4.21.2011

The Black Angels "Another Nice Pair"


POST/PSYCHEDELIC-ROCK. "another nice pair" stands as a potent document of the band's formative psych-rock sound. The a-side capture the "the black angels" release (including key tracks from the debut album "passover" in addition to the non-album jam "winter '68". The b-side flip presents the original "exit" release which was available only as a bonus for those who pre-ordered the band's sophomore "directions to see a ghost". This side also includes tracks that were available only as bonus material on the limited edition 3-LP version of "directions to see a ghost", in addition to the iTunes exclusive "black angel exit/shine", and a ripping cover of BLACK MOUNTAIN's "no satisfaction".

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BLACK SPIDERS "sons of the north"


ROCK/STONER/METAL. This Sheffield-based quintet have managed to harness the powers of Angus Young and priapic death-punks TURBONEGRO and distil it into a brew fit for Odin himself. Quite literally 10 tracks of galloping rock and thunderous roll, heads down, no nonsense, ear splintering, gut wrenching organic, melodic goodness. Their apocalyptic three-man axe assault is awe-inspiring. This is another monolithic slab of thunderous rock.

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4.20.2011

BLITZKID apparitional


HORROR-PUNK. BLITZKID, a band that's been part of the horror-punk scene for well over a decade, is back with their 7th album. Prepare yourself for horror-punk at its best. BLITZKID is influenced by AFI, THE MISFITS, SAMHAIN, T.S.O.L., and THE RAMONES. Long live the horror!

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4.18.2011

LENTO "icon"


POST-ROCK/HARDCORE. LENTO's 1st album "eathen" has received great attention and rave reviews, so their long-awaited 2nd album had to be confronted with high expectations - these expectations are easily met and exceeded by "icon". On "icon", LENTO explore a new range of emotions and feelings, and build up a very deep and dark universe driven by their usual postcore fury. Already with EARTHEN, LENTO convinced their listeners by being one of the most overwhelming and mind-blowing bands of today. On "icon", the song structures have been particularly developed to repeat and strongly strengthen this impression. For fans of early CULT OF LUNA, OMEGA MASSIF and SLEEP.

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4.17.2011

ROSETTA "a determinism of morality "


INSTRUMENTAL/POST-ROCK. Philadelphia's ROSETTA aspire to put themselves at the top of the instrumental post-rock genre with a sound that is both beautiful and devastating, combining elements of EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY, RUSSIAN IRCLES, SONIC YOUTH and even COALESCE. Vinyl comes with a gatefold cover.
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MOB RULES "the donor "



HARDCORE. On their debut full-length, the UK's MOB RULES has concocted one of the most ambitious and cohesive re-articulations of power-violence in recent memory. While they don't abandon the genre's essential traits - blistering fast parts, trippy sludge breakdowns and harsh, hateful vocals - they render them exponentially more powerful by adding some new spices to the stew, namely an expansive sense of composition that recalls KINJG CRIMSON at their heaviest moments. From a 37sec. ripper to a 7min. epic jam that wastes anything on "the process of weeding out",

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ENFOLD "no coming home"


POST-HARDCORE. * RECORD STORE DAY exclusive 16.4.2011 * ENFOLD was a German hardcore band that existed between 1995 - 2001. They released a couple 7"s and broke up straight after releasing this full-length in 2000. Members went on in THE NOW-DENIAL and a couple to neglect indie-rock bands, like TOMTE. ENFOLD were arguably one of the best German live bands around that time, and this master-piece with 14 recorded songs finally does them justice. Intense, angry and beautiful - these guys are in it with their hearts. A nice coverversion round off the whole record. Limited to 40 handnumbered items with a silver screenprinted and foil coating cover, a lyricsheet and a printed discobag.
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4.12.2011

Get Rad " choose your own adventure "

We're now taking pre-orders for the upcoming 7" EP from Milwaukee, Wisconsin's GET RAD, entitled Choose Your Own Adventure, which will be out in a few weeks. This new 7" follows up last year's I Can Always Live LP (Gilead Media/Hyperrealist) with five new amazingly catchy tracks of fast, energetic and abrasive hardcore from members of Herds, High on Crime, Seven Days of Samsara, Since By Man, etc.

