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(review) Bottlekids – Zilch! (SBÄM Records)

Bottlekids are from Wales and this is their brand new e.p. out with mighty SBÄM Records who are for sure European punk rock number one record label right now! What have we here? This one contains six songs. The music of Bottlekids is fast and energetic punk rock with harsher vocals but armed with nice melodies and harmonies. The guitar work is awesome and drums smartly balance between faster and more aggressive song parts and slower more melodic hooks and bridges. Lyrics are personal and deal with surviving in this world, hope and life which we all must live the best that we can to our abilities. One of my personal favorites is Already Dead having such nice melody and lyrics whose combination brought goosebumps on my skin. Two more songs that I must mention as being my highlights are This Idiocracy being a fine political tune related to daily life and also The Irreplaceable Past which is my personal best song of all six. Go check this one if you like your punk rock melodic!

Welsh thrash metal band, Madicide, releases single ‘Death March’!

Back after their five-year hiatus, Thrash Metal band, Madicide are announcing their return to the scene with a new version of their previous release, ‘Death March’.The track features the weight, speed and energy of metal combined with oldschool death metal references, with strong influences from the classic bands of the genre with their amazing riffs, dirty sound and marked beat.


‘Death March’ was produced and mixed at Boneyard Studios in Neath. This is the Bataan Death March that took place during World War II. The band formed by Ceri Roberts (guitar and vocals), Josh Bevan (Bass), Ian Woolfe (guitar) and Tim Roberts (drums) are working on new material for the first time in 5 years!


Opening with its signature chugging chords and simple, heavy riffs, Madicide takes us back to the Heavy Metal era of the early ’80s from the moment the track began. Avoiding the overproduction and unnecessary technical showboating seen all too often in today’s market, ‘Death March’ instead opts to stay true to classical metal’s values – prioritizing sound over anything else.


‘Death March’ is set to win fans everywhere – catapulting Madicide into the spotlight for their next album. From Thrash’s heavy dose of nostalgia to the punk-inspired sense of angst as they chant the sinister line “Death March Until You Die,” the single perfectly conveys the same passion and raw energy seen in Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All and the legendary release of Motorhead, Ace Of Spades.

“Death March”: https://open.spotify.com/album/2VE7w7X1CUAikOwuzvXvvr

(review) Pizzatramp/Incisions-Do You Know Who You Look Like(TNSrecords)

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Pizzatramp were already featured on the pages of this zine. Their side features two fast thrash punk songs not unlike their record we reviewed here a while ago. If you like your hardcore punk fast, gritty and thrashy with funny lyrics haha this is the right band forya. Incisions I heard for the first time and they are from Manchester and play a bit more crusty version of hardcore punk with some classic UKHC influences, metal and also d-beat carnage. Their two songs are fantastic. This is a nice little release for all you fans of fast diy hardcore punk.

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