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New Single from hardcore punks ‘Incisions’!

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Through the crash of a cymbal, a driving bass line and a wall of feedback, Manchester hardcore punks Incisions emerge stronger than ever with their new single ‘Gasoline’ released on April 5th via TNSrecords.

Following 2021’s ‘BLISS’ LP, ‘Gasoline’ presents a slower Incisions than heard on previous releases but retains the bite and belligerence that has endeared them to fans across the global DIY punk community. Lyrically, the song tackles a system designed to work us to dust and, as fans have come to expect from Incisions, the message is delivered with aggression and precision.

Drawing from such a wide array of influences was never likely to result in Incisions staying in one lane, and ‘Gasoline’ is testament to the bands willingness to switch up their style. ‘Modern life is never fun’ may be a pessimistic assessment of the current state of the world, but regardless of your disposition, more new music from Incisions is a welcome move in the right direction.

Bio

Manchester birthed Incisions in 2015 and they’ve been honing the sound since. This is what being young, working class punk in the North of England sounds like. They’ve combined love, lust, liquor and rage, dragging 80s American hardcore through the streets of Manchester.

Incisions are now heading into 2022 with a fresh take on their now established sound and an infamous reputation for their rowdy gigs. Since releasing their debut LP through TNS at the end of 2018, Incisions have played alongside some of the biggest names in Punk (Poison Idea, D.O.A, Adolescents, Drug Church, D.I to name a few) with some well received festival appearances and sold out headline gigs along the way.

Having released their second LP ‘BLISS’ – a nihilistic and brutal assault – 2022 is set to be another busy year for the pride of Manchester. With Jordan now dropping the guitar/vocalist role everyone in the band is now able to focus on their respective duties. As a result, expect the latest incarnation of Incisions to be heavier, angrier, faster, sexier and much more lucrative for the already high-earning band than ever before.

Upcoming gigs:

April 17th – Manchester Punk Festival w/ A Wilhelm Scream & more

April 29th – Bristol Exchange w/ Discharge

April 30th – Exeter Cavern w/ Discharge

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New DARKO singer debuts on anti-misogyny epic ‘The Ladder’!

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Band Release Documentary alongside single release!

Veteran UK melodic hardcore act DARKO have returned with ‘The Ladder’ – their ambitious first new release in over five years. The track offers a first listen to the band with new vocalist, Tom West (previously of metallic punks Almeida), who brings a jarring intensity and an unsparing attitude to the south England quintet.

Gravelly former vocalist Dan Smith retired from the band in 2020, relocating to his native Australia after a decade of worldwide touring. DARKO’s updated incarnation is likely to polarise listeners – this new single unapologetically serves up fiercely political lyrics across 7+ minutes of progressive thrash. 

West uses his new platform to immediately urge fellow punks to take a stand against the scene’s “embedded misogyny”, screaming “How can we bring change with only people who look like us up on stage?”. Katz Hinsley of Manchester’s Follow Your Dreams adds her signature yells to the track’s crescendo, with the passionate refrain “the scene is big enough for every one of us”.

‘The Ladder’ is available on all digital platforms ahead of the upcoming new EP ‘SPARKLE’, set for release on Lockjaw Records (EU) and Thousand Island Records (CA) in summer 2022.

Fans who want early access to all four tracks can purchase an exclusive 34-minute 4K feature, directed by Benny P (KoRn, Lenny Kravitz, Buzzcocks), featuring candid interviews and playthrough videos of ‘SPARKLE’ in its entirety. ‘SPARKLE IN MOTION’, is released today on Vimeo On Demand, at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/darkosparkleinmotion
 
The Ladder is available on all digital streaming platforms.
Streaming link:https://ohf.lnk.to/infoblackouthttps://darko.lnk.to/theladder
SPARKLE IN MOTION’, is available to rent:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/darkosparkleinmotion
BIOGRAPHY
Over a raucous decade, DARKO have by definition, become veterans of the UK Punk scene and it is not uncommon to see them standing as an essential name within the intricate and complex world of contemporary Punk and Hardcore.

The band, urgent and charged with conviction, are set to continue championing and contributing to the health of the very scene that birthed them as they pen the narrative of their new chapter.

In 2020, longtime voicebox Dan Smith returned to his native Australia and parted ways with the band after so long in the vox seat. Dan’s evocative, emphatic and emotional lyricisms have left quite the legacy throughout the band’s releases. Darko’s four other noisemakers have curated a backdrop of vicious, hybridised Skate Punk and Melodic Hardcore that has been pushed beyond itself across thirty countries. 

Darko have now enlisted longtime touring compadre Tom West of UK shredders, Almeida. The band have never hid from what ails them or the society they inhabit but with West at the vocal helm now and forgoing the complacent societal padding forced upon us all, his lyrical discomfort has spurred the band’s most unbarred barrage yet. 

Darko’s evolution is tied to their past but with threads so long that there is an abundance of slack to play with. Notes of Polar Bear Club, Mastodon, A Wilhelm Scream, Protest The Hero, Rise Against and Propagandhi can all be savoured in their contemporary flavour profile. 

Rob, Chris, Karl, Andy and now Tom have come together to the highest degree, poised and proud to show you a reimagined, powerful and determined Darko.
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DARKO are:Tom West – Vocals Rob Piper- Guitar / Backing Vocals Chris Brown- Guitar / Backing Vocals Karl Sursham- Bass / Backing Vocals Andy Borg- Drums
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(recenzija) Voices – Breaking The Trauma Bond (Church Road Records)

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Voices dolaze iz UK-a i ovo im je četvrti dugosvirajući opus u postojanju na sceni od 2012.godine. Ovaj bend se sastoji od sadašnjih i bivših članova Akercocke i Sarah Jezebel Deva između ostalih bendova i projekata u kojima su iskusni članovi ovog benda svirali i sviraju do sada. Voices sviraju neku mješavinu avantgardnog i progresivnog black metala sa podosta gothic utjecaja, pogotovo u vokalnim dionicama gdje se često miješaju growlanje i gothic pjevanje koje me poprilično podsjetilo na Sisters of Mercy u nekim dionicama. Isto tako ima dosta i clean melodičnih vokala koji odlično pašu na sporije atmosferične skoro doomy dionice koje sa takvom lakoćom opet postaju blast beat agresivnost. Tekstualno se Voices kreću više u osobnim vodama, koriste teme na koje se možemo povezati kao što su izolacija, depresija, beznađe, seksualnost, smrt i život…Moji osobni favoriti su An Audience of Mannequins, Ghost City, Beckoning Shadow. Ovo je jako dobar album.

7,5/10