May and June 2023 punk news | #Meganews 18
Discover May and June 2023 punk and DIY world news
WARNING! This will be our last meganews. After three years and more of this column, we decided that something had to be changed, for the better. So later, after the summer is over, we will better motivate this choice and explain what we decided to do. We think, and we are even more convinced of this after discussing it as an editorial team, that the change will be important and will be much more interesting for those who read it. For now we leave you, for the last time, with the meganews. We say goodbye to it with happiness, without sadness, because thanks to this format we have been able to get to know many realities and we have been able to understand how to improve our proposal as a webzine, but this precisely, you will find out later. Stay Tuned!
Dry your tears now and go on! The past two months were full of albums, singles, and videos, let’s see if May and June will be as full as well! We certainly are ready as we are every two months to guide you to discover new releases!
Band: Clarko
Album: Welcome To Clarko
Subgenre: new wave / punk
Physical format: LP
From: Reno, NV, USA
Label: Iron Lung Records
Where to listen
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Info: “America’s Little Brother” is back after a lengthy stay at the Deformatory for the Young and Well Adjusted. It’s been a productive placement that has birthed the debut dozen dubbed “Welcome To Clarko”. An arms wide invitation to the double mad anxious new wave/brainpunk world of smart-mouthed subversion, man-made aneurysms, knee-jerk antagonism and juvenile gambling addictions. In short, a delight for the senseless. FFO: Devo, Coneheads, Jay Reatard, Uranium Club
Band: Shrinkwrap Killers
Album: Feed The Clones Pt. 1
Subgenre: new wave / synth-punk
Physical format: LP / tape
From: Oakland, CA, USA
Label: Iron Lung Records (LP), Transylvanian Tapes (tape)
Where to listen
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Info: The label says: “Another wild down-tuned synth-riddled cut and paste ride through the devolving post-apocalyptic ocean of a maniac’s mind. Get in the barge and rip ass through the rolling waves of Spits/Voodoo/Reatard/Can infused space punk that tackles such heady subjects as night creatures, Darwinian caregiving, space labs, paranoia, Reptilians (real) and perusing a selection of perfect sperm for purchase (shrinkwrapped for freshness of course, hahaha). Choose wisely. Stay tuned for “Feed The Clones Pt. 2″ appearing at Carbonized Records later this year.” FFO: Devo, Wall Of Voodoo, The Spits, Misfits, Uranium Club
Band: Life Expectancy
Album: Decline
Subgenre: raw punk / hardcore
Physical format: tape
From: Liverpool, England
Label: Iron Lung Records
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Info: Malicious and unfriendly musick recorded in a secret bedsit somewhere around the vital organs of England. A swirl of industrial noise amidst a barrage of Japanese and Swedish influenced speed beat hardcore. FFO: Bone Awl, Death Side, Throbbing Gristle, Nosferatu, Anti-Cimex
Band: Rat Cage
Album: Savage Visions
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: LP
From: Sheffielk, UK
Label: La Vida Es Un Mus
Where to listen
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Info: La Vida Es Un Mus says: “Yorkshire’s most Honorable Master of Mangel brings to bear upon us the sophomore RAT CAGE full-length, an anxiety-compounding white-knuckle ride through the nauseating experience commonly known as trying to get by. On SAVAGE VISIONS, listeners are exposed to the maniacal cries of the critically-minded individual pushed to the absolute brink, copping rapid fire tidings of woe belted out by an unhinged unit who has finally ceased to give a fuck. Here we find Bryan of Sheffield, defiant and desperate on what is by far the most sinister, claustrophobic, reckless and dynamic release in the RAT CAGE catalogue to date. Though it may be full of huge sing-along-moments and loaded with surprises, SAVAGE VISIONS is no party, because there’s nothing to celebrate.“
Band: Rata Negra
Album: Bien Triste
Subgenre: punk
Physical format: 7″
From: Madrid
Label: La Vida Es Un Mus
Where to listen
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Info: RATA NEGRA are back with two tracks of what at this point has become their trademark sound. A mixture of perfectly balanced vocal harmonies, bouncy punk, surf guitars and melancholic vibes which is highly addictive from the first note. A side Ella Está En Fiestas takes GIRLS AT OUR BEST and RIK AGNEW on a all night party that borrows a BAUHAUS tittle, while the hypnotic flip Bien Triste takes us in a downspiral trip emanating the spirit of GOLPES BAJOS, THE RONETTES and even late 70’s BOWIE.
Band: Miss España
Album: Niebla Mental
Subgenre: synth punk
Physical format: LP
From: Madrid
Label: La Vida Es un Mus
Where to listen
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Info: Death, anxiety and grief parade on their catwalk to the beat of a ramshackle synthesizer and galloping drums, and seasoned with pop harmony, they present these ten tracks in which punk is dressed in tragedy and anger and hysteria overflow. Watch the video for the song “Marte Rojo“
Band: Zanzara
Album: I Fedeli Aspettano Senza Chiedere Il Perché
Subgenre: post-punk / punk
Physical format: LP
From: London
Label: Common people records
Where to listen
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Info: The band based in London but singing in Italian is back. Read our interview here. “I Fedeli Aspettano Senza Chiedere Il Perché” offers us eleven new tracks that sound authentic, tear-jerking, melancholy, exuding sadness with a raw lo-fi sound. Zanzara’s sound is quirky, personal and with a refreshing touch of post-punk rhythms, these primitive and repetitive rhythms create songs that have a raw sound that seems to be taken directly from the 1980s. In fact, as reference points we can find the Blitz of “Second Empire Justice” and “The Killing Dream,” Camera Silens, Nabat, early Klasse Kriminale, and various bands taken from “Chaos En France.”