Limited to 500 copies, with 376 on a black/dark grey vinyl and 124 on varous colors of vinyl. It will come packaged in a two-color silkscreened chipboard cover (preview mockup above) and an 8 page Choose Your Own Adventure-styled booklet with artwork/illustrations by Matt Gauck. This is being released as a collaborative effort between Get Rad, Perpetual Motion Machine Records and Halo of Flies Records.

( ) " false xmas"



NEW-WAVE/INDIE-ROCK. ( ) is the vinyl debut of MERCHANDISE's David Vassalotti's pet project. How do you pronounce it? "false xmas" was originally released as a seldom-heard tape on Cult Maternal, but now the 2 tracks found its way on vinyl. This particular ( ) record finds David channeling NEW ORDER through a more lo-fi lens with even worse vocals reciting emotionally devastating prose. These 2 songs make up what is a perfect pop single. The band is called "( )" or "parenthesis".

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4.11.2011

LUMBER LUNG


SCREAMO-HARDCORE. The very 1st vinyl release from this emotional hardcore band from Santa Barbara/Goleta. Frantic, explosive, vulnerable lyrics discussing a range of human feelings and emotions such as selfishness, empathy, anxiety, apathy and depression. Three color letter press chipboard jackets with inserts printed on muslin cloth. This self-titled LP feature 9 songs (including rerecorded songs from "demo 2010" and "the exuberance of a robust people"). In the vein of YAPHET KOTTO, TORCHES TO ROME and CITY OF CATERPILLAR.

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NOW DENIAL " fuck now denial"

HARDCORE. Beware - don't mix them up with the German THE NOW-DENIAL. After a debut 7", 2 full-lengths, and almost 10 years of continually banging heads, Boston's NOW DENIAL are stronger than ever with this dynamic 5 dynamic tracks. "fuck now denial" explodes with thunderous rhythms, urgent riffs, and doomed-out metal. The epic songs bring to mind influences of everyone from BARONESS to BORN AGAINST to BOTCH.
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4.09.2011

Desesperanza

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KICKING SPIT "psychrockbullshit"


POST-HARDCORE/PUNK. KICKING SPIT is an American band influenced by alternative and rock 'n' roll combining elements of hardcore-punk and noise-rock. Melodic guitar solos, droning vocals, feedback, extreme volume and the loud-quiet dynamic. Take everything you love about '80s hardcore, and mix it in a blender with HÜSKER DÜ and DINOSAUR JR. and you've got a pretty good idea of what KICKING SPIT sounds like. The songs are really catchy and definitely have an early '90s feel to them.

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4.08.2011

STARKWEATHER SPLIT OVERMARS


Overmars have released numerous recordings over the last few years (many of which have been reissued by the Crucial Blast label). Their brand of ominous, expansive musical darkness is breath taking. A bleak and barren mix of doom, metal tinged punk, and experimental hardcore. Bringing to mind the sonic damage of later era Swans and Neurosis, while harboring a contemporary heaviness unlike anything else out there today.

Starkweather's legacy within aggressive music is legendary. Recorded at the same time as their highly praised "This Sheltering Night" album, their contributions here show a creative force at their most powerful. The complex "Armed Memory" shows Starkweather as tortured, jagged, and frantic as they've ever been. While their 14 minute epic closer "Nightmare Factory" is a layered metallic dirge of catastrophic proportions, dizzying and disorientating in its hypnotic ebb and flow.

Together Overmars and Starkweather have created an unclassifiable, paranoid journey into the artistic abyss, proving that aggressive music still has much to offer. No end is in sight as bands like these continue to reach down deep into their souls to explore such uncharted creative waters.

