1/01/2009
TRACKLIST
1. Capiam Deiis
2. Special Prupose
3. Fight Song Revisited
4. To Hell With the Enlightenment
5. Post-Teenage Redemption
6. Untruth as Master Signifier
7. Irritable Bowel Disorder: Project Reagan
8. You Are My Favorite Line in the Worst Song Ever Written
9. The Function and Malfunction of Lab Experiment No. 728
10. Three-Pronged Apparatus
11. 53rd Street South
12. Recipe For Token Sing-Along Polemic Complete With Expletives Aimed At Positions of Power
13. Geld
14. Big Brother
15. Blood and Tongue
16. Notes For an Uproarious Comedy Show
17. Counter-Hegemonimania
18. No Friend of MIne
INFO
Unrelenting! Explosively powerful creative thrash marked with tough metallic breakdowns, floor- punching chunka-chunka, and raucous female vocals. Speeding hardcore filled with abrasive twists and turns, violent vocal trade offs and dark and thoughtful lyrics. SCROTUM GRINDER is composed of members of the bands HANKSHAW (though they sounds nothing alike), FAILURE FACE, along with Steve Kosiba, who was in Misery Index-era ASSUCK and lead vocalist, Michelle who is a punk rock crowd-leaping terror and later sang in MOMENTO MORI! By no means a repeat of past bands or sounds, this tears with inventiveness and imagination while still keeping even keel with a destructive hardcore path, an apocalyptic dark ride with lyrical hope and inspiration as a guide... and yes, Prank knows the band name is terrible!
LISTEN: Fight Song Revisited
Etiquetas: hardcore, metal, Screamo, Scrotum Grinder
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(0) comments12/13/2008
TRACKLIST
01- Mere Construct
02- Safe From Harm
03- Deadender
04- The Pulse
INFO
AUTUMN DELAY started out March 2004. Their debut recordings resulted in a split cd with “The Black Heart Rebellion” on Offerandum records and received some very positive reviews. They played non-stop all over Belgium and played tours in Spain, France, Suisse and the United Kingdom. Just recently, AD recorded a 4 track EP. It consists of 4 new songs that demonstrate a full-grown and matured band. A band who recorded an honest EP, trying to represent their powerful live reputation. And above all a band that refuses to be yet another copy of whatever’s doing good at the time.
LISTEN: Mere Construct
Etiquetas: Autumn Delay, hardcore, Screamo
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(0) comments12/06/2008
TRACKLIST
01. De vuelta a tu origen
02. El undécimo episodio
03. Suivons ravis l’inertie du monde
04. El valor de otra ocasión perdida
05. Un discours pour l’élite
06. L’élan de ma volonté
07. La cage en or
INFO
Banda nacida de la unión de antiguos componentes de Criatura y Nevergood se ha ido convirtiendo en una de las referencias del post hardcore en Aragón. Sus anteriores grabaciones, ‘interlude’ y ‘les miserables’, les han llevado a realizar conciertos por todo el estado, e incluso a recorrer Europa. Esta experiencia se plasma en un directo contundente, pero al mismo tiempo psicodélico, que no deja indiferente a nadie.
10.000 años de venganza serían pocos para equilibrar la balanza. La barbarie, la injusticia, en definitiva lo que denuncian estos chicos en sus letras y que tanta rabia les provoca. Rítmicas apabullantes con melodías hipnóticas para un más que reconocible sonido ‘interlude’ Las voces en francés (salvo alguna excepción) terminan de apuntillar la impresión de que tenemos en las manos un trabajo diferente.
Grabado en Ultramarinos Costa Brava y Montreal Studios.
MagoFermin
LISTEN: De vuelta a tu origen
Etiquetas: hardcore, interlude, post-hardcore, Rock, Screamo
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(2) comments11/25/2008
TRACKLIST
1. Bored of Math
2. Left for Dead
3. Up to You
4. New Toy
5. Black Art Number One
6. Married to the Sidewalk
7. One for the Road
8. As They Breed They Swarm
9. No One Ever Gives You a Straight Answer to Anything
10. Last Bastion of Heaven Lies Abandoned and Burning
INFO
Kicking and screaming their way out of sunny Brighton, (UK), The Ghost Of A Thousand lay out their mission statement amidst the opening track's, ('Bored Of Math'), controlled fury; " punk rock needs you again. Generation X is dead" they scream over demented fits of controlled rage. It's one hell of a way to open a record! And what a record it is!.