Band: Hez
Album: Panamaniacs
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: LP
From: Panama
Label: Discos Enfermos
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Info: Raw, ferocious hardcore punk with edgy, delay-filled screamed vocals. Devastating!
Band: Vileness
Album: Defeat For Humanity
Subgenre: crustcore
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From: Kaiserslautern, Germany
Label: DIY
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Info: Absolutely recommended sonic mayhem for fans of the Visions Of War school of d-beat and crust punk tending toward hardcore.
Band: The Ostile Ones
EP: S/T
Subgenre: Hardcore oi!
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From: Helsinki, Finland
Label: DIY
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Info: 4 tracks by this new band formed in 2021 devoted to hardcore oi! with SHARP (Skinheads against racial prejudice) attitude.
Band: Hazed
EP: S/T
Subgenre: hardcore punk
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From: East Java, Indonesia
Label: DIY
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Info: 3 raw, no-frills hardcore punk tracks. Screamed and reverberated vocals in perfect raw punk style!
Band: Disociar
Demo: Demo
Subgenre: d-beat / raw punk
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From: Vallenar, Chile
Label: /
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Info: 4 songs of dark, gloomy punk from Chile.
Band: World In Action
Album: S/T
Subgenre: anarcho punk
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From: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Label: DIY
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Info: anarchist-inspired peace punk band World In Action formed in 2023 as an outlet to channel the growing anxieties of the current social and political climate. With members from Splatter Pattern, Indonesian Junk, Law/Less, Cougar Den, Gallery Night and Chinese Telephones.
Band: KYS SYNNYTTÄJÄT
EP: Energiakriisi
Subgenre: hardcore punk
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From: North Savo, Finland
Label: DIY
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Info: Radical sounding hardcore punk with rather ironic lyrics. 10 powerful tracks with very distinctive singing and choruses with a mix of cleaner screamed vocals in the choruses and dirtier lead vocals.
Band: Snubbed
Album: Harrowing End
Subgenre: hardcore punk
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From: Brooklyn, NY, USA
Label: DIY
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Info: 9 hardcore tracks with metal and powerviolence influences.
Band: Pyrrhic
Album: At What Cost?
Subgenre: raw punk
Physical format: tape
From: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Label: 1753 recordings
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Info: 7 songs recorded on cassette by this dark and aggressive sounding band.
Band: Klaxon
Album: S/T
Subgenre: hardcore / oi!
Physical format: tape
From: Rhode Island, USA
Label: Pogo Till You Puke
Where to listen
Info: 4 tracks by this oi! skinhead band from Rhode Island. Strong hardcore influences and screaming, razor-sharp vocals!
Band: Succ
Album: Better Fvcking Things To Do!
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: 7″
From: Newcastle, Australia
Label: Last Ride Records
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Info: “Better Fucking Things To Do” is the debut 7″ from Newcastle-based Succ. Follow up to the band’s 2019 demo. Dirty sounding hardcore punk in the style of Newcastle!
Band: Blood Feud
Demo: Demo 2023
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: tape
From: Leeds, UK
Label: Conviction Records
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Info: Simple, straightforward hardcore punk with a lo-fi sound and influenced by Discharge school d-beat.
Band: Kebranto
Demo: Demo 2023
Subgenre: punk
Physical format: /
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Label: DIY
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Info: Dedicated to noise punx who in these three tracks immediately make it clear that there is no room for virtuosity! Zero frills!
Band: DELETÄR
Album: S/T
Subgenre: hardcore / d-beat
Physical format: LP / CD
From: Saint Étienne, France
Label: Vox Populi (CD)/ Our Own Kick Rock and Destructure (LP)
Where to listen
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Info: Are you ready for a new dose of käng frenzy? (kängpunk also known as d-beat) Second album that reaches a level of uncontrollable fury. 11 tracks of rabid hardcore that crushes everything in its path and leaves no respite. The songs are punctuated by impactful slogans.
Band: Grawlixes / Unknown Liberty
Split EP: Chaos NY
Subgenre: raw punk
Physical format: 7″
From: Albany, NY / Kingston, NY
Label: Brain Slash Records / Shock To The System Records
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Info: split EP under the banner of the rawest, lo-fi punk between the two New York State bands.
Band: Clinic
Demo: Disorder Demo 23
Subgenre: punk
Physical format: tape
From: Fresno, CA
Label: DIY
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Info: California trio that lavishes itself on primitive, smashing hardcore punk for a total of 2 minutes and 2 songs!
Band: Mentalidad Ausente
EP: Indigno De Ser Humano
Subgenre: metal punk
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From: San Josè, Costa Rica
Label: DIY
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Info: Black metal meets crust punk / d-beat in Costa Rica and out comes this deflagrating 6-track EP totaling 11 minutes.