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4.02.2011

Od Vratot Nadolu " Mercury"


Od Vratot Nadolu's album "Mercury" is out now LP and CD. They are a Macedonian bass and drums duo that make mutant hardcore in a noisy Man Is The Bastard meets Zeni Geva manner.


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3.31.2011

VICIOUS BRICKS demo

HARDCORE-PUNK. A pro-made cassette by VICIOUS BRICKS, a hardcore-punk band from Florida. Maniacal vocals, very distorted guitar and bass. Music similar to early hardcore bands like NEGATIVE APPROACH, YDI and SSD but with the vocals and production of bands like DISCHARGE or DISCLOSE.

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J. MASCIS "several shades of why"

ALTERNATIVE-ROCK. It's hard to believe that after 25 years of squalling guitar rock with DINOSAUR JR and a slew of other bands, J. Mascis is just now releasing his 1st proper solo album, and that it's a laid-back acoustic record. After listening to "several shades of why", it's even harder to believe he hasn't explored this format more often. His maximum rock 'n' roll six-string shredding morphs exceptionally well into this album's earthy, forlorn picking, and Mascis' lazy, stripped-bare backdrop of acoustic guitars and cellos and jingling tambourines is pure magic. Several guest musicians drop in to lend a hand on the album (including BAND OF HORSES, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, A SILVER MOUNT ZION, BLACK HEART PROCESSION etc.), but no one comes close to stealing the spotlight from the veteran Mascis on this affecting collection of solitary ballads.

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BUZZOVEN "Revelation: Sick Again "

SLUDGE-METAL/HARDCORE. "revelation: sick again" is classic BUZZOVEN, replete with blistering SABBATH-ian riffing, throat torn eulogies to the narcotically oppressed and monumental gutter dwelling dirges. Over the course of the album's 8 tracks, the untidy trio unfurl their tentacles reaching into the dim recesses of human existence to pull forth yet another grizzled portrait of life gone horribly wrong. Previously available only to bootleg diehards and internet trolls in inferior incarnations, this long lingering blackened gem has finally been disinterred for the world at large and properly presented in all its ragged filthy glory. LP includes a MP3 download card.

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3.29.2011

Jack And The Bearded Fishermen " Places To Hide "

Jack and the bearded fishermen son comenzando con ese nombre una banda atípica. Pese a las referencias al vello facial nos los imaginaríamos más haciendo folk indie que la mezcla de sludge, rock alternativo y stoner que practican. La banda bebe mucho de la estela de bandas como Torche, Kylesa y a su vez, de los referentes de estas bandas, pero tal vez la sorpresa la den destellos vocales poco aceptados en el género, melódicos que aunque no abundan, recuerdan a bandas de metal de las que triunfaban en los últimos 90.

En "Scenario" ya nos sorprenden fusionando las guitarras y el tono oscuro de las bandas de la escena de Georgia con una voz y melodías más templadas, si bien la mezcla se decanta por esa oscuridad con tono psicodélico, más actual. En "Roam Until the End" continúa este fragil equilibrio, pues un riff triunfante se introduce en una canción de aires post-grunge y progresivos, también al borde del post-metal.


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Birds In Row "Cottbus"




Too straight forward and too filthy to get back to the so-called hardcore fanbase that bloomed on Modern Life Is War's grave, too kind to belong to the crust/sludge scene, the three hardworkers from BIRDS IN ROW seem to avoid their city as much as labels.Then you can still wonder where do they take place between Modern Life Is War, Kylesa or Cursed. The first ones for the guts unpacking and their heartbreaking spleen, the second for their punk roughness and their abilities to enlight dirt and the last ones for the urging adrenalin discharges.But it is certainly not that. It is hardcore as it is supposed to be played. Period. With passion, deprived of any splendor and made so they can go stuff some asphalt half of the year.And yet, according to the 3000 miles they're dealing with in a twelve months time, if you haven't seen them less than 20 miles from your home, it can only mean two things : you have no friends, or no taste at all. And if there's not much we can do about the first reason, we can sure work on the other one. 
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3.28.2011

The Poison Arrows " Newfound Resolutions "

On the surface, Chicago’s the Poison Arrows sound cold and mechanical, exhibiting an almost robotic precision that’s damn well uncanny. But then you press your ear a little closer and things start to unravel. Harmonies peek their heads out from behind corners; melodies creep along slowly before bursting unexpectedly into view.