'Left For Dead' comes next and there isn't a single let up in the ferocious delivery. " I'm sick of seeing the same kids at shows" screams vocalist Tom Lacey, seemingly disillusioned with the scene they are trying to escape, before asking " what is it where looking for?" like a man who knows he may never find the answer. 'Up To You' is a volatile mix of cascading, violent drums and playfully scathing guitars while album highlight 'New Toy' adds swagger to the volatile mix, letting everyone listening in know that these hardcore boys aren't afraid to dance and they expect you to dance with them.
I could go on. Each of the 10 tracks contained on this debut album simply destroys. It's 28 minutes of urgency and excitement, of hardcore fury and rock 'n' roll passion, of belief and conviction and everyone of it's 28 minutes is delivered with such a thrill thats it's hard not to get swept away with everything that is going on.
In Short The Ghost Of A Thousand have delivered a stunning debut. It uses its influences, (Refused, Bars, The Bronx, Gallows, The Hope Con), in a subtle yet mature way to create an totally essential punk rock record. And in 2007 that has become a rare thing indeed.
Absolute Punk
LISTEN: Up to You
Etiquetas: punk rock, Screamo, The ghost of a thousand
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(0) comments11/17/2008
TRACKLIST
1. Intro
2. Pieņem Tagadni Par Nākotni / Zaudē Ilūziju Par Nākotni
3. Special One
4. Dare To Forgive (mp3)
5. Silence Never Lies
6. Light Is Just An Illusion
7. The Challenge
8. Mess Of Recognition
9. Viltus Naids
10. Vain Promise
11. Undone
LISTEN: Dare To Forgive
Etiquetas: emanon, hardcore, Rock, Screamo
eraser at 12:58 p. m.
(0) comments11/03/2008
TRACKLIST
01. I
02. IV
03. III
04. II
Info
June Paik are a screamo band from Donauwörth in Germany. They’ve released a selftitled 7” (React With Protest) and a selftitled 12” (React With Protest/Parade of Spectres), the latter of which drew their already dark and intense style more towards epic build ups and heavy droning passages much in the vein of mid-90’s Canadian emo bands such as Union of Uranus and One Eyed God Prophecy, and also a song on each the Emo Apocalypse and Emo Armageddon compilations from React With Protest. The band members are Daniel, Patrick, Ulli and Sebastian.
LISTEN:II
Etiquetas: june paik, post-hardcore, progressive metal, Screamo
kRIXx at 8:53 p. m.
(0) comments10/12/2008
TRACKLIST
01. J. Edgar Hoover
02. Comics as the modern mythology
03. Great disasters
04. Why drive when you can be driven
05. A legacy of bad decisions
06. F = ma
07. Disney bad
08. Las dolores
09. Onehundredjohns
10. Rush hour for commitment
11. Men of silence
LISTEN: Great disasters
Etiquetas: Rock, Screamo, suchi rukara
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(0) comments9/28/2008
TRACKLIST
01. Mort mort mort
02. une heure plus tard
03. le veilleur du grand marché
04. ...
05. huit
06. le kid de la plage
07. on a qu'a se dire qu'on s'en
08. 8 prophète de malheur
INFO
Coming from Caen, France, Aussitôt Mort (as soon as dead in french) began playing together in early 2005 : soon after the Apollo Program break up, Antoine, Milouze and Greg decided they wanted to carry on making music together... They teamed up with good friends and great musicians Pierre (also bassplayer in Amanda Woodward) and Cédric (from the experimental-post-rockish local band None-Id). No rules were set, no boundaries erected, just the usual “making music you like with good friends” thing. They first tried to create a new style, “emo-doom”, which could have been called “emoom”, or “doomo”, but they kind of failed. Several months later, some songs have been put together, recorded in le Studio de la Souleuvre, a remote studio in the Normandy countryside. During the process, some played french bowls, a dead mouse was found in a bed, things went pretty good.