Band: Souls Worn Thin
Album: Kill Your TV
Subgenre: melodic punk rock
Physical format: CD
From: Olympia, WA, USA
Label: Epictronic Records
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Info: With “Kill Your TV,” Souls Worn Thin deliver a biting critique of society while bringing back the raw energy of punk and grunge music that influenced them in their youth. The band’s music has a typical Pacific Northwest sound that oscillates between aggressive and brash.
Band: Crazy Arm
Song: Floating Bones
Subgenre: punk rock
Physical format: /
From: Est Devon, UK
Label: Xtra Mile Recordings
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Info: A swirl of punk, rock and hardcore sensibilities with textures imbued with harmony. Marking the recent 10th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s death, the lyrics describe a renewed dedication to resisting the cruel neoliberal policies initiated under her leadership, as well as denouncing the disgraceful Illegal Migration Bill that the Conservatives have devised to further their quest for a “hostile environment.” The bill would allow the government to criminalize, detain and deport asylum seekers, which the United Nations say is a “clear violation of the Refugee Convention.”
Band: MC16
Song: Decent Pubs and Murder
Subgenre: Punk Rock
Physical format: /
From: UK
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: The band in describing the song, of which you can see the video below, says that the words Decent Pubs and Murder sound so random together, but they could describe almost any city. FFO The Ruts, Dead Kennedys, Idles.
Band: Bruise Control
Album: Useless For Something
Subgenre: Garage punk
Physical format: Vinyl, CD, tape
From: Manchester, UK
Label: TNS records
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Info: Streamlined and consummate garage punk/rock’n’roll sound that points as much to the “future” as to the past. FFO Dead Boys, Fugazi, Buzzcocks.
Band: Svetlanas
EP: The Alien’s Blues
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: 12″ vinyl
From: Milan
Label: Demons Run Amok
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Info: New 5-track EP by the punk hardcore band. The EP, released on vinyl via German label Demons Run Amok, comes with this video. FFO: The Dwarves, Motörhead, M.D.C, DOA.
Band: Flores Y Fuego
Video: Existir
Album: Altar
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: LP
From: Guadalajara, Mexico
Label: Pirates Press
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Info: “Existir” is the band’s new video from their newly released LP Altar. The band’s hardcore/punk music, mixed with frontwoman Melisa Diaz’s performance, delivers another 2-minute track full of social critique. Diaz shouts “Solo por existir / estamos condenados” (“Just to exist / we are condemned”), emphasizing how many people struggle daily to survive. The band will tour Europe in late July and early August.
Band: The Drowns / The Last Gang
Split: S/T
Subgenre: punk rock / rock n roll
Physical format: 7″
From: USA
Label: Pirates Press
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Info: 1 song per band in this 7″ split that solidifies the friendship between the two American west coast punk rock bands.
Band: Peace De Résistance
Album: Bits and Pieces
Subgenre: glam rock / punk
Physical format: LP
From: USA
Label: La Vida Es Un Mus
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Info: This solo project by Moses Brown of Texas punk bands Institute and Glue arrives at its second release. Brown describes the sound as “demented glam rock,” and the most pertinent frames of reference are Diamond Dogs-the Bowie era, 1970s Lou Reed, and Iggy’s The Idiot and Lust for Life.
Band: Hold Me Tight
EP: S/T
Subgenre: hardcore / metal
Physical format: /
From: Sardinia
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: six tracks that in a handful of minutes make the band’s intentions immediately clear.
This is hardcore punk with massive metal influences, alternating between fast rides and 90s-inspired rhythmic breakdowns, all composed of a clever recipe of roaring vocals, machete-sharp guitars and a soaring, explosive rhythm section. The EP was preceded by the video for “H.M.T.”, a song that deals openly and directly with sensitive issues such as mental health and substance abuse and the stigmatization of these issues in the society in which we live. This is the band’s comment: “We have lost several friends to depression and substance abuse issues. We have expressed our current position on an issue that people are often ‘afraid’ to address.”
Band: Motormouth
EP: S/T
Subgenre: punk rock
Physical format: 7″
From: Bruxelles, Belgium
Label: Roaring Blood Records, Take The City Records
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Info: 7-incher crammed with 4 loud Punk scorchers that’ll get you banging your head against the wall like you haven’t done in a long time. Filled with razor-sharp guitar riffing, mindless bass bashing, and hard drums beating, this one will fry your brains instantly!
Band: Sidewalk Surfers
Video: Atomic Rain
Subgenre: punk rock
Physical format: /
From: Saarbrooklyn, Germany
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: Atomic Rain is the first highly energetic Single from the upcoming Record, melodic, rich sound, melancholic. FFO: Bouncing Souls, The Bronx, Descendents.
Band: Hop Hop Riot
Album: S/T
Subgenre: hardcore
Physical format: CD
From: Pordenone
Label: Rotten Roll Production
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Info: 8 tracks in which NY hardcore, punk, metal and a streak of thrash mingle and create a fast-paced, rhythmic and above all ” angry ” sound. The band deals with social issues and episodes of lived life. The album is self-titled because it is the first album made totally by the current lineup. For lovers of Terror, Agnostic Front, Iron Reagan.
Band: Razzapparte
Video: Notte
Subgenre: oi! punk
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From: Viterbo
Label: Crombie Media Music
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Info: New video by Razzapparte, a historic oi! punk band active since 1995, shot by Mick L. Angelo (Francesco Arduini). The video accompanies a new song by the band, “Night,” released as a digital single via Crombie Media Music.
