There was a time in the nineties when we thought that Swedes have melodic punk as class in school with so many bands coming from that country. Venerea are veterans of melodic skatepunk/hardcore and they recently released their new full length. Yes, you guessed it, the Swedes play melodic skatepunk hardcore with superb vocal lines, fantastic harmonies and anthemic songwriting, not unlike Satanic Surfers, if I must compare them to some band. Songs like Rise With The Tide, No Rules But My Rules, Living It For The Moment are sure to win you over with awesome musicianship and songs that just make you wanna listen to them over and over again. This is for sure one of the best releases in this genre to come out this year.
Vampires’ by INSAMMER, is out now and available for streaming and downloading on all major platforms. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming third full-length album, due in November 2021. The video for “Vampires” is available via YouTube. Directed by famous Turkish director Can Katipzade, the clip features frontwoman Vika in the role of a super-agent on a mission somewhere around the drug dealer’s mafia (starring all band members).
From the well balanced production and creative instrumentation, to the impressive vocal performance, fans of INSAMMER, as well as those who appreciate new music, will definitely want to hear this single. Make sure you follow INSAMMER on social media to keep up to date with upcoming releases and performances!
INSAMMER is one of Sweden’s most promising metal bands, combining dark, pulsating Nordic grooves with Eastern European lyricism and melodic romanticism. Their live shows throb with emotional energy; Vika’s voice ranges from a whisper to a full-throated growl, melding with the instruments as verses explode into churning, hypnotic choruses and pounding, crowd-mesmerizing riffs. The group calls their sound transfusion metal, a heavy mixture of alternative rock and nu metal, which evokes the shifting musical styles and feelings that pour over them and infuse their performances.
The band was created in Stockholm by vocalist Vika and guitarist Dennis Wise, whose collaboration began at a music institute in Uppsala, Sweden. The name InSammer was inspired by The Door Into Summer, a science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein. The current lineup also features virtuoso guitarist Oleg Izotov, bassist Nikita Simonov, and world-class drummer Alex Karpukhin.
InSammer released two full length albums Numbers as Victims (2014) and Seeds (2018). In 2021 the band is working in the studio on a new yet untitled album. Before a new album release the band made a groovy classical rock Secret Service cover Flash in the Night and a new single Endless Sky.
In Case Of Ire are from Gothenburg, Sweden and they are in no way strangers to the pages of this zine, because I already reviewed their e.p. a while ago and now it is time for their debut full length to be unleashed upon the scene.
This one contains 9 songs of nice melodic hardcore punk with smart and interesting songwriting, bordering between harsher version of hardcore with gang backing vocals made for singing along at gigs and more emotional, melodic side of things. I can even hear some noise and post hardcore like in Acquittal, which is one of my favorite songs on this record and if I must compare this band to someone, to me they sound like a mixture of Misconduct and Refused and I love it. The vocals are diverse, from shouting, screaming to beautiful melodic voice along nice harmonies and backing vocals. The lyrics are a nice mixture of personal yet between the lines you can read a lot more. Two more songs that are standouts for me as highlights are Shatter and Bad Habits. So, support the cause and support good hardcore. Go listen!
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