Level Plane
LISTEN: on a qu'a se dire qu'on s'en
Etiquetas: ambiental., aussitôt mort, metal, Screamo
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(0) comments9/18/2008
TRACKLIST
01. Adorno - Life. Love. Don't Need Regret
02. Adorno - Theoretically Driven
03. End of a Year - Michael Ray Richardson
04. End of a Year - Go to Hell, Dickhead
Info
Love this record. A 7 inch split from 2 of the most fresh bands in D.I.Y. punk rock.
End Of A Year come from Albany, NY (USA) and they deliver 2 new songs in the old good fashioned punk rock in the vein of Embrace, Rites Of Spring. You all know the sound. Caustic lyrics and a full musical hard-on on their side. 'Michael Ray Richardson' and the noisy 'Go To Hell, Dickhead' are the songs that appear on this record.
Flip the side and flip yourself. My cousins from Adorno, the great young band from Lisbon, Portugal, on the other side. Vocal melodies ala At The Drive-In. Pounding bass lines. Amazing 2 emotional songs: 'Life. Love. Don't need regret' a wink to Unbroken and 'Theoretically Driven'. Not Theodor. Just Adorno.
Existencia
Etiquetas: adorno, emo, end of a year, hardcore, Punk, Screamo
kRIXx at 10:54 p. m.
(0) comments9/10/2008
TRACKLIST
01.John Merrick - Carreteras perdidas
02.John Merrick - El valor de lo fugaz
03.John Merrick - Lluvia ácida
04.John Merrick - Tu propia víctima
05.John Merrick - Una vida de ensueño
06.Dédalo - 11
07.Dédalo - 8
08.Dédalo - 4
09.Dédalo - 7
10.Frieda's Still in Love - Godzilla
11.Frieda's Still in Love - Thursday
12.Frieda's Still in Love - Too young to suffer, too old to cry
Etiquetas: dedalo, frieda´s still in love, john merrick, metal, post-hardcore, Rock, Screamo
eraser at 3:56 p. m.
(0) comments9/06/2008
TRACKLIST
01. Castles
02. Hourglass
03. Sculpt
04. Tracers
05. Yell
INFO
Who:
A Salt Lake City, Utah based post-hardcore quintet who are known for their powerful live performance and slowly building a name for themselves with their debut EP, Angler. The band cites a long list of influences including The Casket Lottery, Bear Vs. Shark, At The Drive-In, and Minus The Bear to name a few.
How Is It?:
Angler is a very refreshing and interesting debut release and the experimentation shown throughout the album shows the band had little fear upon entering the studio. As soon as the track “Castles” begins, you realize one of the key components of the band that sets them apart from their peers: a violinist. I am not talking just accents here and there either, the violin is an integral component of the bands sound and sticks out even amongst the frenzied drumming and dizzying, angular guitar work. Before I actually listened to this record and first discovered there was a violinist, I was a bit skeptical, but it just adds more depth to the album. There is never a dull moment on Angler, as Loom is constantly bombarding the listener with their intricate guitar work, explosive percussion and emotion laden screaming and shouting. Loom occasionally will slow the pace a little allowing the listener a short respite before launching right back into their adrenaline-fueled frenzy. Angler is a great starting point for these Salt Lake City natives, and while there are a few parts that could use fine-tuning, my only chief complaint is that this release was not longer. The band is currently working on a full-length and after the talents I observed on this record, I am eagerly anticipating the results of whatever they release next.
Absolutepunk
Etiquetas: loom, math rock, Screamo
eraser at 9:53 a. m.
(2) comments
TRACKLIST
01. A sens unique
02. Derrière
03. Hier soir le rock'n'roll m'a sauvé la vie
04. L'avant et l'après
05. Convergence
06. Les mains sales
07. Dégoût exquis
08. Vers la fin
INFO
Sometimes you receive a mail from an unknown band with the question if you want to review their album. Rarer is the fact that it’s a French band with French lyrics, a biography in French and the only Ampools related stuff I can find on the internet is in the French language besides a small portion of English on their Myspace.
At school I didn’t succeed very well with French so this review is mostly about the music. The professional sound of Ampools can be categorized in the emorock direction but they combine it with hectic outbursts not unlike At The Drive-In, Refused or even some Botch parts. They succeed quite well because all the songs still have the natural flow and stuck in your head.