Band: Waffle
Album: Demo 2023
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: /
From: West Borneo, Indonesia
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: Two furious and edgy songs. Chaotic and primal hardcore punk from Indonesia!
Band: Exaltarist
Album: Live In The Dining Room
Subgenre: crust punk / hardcore punk
Physical format: tape
From: Jacksonville, FL, USA
Label: Bellicose Records
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Info: Live album by the Florida crust punk/hardcore band recorded during an Atlanta forest defense benefit.
Band: Primitive Impulse
Album: Hellish Idols
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: tape
From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Label: 3097 records
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Info: 8 fast, scratchy songs from the band that calls itself “hardcore punk violence”
Band: Pilau
EP: Pressure
Subgenre: hardcore / Grindcore
Physical format: 7″
From: Washington, D.C., USA
Label: Council Records/Capsule Records
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Info: 6 tracks pressed in 300 copies on white 7″ vinyl for this hardcore band with strong grindcore influences straight from Washington, D.C.
Band: Entry
EP: Exit Interview
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: 7″
From: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Label: Convulse Records
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Info: a six-song 7″ EP from Los Angeles’ Entry that picks up where the band’s 2020 LP Detriment left off. Blisteringly fast while remaining heavy – these tracks don’t have an ounce of fat. Lyrically, Exit Interview dives into exactly how it feels to be used up by a world that only benefits the elite
Band: Pester
Album: Apathetic Man
Subgenre: HC punk
Physical format: tape coming soon
From: Porto, Portugal
Label: DIY
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Info: 10 tracks for this debut album by this band devoted to raw, aggressive hardcore punk.
Band: Glaas
EP: Cruel Heart, Cold Summer
Subgenre: anarchopunk / post-punk
Physical format: 7″
From: Berlin
Label: Static Shock Records
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Info: New work by the anarcho-post punk band, although listening you will realize that it breaks out of any pattern. Paranoia, feelings of hopelessness, chaos and suddenly a saxophone will take you on a roller-coaster ride.
Band: Combat Drug
EP: Suicide Tactic
Subgenre: power violence
Physical format: /
From: Olympia, Washington, USA
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: 9 tracks of violent blast beats, raw riffs and an intense assault with dual vocals.
Band: Distrüst
Album: Under The Knife
Subgenre: crust d-beat
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From: San Salvador, El Salvador
Label: DIY
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Info: new work by the band active since 2015. Sounds straddling punk, crust and d-beat accompany these 10 songs.
Band: The Masochists
EP: The TV News
Subgenre: punk rock
Physical format: /
From: Calderdale, UK
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: Punk rockers and pint chuggers from England – as they call themselves in their bio – they are devoted to punk rock influenced heavily by rock n roll, garage and flashes of hardcore. This is their new four-song EP
Band: PX-30
Album: 2023
Subgenre: D-Beat/Hardcore Punk
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From: Uppsala, Sweden
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: 10 tracks for this debut album of d-beat punk hardcore by this Swedish band with former members of Herätys and Agent Attitude.
Band: Without Defeat
EP: Absurd World
Subgenre: grindcore
Physical format: /
From: Tokyo
Label: DIY
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Info: Grindcore/hardcore band with components from KRUELTY, Belmadigula & Horsehead Nebula. 8 devastating and angry songs.
Band: False Negative
EP: No Fraternity
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: tape and vinyl coming soon
From: Illinois, USA
Label: tape: Plebeian Records | vinyl: rock n roll disgrace records
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Info: new EP by the band that features fast-paced, primitive hardcore punk.
Band: Slipper
Album: S/T
Subgenre: fast punk hardcore
Physical format: tape coming soon
From Aachen, Germany
Label: DIY
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Info: 13 tracks all very fast and very short so much so that there is only one song over two minutes and the rest are on the minute or so mark! There is even room for two covers, one by Subhumans (death to the sickoids) and one by The Crucifucks (by the door)
Band: Conservative Military Image
Album: Casual Violence
Subgenre: oi! punk hardcore
Physical format: LP coming soon
From: Chicago, USA
Label: Lionheart Records
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Info: After several EPs in the past two years, here is the first full-length to be released as an LP by Lionheart Records. The skinhead band takes care in the bio to specify which side they are writing “No bonehead Bullshit.” 10 tracks with an original sound ranging from the most classic oi! to hardcore punk with gritty vocals and choruses!
Band: B.L.I.S.S. (Blindly Led Into Systemic Slaughter)
Album: Ignorance is... B.L.I.S.S.
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: tape coming soon
From: Portland, Oregon, USA
Label: DIY
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Info: 7 songs of raw, edgy hardcore punk for this band that cares about getting three concepts across very clearly from the start: the band is anti-fascist, anti-police, and that self-awareness is freedom.
Band: Spy
Album: Satisfaction
Subgenre: hardcore
Physical format: LP/CD
From: Bay Area, CA, USA
Label: Triple B records
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Info: Debut album after several EPs and singles by Spy from the Bay Area. 10 tracks come out on vinyl and CD via Triple B, a guaranteed quality label in the world hardcore scene!
Band: LaCroce
Album: La prima croce
Subgenre: HC
Physical format: CD
From: Rome
Label: Rumagna Sgroza / Tuscia Clan / Lanterna Pirata / Ostia Records
Available in our distro: Yes, order here!