Former Don Caballero bassist, Patrick Morris, anchors the music, his jarring, off-kilter bass lines coiling themselves around Adam Reach’s thunderous drums. Ex-Atombombpocketknife front man, Justin Sinkovich, provides the voice, his wiry guitar and abstract keyboards coloring the oftentimes bleak atmosphere with flashes of sonic radiance and bits of textural noise. It’s beguiling stuff, that rare breed of music that can lull you into a trance even as it’s punching you in the gut. This is indie rock for the thinking person — smart, decisive, calculating — but with an indomitable hardcore punk spirit raging at the center.

Standing at over 70 minutes, Newfound Resolutions can be an overwhelming listen. It’s dense, dark, difficult. But if you stand back and allow the details to seep in, let the album work its considerable magic on you, you’ll find that for all of its tension and tightly-wound intensity, there’s a whole lot of beauty to be discovered as well.

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3.27.2011

Cloaca " Lassitude"

Praise for Cloaca‘s Lassitude from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records: Lassitude is the very first release from the just launched UK label Lone Vigil, and is the debut of black industrial post metal doomlords Cloaca. Both the label and the band are fronted by Chris Naughton, he of doomsludge masters Atavist and neo pagan black metallers Winterfylleth, but Cloaca is a whole different beast than either of those two outfits, and while most descriptions peg Cloaca as ‘experimental industrial doom’, that might be a bit misleading.

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Looking For An Answer – Split The Suffering Split The Pain


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Summon the Crows " One More For The Gallows"



CRUST-METAL. Norways gloomiest and heaviest crust-monster is back! 4 years after their 1st full-lengst "scavengers feast", SUMMON THE CROWS are prepared to unleash a new studio album of 10 manic and intense bulldozer-crust anthems that come along with a distinctive blackened vibe and a vary of fast and mid-tempo elements in their songwriting not unlike old black-metal but with a way better production and a hell lot of sound and urge for power in their production! You might spot some bits of influence here and there, reminding you sometimes of SLAYER, CELTIC FROST or even the old vintage VOIVOD. A guttural sick vibe within the vocals, a bass and drum unit that weights several tons and a heavy shredding and chugging guitar that creates a sonic juggernaut of grim and dire tunes. LP comes with a poster insert including lyrics and artwork. The new-wave of Norvegian blackened crust has arrived!

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3.26.2011

Hungry For Hands " I Was Hungry For Hands EP"

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Vestiges " The Descent Of Man"



For fans of Fall Of Efrafa or Celeste. Limited to 100 copies and hand numbered! Combined elements of crust, screamo, black metal, hardcore and postrock, this project is a behemoth just waiting to be unleashed in the form of a 40 minute monster crashing down and choking you. Heart-stopping, atmospheric tunes, backed by inspiring and breathtaking lyrics...just perfect. I urge everyone, even those who don't like crust or black metal or postrock, I urge you to check this band out.

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3.25.2011

Nicoffeine "lighthealer-stalking"

Let’s keep this straight from the beginning: what you are about to hear on this record is not for everyone. So consider yourself as part of an elitist circle, whose main interface can be seen as a sonic rollercoaster ride into the deepest crypts of dedication. Challenging – this is what it is: the distance between white noise and and actually, music is a shorter track here than with, let’s name it, Supertramp. Or Barclay James Harvest. Or pop music. Or a bit more special: Indie Rock.

