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(record review)Rise Above-Painkiller(WTF Records)

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Rise Above are hardcore band from Holland and I listened and reviewed their new record for our zine. The record is out with WTF Records.

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This is a relatively new band on the scene but the members played in numerous bands on the underground scene prior to forming this one. There are six songs on this record bordering between old school hardcore and 90-ies metalic hardcore sound. This record takes me back to the 90-ies when I was a kid growing up listening to metal and hardcore and this kind of band would be at the top of my list back then. Curiously, it still is at the top. Vicious thrash metalic riffs, backed with staccato fast drums, cut with moshing groove parts and gang singing back vocals just made to sing along at the top of your lungs in front and on the stage. This is also topped with screaming shouted vocals and some catchy punkrock riffs, sure to have a winner here. The lyrics are personal as I can hear, but with subtle social thematics and I think that you as a hardcore kid can relate to these songs. Recommended songs: Time To See, Painkiller, Live And Let Die. Good one!

8/10

https://wtfrecords.eu/

 

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(record review) UBERGANG-Evolution (Demons Run Amok Entertainment)

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German brutal hardcore band Ubergang are about to release their new album with Demons Run Amok Entertainment. I listened and reviewed the new album for our zine.

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As I said, these guys are hailing from  Germany and this is their second release after having some line-up changes. The band stays for antifascism, antihomophobia, antiracism and they have their hearts and minds in the right places. There are 10 songs on this record. The music is modern brutal hardcore leaning more on the metalic thrash side of things, but also having a lot of catchy hooks and hardcore rooted parts in the song structures. Groovy parts of the songs mix with brutal blastbeats like for example in the awesome Im Auge des Sturms which is one of my favorites having brutal verses transforming into melodic clean sung choruses. One of album highlights for sure. Also, Bis zum Limit is one of my faves with atmospheric beginning and a lot of nice catchy parts thrown in the song. The lyrics are in German language and I love the bands that use it in their music. I speak German, so I understand that they deal with personal stuff, battling your own everyday demons, but also you can read a lot of social criticism through the lines. Also, one of my favorites is Speigelbild having great sad guitar line melody being somehow between aggression and melancholy. I am not such an avid fan of modern hardcore, but this band has it all, aggression, melody, attitude and that makes this record great and go get it!

8,5/10

 

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Canadian Thrash Punks Wolfrik Announce European Tour & Vinyl Release

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Canadian melodic-thrash whirlwind Wolfrik have announced a UK / European tour to accompany the release of their EP on vinyl
Canadian thrash metallers Wolfrik are releasing their ferocious debut EP ‘Skeleton City’ on lurid pink 12’’ vinyl on 1 March 2019, via Lockjaw Records (UK/EU) and Thousand Islands Records (CAN).

Wolfrik have exploded onto the punk scene, delivering an irresistible concoction of punk, metal and thrash. Complex yet catchy, melodic yet heavy: this band is nothing short of a good time.

‘Skeleton City’ is charged with fast riffs and galvanizing rock vocals that will instantly grab your attention and take you for a ride. Recorded at Velveteen Audio by James Banks and mastered at West West Side Music by Alan Douches, this is a release your collection can’t be without.

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Wolfrik will be making their European live debut at Manchester Punk Festival on 19 April 2019 alongside heavy-weights like Samiam, Dead To Me and Smoke or Fire.

The band are embarking on a full tour with Lockjaw label-mates The Affect Heuristic, taking in dates in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Italy. The tour culminates in an appearance at SBAM Fest in Austria, alongside headliners like Good Riddance and Snuff.

Wolfrik have previously played with the likes of Protest The Hero, Black Dahlia Murder, Belvedere and A Wilhelm Scream, and have made an instant impression on everyone’s who’s heard them.

‘Skeleton City’ is available to pre-order from Lockjaw Records (UK/EU) and Thousand lsland Records (USA) ahead of its release on 1 March 2019. The EP will be available on bright 12’’ vinyl, with a t-shirt bundles also available.

European Tour Dates
17 April – PORTSMOUTH, UK
18 April – KINGSTON, UK
19 April – MANCHESTER, UK
20 April – GLOUCESTER, UK
21 April – KENT, UK
23 April – ANTWERP, BE
24 April – DEN HAAG, NL
25 April – GRONINGEN, NL
26 April – BERLIN, GER
27 April – MUNICH, GER
29 April – MEZZAGO, IT
30 April – PORTO S. ELIPIDIO, IT
01 May – ROMA, IT
02 May – RAVENNA, IT
03 May – WELS, AT (SBAM FEST)
04 May – NUREMBURG, GER
05 May – DARMSTADT, GER

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