Info: Hardcore FFO: Sick of it all, Rich kids in lsd, The bronx, Payback, Tear me down. Featuring well-known faces from the Italian hardcore scene since there are members of bands such as Payback and TMD. These are their words about the record: “No school hc that serves no one. Laughing at a dead world, spitting venom on joy.”
Band: Hearing Tests
Song: Bad Decision
Subgenre: Punk, Post Punk, Indie
Physical format: /
From: London
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: Noisy post-punk song from Walthamstow, London E17. FFO: Fugazi, Shellac, Nirvana
Band: Liberty & Justice
Album: top of the scrapheap
Subgenre: oi! / rock n roll
Physical format: LP
From: Houston, Texas, USA
Label: Contra Records
Where to listen
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Info: 5 songs released on LP where oi! is contaminated with hardcore, street punk, bovverbeat and rock n roll. FFO: Sheer Terror, Bullshit Detector, The Trouble, No Time, The Royal Hounds…
Band: Liberty & Justice / Empire Down
Split: We want revenge for every minute lost
Subgenre: oi! rock n roll / oi! street punk
Physical format: LP
From: Houston, Texas, USA / Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Label: Primator Crew (EU) Head2wall(US)
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Info: split under the banner of oi! in two different shades. The more mash-up rock n roll oi! of Liberty & Justice meets the more hardcore/street punk powerful and melodic to the point oi! of Empire Down.
Band: Krav Boca, 0-100 seirene & Hrwas
EP: 6AM
Subgenre: rap
Physical format: 7″ out in September
From: Toulouse, France
Label: DIY
Where to listen
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Info: From Krav Boca’s press release: “6AM is the second surprise rap EP of Krav Boca, made with the young phenomenon 0-100 σειρένε from Athens, Greece. A 6AM atmosphere, 3 different moods, just before the first rays of daylight…”.
As usual, the EP is free for download and is accompanied by these two videos: “Underdogs” and “Offbeat“.
Band: Spirito Di Lupo
Album: Vedo La Tua Faccia Nei Giorni Di Pioggia
Subgenre: anarcho punk / hardcore
Physical format: LP
From: Milan / Bologna
Label: Iron Lung Records (USA) / La Vida Es un Mus (Europe)
Where to listen
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Info: From press release: “Bursting through the door with a raw martial snap, SDL blast out snarling anarcho-hardcore anthems inspired by the raspy maniacal sounds of the 80’s Italian punk greats and the sloganeering/passionate-rant lyrical delivery style of the UK’s legendary anarcho punk scene. A riveting combination that doesn’t pull any punches and serves to highlight the beauty of the world rather than dwell in the brooding fodder that usually haunts those genres. Catchy, rudimentary and ecstatic music of the highest order. FFO: Alternative (UK), Negazione, The Mob (UK), Bad Breeding, Kobra, Contropotere and Crass”
Band: Ignorance
Album: S/T
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: LP
From: Helsinki, Finland
Label: Iron Lung Records
Where to listen
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Info: A complete energy explosion with heft and complexity. Finnish hardcore with a Japanese lean. FFO: Confuse, Kriegshög, Lebenden Toten and Gauze
Band: Fashion Change
Album: Smoking Kills
Subgenre: punk hardcore
Physical format: 7″ flexi
From: Seattle, WA, USA
Label: Iron lung Records
Where to listen
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Info: 320 seconds of psychoactive hardcore with troglodytic rhythms, chainsaw guitars, lighthearted nihilism and brutal indignation. FFO: Zouo, United Mutation, Gai, Discharge and GISM
Band: Madbeat
Song: La strada più dura che c’è
Subgenre: punk rock
Physical format: /
From: Piemonte
Label: Motorcity Produzioni / Ammonia Records
Where to listen
Info: new single titled “La strada più dura che c’è,” which features Fabio Valente, lead singer of Arsenico and a crucial figure in the Turin underground scene of the past decades, as a special guest on vocals. The band comments on the song:
“The hardest road there is is that road we take every time, knowing that it will bring us close to our dreams, to our ambitions, but also far from our fixed points, from our daily lives that house our past, and with it everything we have consolidated with love and hope. Every time we reach a goal we leave a piece of something behind, and conscious of this we ask ourselves a thousand questions about what we are doing even if we never really think about it. It is not a song that gives answers, but a song that exposes a way of life, which some people face with serenity and awareness.”
Band: JJ and the A’s
EP: S/T
Subgenre: punk
Physical format: LP
From: Barcelona / Denmark
Label: La Vida Es Un Mus
Where to listen
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Info: From press release: “JJ and the A’s release their debut 6 track EP and it’s a barrage of punk nuggets that explode out of the speaker. The treble is on full and the bass down low as the Danish/Barcelona powerpunk band unleash hell and fury. This is punk from the golden eras of the late 70’s and early 80’s and even a bit of early 90’s from people who have been involved in hardcore scene for all of their adult lives. It’s relentless and is an absolute fireball of speed and energy. Think a mix of Gorilla Angreb, Screamers, Spits, Rip Off Records and those classic Killed by Death 7”s that now are worth thousands.”
Band: Le Iene
EP: MiseraMente
Subgenre: ska punk
Physical format: CD
From: Ferrara
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: new work by the Ferrara-based band: it is a concentrate of distorted sounds and energetic rhythms typical of punk rock mixed with the melodies, attitude and horns typical of ska.
