpond”, “For You” and “Possessions”. This album offers nothing new and revolutionary but that is just what I like about it. Cool.
I just love discovering bands and albums from the scenes that I am not really familiar with, like South America for example.
Suburban Stereotype come from Brasil, Pelotas area. They are playing fast melodic hardcore punk with a lot of skatepunk thrown in for good measure. The album came out on Hardcore Pride Records, contains 14 songs and provides a lot of good times and energy while listening. The song structures have catchy and melodic guitar hooks, fast paced drumming and some songs like “Horizonte Vertical” reminded me of Satanic Surfers somehow. There are also nice anthems like “Modelo Cultural” and “Somos um So”. Vocals are nice, not snotty but also not too mellow like some bands have and too mellow vocals tend to spoil the whole record. Fortunately that is not the case here. The lyrics are sung in Spanish or Portugese, but I think it is Spanish, so I dont understand them much, but as far as I understand, they are a perfect mix of political and personal with a sad undertone. When you look at it, this is a fine record and I am really happy that I discovered this band.
AntEater are skatepunk from Canada and I must admit that I have never heard of this band prior to listening to this record.
This record contains 8 excellent skatepunk songs with a lot of hardcore and metal influences and if I must compare their music with some band it would be Straightline because both bands are playing awesome and really know their music and are very metalic and the vocals are shouted and screamed but the song structures never lose energy flow and they make you wanna slam all over your room and stage dive from your favorite couch in the living room. From the brutal “Too Soon?” with almost metalcore vibe to more melodic and anthemic and heartfelt “Cant Wake Up” and “Jacks Hill” which is my personal favorite on the record, this album is non stop music, energy and anger held in one little universe and I am really very happy that AntEater made me part of their universe while listening to their record.
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