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Charlie Don't Surf "Dripcore"


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3.24.2011

Winter " Into Darkness"


Sometimes a band is so far ahead of the times or just so original that people aren't ready for them and only years later do they get the praise they deserve. This is truly the case of Winter. Winter formed in 1988 out of the ashes of local punk bands Doomsday and Meltdown. The thriving underground music scene in NY at the time was split between NYHC, death/thrash metal and punk. Each one was separate from the other in musical style, politics (or lack thereof) and fashion. Somewhere in the middle of all that Winter arrived. At this time every band from the area were playing as fast as possible. Winter however was the complete opposite playing as slow and heavy as possible. They tuned lower than any band and their tempos crawled at a snails pace. Inspired by bands as diverse as Black Sabbath, Celtic Frost, Amebix, Rudimentiry Peni, King Crimson, Hawkwind, Carnivore and Discharge their combination of dark lyrics, low vocals and crushing slow tempos slowly built a following of punks metalheads and even some NYHC/crossover fans. In Long Island they would open up for the big death metal bands of the time like Sepultura and Death while also playing punk/d.i.y. /squat shows in NYC with bands like Nausea and A.P.P.L.E The band signed with Future Shock Records for the release of their debut LP Into Darkness. The album became an instant cult classic. As the years went on Winter's legacy slowly evolved from total obscurity to becoming a cult favorite who were respected around the world. Winter disbanded in 1991.

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3.23.2011

SCHOOL JERKS "Control"

HARDCORE-PUNK. On their 3rd 7", Toronto, Canada's SCHOOL JERKS give up 6 tracks that still follow the same path as the other recordings of 1980/'81-influenced punk that crosses the line into hardcore (with some subtle rock influence), but has even grittier influences of early POISON IDEA flowing through the riffs.

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EAST OF THE WALL "Ressentiment "

PROGRESSIVE-METAL/HARDCORE. From the opening track you can tell "ressentiment" isn't your standard fare. Layers upon layers of prog-ish post-metal lead to full-blown stories being told in each song. The vocals and the music meld perfectly together here, with melancholy moments immediately flipping to angry walls of guitars and then to soothing melodies while clean singing co-mingles with angry growls. There's no doubt the album is an extremely challenging listen and you've to listen to it three times before being able to put your thoughts into the words. You'll get 13 songs of intense, technical instrumental metal.

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Shriner


Post-Metal|Post-Rock|Sludge Metal

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Julie Christmas "Coextinction Release 5 "


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BIRDS OF PASSAGE "Without The World"

POST-ROCK/EXPERIMENTAL/DRONE. The influences of Alicia Merz - the woman behind BIRDS OF PASSAGE are her memories, breathless-inspiring cold winds, the smell and atmosphere of a spring day, smoking cigarettes, sunshine and shadows. As a mixture of all these elements plus a minimalistic experimental instrumentation you can describe her music: sometimes shy, sometimes more energetic but always intensely and extremly private. Vinyl is limited to 300 pieces in 3 different colors, thick gatefold sleeves, 180gr vinyl, thick 36 pages booklet including the poem collection "garden of secret".
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3.22.2011

Goes Cube " In Tides And Drifts "

In 2009, Goes Cube astounded critics in the US and Europe with their debut full-length “Another Day Has Passed.” Publications cheered the abundance of riffs and aggression pummeling through thick atmosphere, dynamic shifts, and nostalgic nods to punk, noise-rock, and hardcore. It was enough to earn the record a spot on Decibel Magazine’s list of the 40 best albums in 2009. After touring (with the likes of Helmet, Intronaut, and East of the Wall) and an acclaimed EP in 2010, Goes Cube is poised to make 2011 their biggest year yet with their second full length album entitled “In Tides And Drifts.” While most bands become more polished, and more produced, Goes Cube did away with the sheen, and opted, instead, for pure rawness. And rather than get mired down in the trends that infect the ballooning metal scene, the band went with the simple philosophy of making their heavy heavier, fast faster, hooky hookier, and pretty prettier. Listeners will also find the gorgeous voice of acclaimed folk singer, Jaymay on two of the album’s songs. Her haunting melodies break hearts as the band behind her batters eardrums. After years of touring and recording some of the most eye-opening music, Goes Cube has proven themselves to be one of the most exciting and exhilarating bands in America.