Band: Load Rejection
EP: Never Known
Subgenre: alternative rock / grunge / metal
Physical format: CD
From: between Lodi and Piacenza
Label: DIY
Where to listen
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Info: The somber sound, along with the groove and the choruses with more shouted vocals, reflects the band’s personality, which translates into introspective lyrics dictated by the need to escape from the complexities of life that any of us may encounter. A sound, an expertly dosed recipe of alternative rock, nu metal with rap forays, punk-hardcore and garage influences.
Band: Béton Armé
EP: Second Souffle
Subgenre: oi!
Physical format: 7″
From: Montreal, Quebec
Label: Roachleg Records (USA) Primator Crew (EU)
Where to listen
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Info: New work by the band inspired by the French punk/oi! bands of the 80s. 4 tracks that leave no escape!
Band: Puffer
EP: S/T
Subgenre: punk rock n roll
Physical format: 7″
From: Montreal, Quebec
Label: Roachleg Records
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Info: Band with members from Ultrarat, Mueco and more. 4 new tracks just in time for summer. If you liked the demo, you’ll love this EP!
Band: Niki Lauda Firefighters
Album: S/T
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: coming soon
From: Berlin
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: A barrage of no less than 17 fast and powerful hardcore punk songs for this debut album released for now only digitally.
Band: Appäratus
Album: From..To The Land Of The Dead
Subgenre: hardcore punk / crust d-beat
Physical format: tape
From: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Label: DIY
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Info: Swedish-style hardcore mixed with crust and d-beat influences for this band from Malaysia that has been in the scene for years now.
Band: UBU
EP: S/T
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: /
From: Lyon, France
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: 6 tracks including a GG Allin cover for this raw and fierce hardcore punk band.
Band: Thatcher’s Snatch
EP: White Collar Man
Subgenre: UK82 punk
Physical format: 7″
From: Naarm/Melbourne, Australia
Label: Hardcore Victim
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Info: Second work by the Australian band. This ep offers a ballad with very distinctive bass lines and two furious tracks that wink at the glory days of Riot City, Clay records and other UK82 classics.
Band: No More Lies
Song: Il cuore della bestia
Subgenre: hardcore punk oi!
Physical format: /
From: Rome
Label: Rumagna sgroza l’oltraggio tuscia clan
Where to listen
Info: Slow and powerful oi/core FFO Agnostic Front, Nabat, Warzone, Colonna Infame.
Band: Fucked Up Minds
Album: Bomb Attack
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: CD
From: Belgium
Label: DIY
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Info: Old school hardcore punk with crossover influences. FFO: The Exploited, Discharge, The Varukers, GBH, D.R.I.
Band: Krigsstigen
EP: Vi kan bättre
Subgenre: skate punk
Physical format: CD
From: Sweden
Label: DIY
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Info: Swedish style skate punk FFO Asta Kask and De lyckliga kompisarna, two Swedish melodic punk bands.
Band: All Coasted
EP: Never Ending Puppet Show
Subgenre: punk rock
Physical format: CD, vinyl
From: Vicenza
Label: Striped Records
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Info: This new EP is an explosive concentration of skate punk, mixing the tradition of West Coast bands of the 90s and 00s with irony, sarcasm, and rebellion against the stereotypes of today’s world.
Band: Odpisani / Toxic Youth
Split: Walkin’ Free Towards A better Tomorrow
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: Vinyl
From: Slovenia / Italy
Label: WTF RECORDS
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Info: 12″ vinyl split by these two bands active in the hardcore punk scene since the 90s. 3 new songs per band!
Band: Squelette
Album: Fin de Partie
Subgenre: oi!
Physical format: 12″ LP
From: Paris
Label: Shoom records / Primator Crew
Where to listen
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Info: First album by the Paris-based oi! band after several singles and EPs. Classic oi! with rock n roll and hardcore influences
Band: Reckless Upstarts
Album: We Walk Alone
Subgenre: oi! street punk
Physical format: 12″ LP
From: Windsor, ON, Canada
Label: Insurgence Records, LSM Vinyl, Tough Ain’t Enough Records
Where to listen
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Info: new work by the Canadian band that combines melody and power in an oi! street punk firmly grounded in working class and anti-fascist values.
Band: Atturri
Album: S/T
Subgenre: oi! street punk
Physical format: LP + CD
From: Navarre
Label: Tough Ain’t Enough Records
Where to listen
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Info: Debut album by the Navarre band Atturri, containing 5 powerful new songs, accompanied by the tracks included in the compilations “Kaosa Euskal Herrian” and “Chaos In Basque Country.”
Limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl that also includes a CD with the songs.
Band: Agur
EP: Garena Gara
Subgenre: oi! punk rock
Physical format: LP
From: Guernica, Basque Country
Label: Tough Ain’t Enough Records
Where to listen
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Info: Debut album by the Guernica band, in which they present 6 new songs accompanied by the 3 songs from their 2022 demo. Rock n roll songs with garage and oi! influences melodic to the point.