Point of discussion is vocalist Antoine Richard. His hysterical way of screaming is something you get used to because after two listener sessions it feels natural and definitely fits in Ampools’ songs so it was a wise decision to put him in front of the Alan Douches’mix.
A professional step for a French band: to go to Alan Douches and when you see the planned gigs on Myspace you know that we're dealing with a band that wants to make huge steps forward. That’s the reason I don’t understand why a press sheet in French language is sent to a foreign webzine. The lyrics and text in the booklet are also in French, a cocky decision but also a strange one if you want to go for European success.
The label asked for only four stars but due to the remarks above I only can go to three and a half.
Asice
LISTEN: Vers la fin
Etiquetas: ampools, hardcore, Rock, Screamo
eraser at 9:31 a. m.
(0) comments8/23/2008
TRACKLIST
01.Adorno - Anchors Aweigh
02.Adorno - Time Line
03.Syn*Error - Lowered Expectations
INFO
And the second 7 inch for Adorno available in a few weeks of delay. This split is with the germans from Berlin, Syn*Error.
Adorno follows the line of the other 7 inch, in a more melodic path than their first 12". Nice stuff. The 2 songs are: 'Anchors Aweigh' and 'Timeline'. The end for 'Timeline' is one of the most catchy riffs I remember to having ever listened to.
Syn*Error offers one song called 'Lowered Expectations' on a 400 years style.
Noisy, distorted, melodic, beautiful, emotive sad sounding music. The songs on here are genuine and honest. It's rare when bands like these come along and stick so close to how this style should sound, but both bands have accomplished this sound to perfection.
Aexistencia Records
Etiquetas: adorno, emocore, Screamo, syn*error
eraser at 4:12 p. m.
(0) comments8/17/2008
TRACKLIST
01.Alpinist - Wortlos
02.Alpinist - Kreise ziehen
03.Alpinist - Weisse Peder
04.Alpinist - Nachtlager
05.Finisterre - Casino aachen
06.Finisterre - Gruner + jahr
07.Finisterre - Asphalt
08.Finisterre - Depression
09.Finisterre - Ums ganze
10.Finisterre - Jijl
INFO
ALPINIST, a young & promising band from Münster / Germany with their first vinyl output after their amazing demo-tape. They combine the heaviness of FALL OF EFRAFA with the catchiness of modern spanish neo-crust like MADAME GERMEN / EKKAIA.FINISTERRE from Cologne/Germany with six songs full of midtempo d-beat/HC.
Catchy, melancholic melodies pair with brutal M/F – vocals.
Contraszt!
Etiquetas: alpinist, crust, dbeat, finisterre, metal, neocrust, Screamo
eraser at 3:43 p. m.
(1) comments6/12/2008
TRACKLIST
01. Correcting God
02. The Defeatist
03. Lonesome Jones
04. Seventeen
05. Spiraling
06. Savior
07. Breathe Again
08. Chimchera
09. Your Song
10. Good Riddance
11. Final Offering
12. Time Was No Longer Time
INFO
Car vs. Driver began when I was 17 years old. By the time we played our final show, I was 19. This band was the music of my life during a period when people usually experience the greatest amount of freedom, which is what I think of whenever I listen to this music now. There were so many new experiences: living on our own, meeting new people, getting a new perspective on life. Our lifestyle in turn gave us a new perspective on expressing music, and we poured all of our energy and emotion into it. Music that now seems a world away music from a different life. Its hard to remember that everything about being in a band at that time was simply making a 7, buying the cheapest van you could find, and touring the country for the summer. There was no infrastructure to build your music around, which also removed its barriers. Instead of running our band like a corporation, we played peoples living rooms and basements, engaged in kickball tournaments, made record covers out of manila envelopes, slept on top of our van, cooked pasta, and played with some of the most amazing bands in the process. Bands that epitomized the time like Spirit Assembly, Policy of 3, Friction, Current, The Yah Mos, Assfactor 4, Frail, Hoover, Freemasonry, Scout, and Inkwell. The experience we had is something that could never be recreated, and I consider myself incredibly lucky to have been a part of that moment in time. Thank you Matt, Steve, and Jonathan for bringing this to me.
James Joyce. August, 2004
LISTEN: Savior
Etiquetas: car vs. driver, emo, Screamo