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3.19.2011

3.18.2011

Psudoku "Space Grind"

We have received an intriguing transmission after passing through a neutrino wave. We found there to be musical compositions encoded in subspace frequencies. Our lieutenant technician extracted these compositions and re-coded them in an aural frequency. They are now being studied by various institutions. It should also be noted that these compositions strongly resemble that of an early 21st-century composer, Parlamentarisk Sodomi, of the musical sub-genre "Grindcore". I present them to you for your own evaluation.

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MÖRSER SPLIT THE SWARM



HARDCORE. * WAREHOUSE FOUND * Some records are so singular and arresting in their power, they seem to have their own gravitational pull. This split 7" is one of these. MÖRSER from Germany shouldn't need any introduction, but perhaps do. This band is SYSTRAL's evil twin, and issues forth an brand of grinding metallic hardcore that leaves nothing standing in its wake. The 2 tracks included here are no disappointment to anyone who has heard this band before. These are on of their earlier recordings before their sound started to fade into metal. THE SWARM completely destroys with 3 tracks of suffocatingly heavy Swedish influenced hardcore. Take the heaviest breakdowns, the most brutal speed, the meanest thrash parts, the most insane vocals, and you may be able to picture out how THE SWARM sounds like

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3.14.2011

Planks - Solicit To Fall


new one-sided LP from PLANKS. It features 4 tracks from the same studio-session as "the darkest of grays" on Per Koro. Whether through driving melodies, explosive noise, or the most fragile of interludes, "solicit to fall" hits hard and resonates deeply within the listener. On the b-side you'll get an eyecatching etching.

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Victims - A Dissident LP

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3.05.2011

Tempesta

Si no nos has escuchado aún , espera una descarga de Thrash-Metal-Punk con influencias obvias de las grandes bandas de los 80.

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TUMBA SWING (monobanda)


Rogelio es un tío activo y tiene una mente muy inquieta. Como alguien diría, es un “artista polifacético”. Dale un pincel, una guitarra, dale tu brazo, un papel, lo que quieras, este hombre es capaz de convertirlo en arte. Comics, ilustración, fanzines, tatuajes, carteles, Los Tracahombres, Aullido Atómico, ex Desguace. Tumba Swing es su nueva aventura, un proyecto que abarca la revista de historieta e ilustración y este proyecto musical de mono-banda donde el buen hombre nos despacha en este EP (su primera edición) 6 temas de rockandroll infectado de country, blues contaminado de punk dentro de un garaje sónico lleno de manchas de grasa en el suelo y olor avinagrado… y desde el fondo Rogelio dando gritos con su voz desgarrada.

Y a parte nos hace el diseño del disco, como en todas las ediciones de sus otras bandas (Trahahombres, Aullido Atómico)

En una época tan mala como la que vivimos (así, en general) donde los gurús de las tendencias se fijan en un subsuelo totalmente adulterado, donde la pose parece que es lo único que vale y la modernez da otra vuelta de tuerca al “coolismo” más mongol, aquí tenemos un tío con los pies en la tierra y las mangas subidas para pringarse con lo que sea. Y de Mislata tú!

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OUTRAGED “No Somos Igual"


Hardcore punk rápido y feroz, tupatupa agresivo, con voces desgarradas en castellano. En algunos momentos casi rozando el hardcore extremo, esta banda forma parte de esa floreciente escena hardcore punk cantado en castellano y de raíces latinas en Estados Unidos.

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Kuato " Winter EP "


KUATO’s new Winter EP speaks to the power of hibernation for bands in a jam room. The Halifax post-rock band’s craft has surpassed whatever growing pains is usually associated with bands finding a sound to call their own, and I wouldn’t call it premature to anticipate a growing expertise in their sound as time tumbles forward. Their sound is localized in nature; the songs create sonic landscapes that could superimpose the wildest of random visuals or the rainiest of drives down coastal roads.

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