Band: Ukabilkada
Album: Guretzat
Subgenre: oi! rock n roll
Physical format: 12″ LP
From: Algorta, Basque Country
Label: Tough Ain’t Enough Records, kasetekoizpenak
Where to listen
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Info: More than 15 years after their previous album “Gu Gara Mendekua!” the Algorta-based band is back with eight new songs sung in Basque, including a cover of Perkele.
Band: Harry May
Album: Flying Low
Subgenre: oi! street punk
Physical format: 12″ LP
From: Galicia
Label: Tough Ain’t Enough Records
Where to listen
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Info: New album by the Galician band. After their debut single and shared album with Himnos, Irmo and Lebel, the band strikes again with 10 powerful new songs that are sure to surprise you!
Band: Bottled Violent
EP: NIHIL
Subgenre: Punk Hardcore
Physical format: tape coming soon
From: Bandung, Indonesia
Label: Diy
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Info: In this Ep Indonesian Bottled Violent offer fast and loud 80s hardcore punk. 6 out of 7 songs are no longer than 1 minute, the exception being “Monologue” where the singer speaks over the music track.
Band: Overgrown Throne
Album: Captured Alive
Subgenre: Hardcore d-beat
Physical format: tape
From: Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA
Label: Broken Sound Tapes
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Info: 10 tracks of dark, lo-fi d-beat hardcore with heartbreaking screaming vocals.
Band: Dauðyflin
Album: Þorparaljóð
Subgenre: Hardcore pogo punk
Physical format: tape
From: Reykjavík, Iceland
Label: Diy
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Info: 5 tracks of fast and edgy low-fi punk. Quoting their social media description: “The hardcore pogo punk soundtrack to your psychedelic haunted house movie”.
Band: Sunami
Album: S/T
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: CD / LP
From: San Jose, California, USA
Label: Triple B
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Info: Debut album by beatdown hardcore band with strong metal influences. 8 powerful and violent tracks.
Band: WüT
Demo: S/T
Subgenre: crust metal punk
Physical format: tape
From: Berlin
Label: Abfall Produktionen
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Info: 5 dark songs in perfect metal punx style mixed with crust punk elements
Band: Fake Fun / Hong / Dirty Ass / Squealing Nipples
Split: 4 Way Split
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: LP / tape
From: St Petersburg, Russia / Tangerang, Indonesia / Tangerang, Indonesia / St Petersburg, Russia
Label: LP: Fucking Thrash / tape: Necros Records, Willow house
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Info: 13 songs for this four-band split (two Russian, two Indonesian) under the banner of fast, edgy hardcore.
Band: Remdik
Album: S/T
Subgenre: Skinhead HC Punk
Physical format: tape
From: Žilina, Slovakia
Label: 161 Strikes Records
Where to listen
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Info: More than a band, they call themselves a family. This is a Slovak band formed by two blood brothers and two non-blood brothers. 8 songs sung in Slovak with antifascist and highly confrontational content. All profits from digital downloads go to Romani solidarity organizations and initiatives. United against hate and tziganophobia.
Band: Azijnpisser
Album: Cold Cuts
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: LP
From: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Label: Loner Cult Records / Rinderherz Records / Way Back When Records
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Info: Very powerful and very fast hardcore. Almost all songs under two minutes, 16 tracks and about 25 minutes! The Dutch band has simple but original riffs and songs!
Band: Urban Sprawl
Promo: Summer Promo 2023
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: tape
From: San Francisco, CA, USA
Label: Revelation Records, Convulse Records
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Info: three songs to introduce the LP that will see the light of day soon. There will be tapes of this promo, available for the band’s European summer tour.
Band: Trace Amount
EP: First Six
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: /
From: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: First six songs for this EP by this new band. Raw, violent hardcore with powerful screaming vocals.
Band: Scum Trail
Demo: Demo 2023
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: tape
From: Warsaw, Poland
Label: DIY
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Info: 80s hardcore punk with an old school sound for this Polish band debuting with these 5 tracks.
Band: Kläpträp
Album: Songs About Wrongs
Subgenre: anarcho – crust punk
Physical format: /
From: UK / Germany
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: Classic crust punk with anarchic themes for this new band with members from the UK and Germany. 12 songs for less than half an hour with raw, old-school sounds.
Band: Imploders
Album: S/T
Subgenre: hardcore punk rock
Physical format: LP
From: Toronto, Canada
Label: Neon Taste Records / Static Shock Records
Where to listen
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Info: Debut LP by this Canadian band that mixes hardcore punk influences with garage punk and rock n roll. FFO: Circle Jerks and Zero Boys.
Band: Dogma
Album: Disarm or Die
Subgenre: anarcho punk
Physical format: 10″/CD
From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Label: Grow Your Own Records
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Info: Classic anarcho-peace punk band with an unmistakable sound that sounds like it came straight out of Crass headquarters in the 80s!
Band: Diced
EP: Demo?
Subgenre: hardcore punk
Physical format: /
From: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: 6 tracks with alternating rhythms of clear old-school hardcore punk.
Band: Waivers
EP: S/T
Subgenre: punk
Physical format: /
From: Leipzig, Germany
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: 6 fast, angry punk songs between hardcore and German street punk.
Band: Snakeland
Single: Dragging out stars
Subgenre: Punk rock
Physical format: /
From: Buffalo, NY, Usa
Label: diy
Where to listen
Info: Punk rock with soul influences FFO Gaslight Anthem, Menzingers and Samiam.
Band: Resto Basket
Single: Prends garde
Subgenre: Punk rock
Physical format: /
From: Grenoble, France
Label: Diy
Where to listen
Info: Punk rock single about friendship, FFO Offspring and Sum41.
Band: Acid Snot
Single: AMSTERDAM
Subgenre: Melodic Punk / Alternative Metal
Physical format: /
From: Barcelona, Spain
Label: Lockjaw Records, Thousand Islands Records
Where to listen
Info: A mix of skatepunk, alternative metal and pop punk with melancholy emo lyrics, catchy vocal harmonies and heavy riffs.
Band: Reason To Leave
Single: Last Words
Subgenre: Punk rock
Physical format: /
From: England
Label: Horn & Hoof Records
Where to listen
Info: Influenced by 90s Skate Punk, 80s Hardcore, and Crossover Thrash, Reason To Live combine socially engaged lyrics with ferocious riffs.
Band: MaveriX
Single: Sweet Alberta
Subgenre: Cowpunk
Physical format: /
From: Milan
Label: Rocketman
Where to listen
Info: As the band itself indicates, the essence of Cowpunk is cowboys, prairies, flannel shirts… and a good dose of punk rock guitars! In the verses you find the energy and melody of California punk rock mixed with a pub singalong refrain and the effectiveness of country-western riffs.
Band: Jilted
Album: nell’ingiustizia e nel silenzio
Subgenre: raw punk hardcore crust
Physical format: LP
From: Alessandria – Asti
Label: DIY
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Info: 9 tracks, a mix of 80s Italian hardcore and Swedish d-beat/crust, lyrics in Italian, diy packaging with mini poster for 25 years of activity. FFO: Wolfpack, Adrestia, Hiatus, Impact.
Band: The Trashed
EP: Trashing The Classics
Subgenre: Rock & Roll
Physical format: CD digipack
From: Saronno (ITA) / Bristol (UK)
Label: Duff Records
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Info: A re-celebration of the 50s and 60s with the band’s own attitude and sounds. FFO: The Toy Dolls, The Briefs, Ramones, Johnny Thunders, Danny & The Juniors, The Vibrators, The Queers, Teenage Head, The Damned, The Crooks
Band: Poni Boi
Single: Fame d’aria
Subgenre: surf punk
Physical format: /
From: Fano // Pesaro // Senigallia
Label: Rocketman
Where to listen
Info:A track for people who have “Is This It” by the Strokes and “Pet Sounds” by the Beach Boys in their top 10. And who dress “streetwear,” like Damon Albarn from ’97 to the present. FFO: Surf Curse, Skeggs, The Strokes, The Undertones
Band: Reo
Album: La Marca Maldita
Subgenre: street punk oi!
Physical format: LP
From: Jerez, Andalusia, Spain
Label: Contra Records / Tough Ain’t Enough Records
Where to listen
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Info: new work by the Andalusian band that mixes melodic elements with powerful, scratchy vocals and street punk / oi! riffs.
Band: Mele Marce / Cattivo Sangue
Split: Randagi & Furiosi
Subgenre: oi! street punk
Physical format: 12″ LP
From: Reggio Emilia, Molfetta
Label: Anfibio Records
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Info: New work by the two Italian oi! street punk bands. Single sided colored vinyl with mini poster included.
Band: Brut
EP: S/T
Subgenre: oi!
Physical format: /
From: Australia
Label: DIY
Where to listen
Info: 5 new songs by the Australian oi! band reminiscent of 80s formations such as Red Alert and Blitz.
Band: Minus Hero
EP: From Down to Dawn
Subgenre: Punk Rock/Grunge/Emo/Shoegaze
Physical format: 12″ LP
From: Rome/Amsterdam
Label: Flamingo records, Punk rock radar, Cat’s claw records, White Russian records
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Info: New work, after a demo and a 10″ EP titled “Songs About Leaving,” by the band with members from Nofu, Twister, Bravo, Arabian Tower. Mixed and mastered at LOOPS STUDIO in Latina, this record is for you if you are a fan of Jawbreaker, Dinosaur Jr, Superchunk, Archers of Loaf.
Band: Dischordia
Song: Disordine organizzato
Subgenre: Melodic hardcore
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From: Florence
Label: Arrosti Records
Where to listen
Info: single musically inspired by the Fat Wreck school, it anticipates the video for the same song that will be released soon and the album that will see the light of day at the end of the year/early new year. Also via Arrosti Records mixed by super Antonio Nevone.
Band: Chaneys
Song: Archangel
Subgenre: Horror Punk
Physical format: /
From: Moscow, Russia
Label: Scratched Records
Where to listen
Info: An unexpected take on a Glenn Danzig classic. FFO: Misfits, Samhain, Danzig, Blitzkid, The Other.
MOVIE:
Genre: Film
Title: When the nights end | A la fin des nuits
By: Camille Garcia-Rennes, written by Camille Garcia-Rennes, Erwan Lansonneur & Krav Boca
Subtitles: FR, ENG, GR, ESP, IT, GER, PL, HUN, RU, ROU
Synopsis: A punk band traveling around Europe, performing in squats. In these occupied places, they meet allies, that also fight against conformism in our society, recklessly chasing utopia, seeking for freedom. With music as a weapon, they must keep going through their journey, sticking to their unity pact no matter what, until the nights end.