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Chroniques
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DOMESTIK DOKTRIN cassette (Parau)
Within a few months it seems this band has made a name of themselves in Indonesia but also in the rest of the world as this tape just got repressed (and "censored" by the pressing plant) on 7" by 625 records (USA). And their "success" is well deserved, because they rip ! D. DOKTRIN play hyper fast Hc blasts with really intelligent political lyrics, they even have a sense of humour, and the production is perfect. There is a reason why everyone loves them but it is also something I could repproach them with : they sound very "westernized" (does this word make sense ?). http://www.domestikdoktrin.cjb.net/ (Y.B.)
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PLUS LOIN QUE LE BOUT DE SON NEZ #2 fanzine
Un bon gros pavé que le numéro 2 de ce fanzine Lillois branché Hc (plutôt SxE old et new school, mais pas que.). La présentation est sympa, une bonne partie du zine est écrite à la main, mais ça engendre un gros gâchis de papier (et d’argent) puisque tout aurait pu tenir sur deux fois moins de feuilles. Interviews avec le zine DERNIER COMBAT, avec STAND AS ONE (le groupe Lillois, pas l’ancien label du mec de Acrude/ Sludge/ Aachen/ Dog day sunrise/ The crab song, Colours, etc), VUUR, INDICATION, 21 ENEMY + quelques chroniques, flyers, articles/colonnes/opinions sur la scène, la politique, etc.). xarnox@netcourrier.com (Y.B.)
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DAS OATH "Japan tour 2002" Cd (Coalition)
I have no idea if this is a limited edition or not. Either ways, it features one split Ep, two Eps and compilation tracks. The older tracks from 1999 are really good, very fast thrashcore and yes, the band features CHARLES BRONSON and MAINSTRIKE members, so you know what to expect. I don’t like the most recent tracks much. They’re still super-fast, but much more crazy and de-structured. The lyrics are in the same vein and don’t really have any meaning. I saw the band live once and didn’t like them, especially the vocals/ singer. http://www.coalition-records.com/ (Y.B.)
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PROPAGANDHI/ CRIA CUERVOS split mCd (Diabolik)
Two words to describe this Cd : rip off. This is a live recording (= no studio costs), there are only 10 songs clocking in 20 minutes (= mini Cd, cheaper to produce than a full-length), the layout is bad (no lyric sheet, no info, no video track), and it is selling for a high price ! To top it off, the sound quality is average and there are no unreleased songs ! Live recordings are ok when they bring something more than the studio sessions, but this is definitely not the case here. Stay away. www.dblk.fr.st (Y.B.)
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PN "the art of being we" Cd (Funtime)
I think they put out two cds before that, which I thought were pretty good, and I saw them live once. PN are an underrated Belgian modern Hc band (mixing emo, metal, Hc, you know, everything). They’re good musicians and honestly I’m surprised they’re still on a fairly small label. This new album sounds much more melodic than the previous ones, and will for sure appeal to the NU-metal/ grunge crowd. There are more and more slow and melodic parts and the vocals are sung. The lyrics are senseless. It’s not bad. Not really my thing. http://www.funtimerecords.com/ (Y.B.)
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SECOND RATE/ FLYING DONUTS split cd (Sanjam)
Those two underground french bands are getting really big, and actually one of them recently signed to a major. They both play rock, French rock, with various influences (mostly melodic Hc, noisy, emo, maybe even grunge or NU-metal at times). I can see why they’re getting big, it’s tight, it’s clean, they’ve toured a lot, on the other hand, their music didn’t seem groundbreaking to me. 8 tracks. No lyric sheet. sanjamrec@aol.com (Y.B.)
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KIDS GO FREE "E" (Sanjam/ Underhill)
2 labels that used to put out hardcore records team up to release this 100% pop-rock album from Spain. KIDS GO FREE could easily be in the charts or on MTV, except their music is a bit too simplistic. sanjamrec@aol.com (Y.B.)
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WARPRAYER newsletter
This is a great and regular email-newsletter for all those into fastcore/ crust/ grind. It comes out everyweek and it’s full of reviews, contacts, and randoms thoughts. loserdotcom@t-online.de (Y.B.)
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DESTROY ALL BORDERS compilation Ep (Where’s your anger)
Nice international DIY fast-Hardcore comp with 6 up-and-coming bands from France, Malaysia, Germany, Guatemala, Brazil and the Usa. It’s a good comp, but I was a bit disappointed by the bands : FACE UP TO IT play old school Hc a la TEEN IDOLS, unfortunately the production is not powerful enough. I’ve never been a huge MASS SEPARATION fan. They play grind/crust. CRUDE BE play decent/ average thrash-punk. FUERZA X : good thrashcore but poor sound. ESTILHACO : ok power-crust with gruff vocals. And MELEE : good lyrics, US thrashcore/crust, here again the sound could have been better. wheresyourangerrecs@yahoo.com (Y.B.)
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ULCERRHOEA/ SIVIILIMURHA split Ep (Vitun aparat)
Crazy band names here. One from Germany, one from Finland. ULCERRHOEA are great ! They play brutal grind/ crust with a good powerful sound and ok lyrics (in the social vein). Why oh why did they choose to share this ep with SIVIILIMURHA ? This band is bad ! They play goofy hc/ grind with an annoying voice, untranslated lyrics in finnish, and a failry bad sound quality. What a waste. http://www.continue.to/fail (Y.B.)
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FACE UP TO IT/ CRUCIAL SECTION split Ep (Ratbone)
It’s never good to expect too much from a record, you always get disappointed. Everyone raves about CRUCIAL SECTION (from Japan). Their 3 tracks are decent but the sound quality is average, and the music ain’t groundbreaking either. Just as all japanese bands, they forgot to include a lyric sheet. FACE UP TO IT fit well on the other side, as they also play fast positive/ old style Hardcore. Their tracks are much better than on the first demo, the lyrics are great, but here again the sound quality is only average. The layout for this ep is great, both bands show potential, but maybe a split demo would have been better ? :) nightbrings@yahoo.com (Y.B.)
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2 MINUTOS DE ODIO/ ROT split Ep (Building rds)
2 MINUTOS DE ODIO sure have listened to LOS CRUDOS. Fast spanish Hc with screaming (but not emo) vocals and political lyrics. Too bad the sound quality ain’t that good. ROT, from Brazil, sound much more crustcore than on their previous releases. Still fast as fuck, with more personal and social lyrics. Good split. building_rec@hotmail.com (Y.B.)
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INFECT "estrepito" Ep (Commitment)
Forget about the silly DOUGHNUTS or all the other lame emo-noisy-riot grrrl bands that ever existed ! INFECT is the first ever (?) all female old school fast-core band... and from Brazil too ! (I’m wondering, if they had not been female, would anyone have noticed or "signed" them ? :) ). Honestly, female or not, they’re awesome. The music is super fast, the sound is good for a first Ep, and the lyrics are absolutely brilliant ; they deal with social matters from an almost communist point of view, as well as with more personal issues. I really think I’m gonna move to Sao paulo someday… xinfectx@hotmail.com (Y.B.)
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POINTING FINGER "transcend" Ep (Commitment)
These bastards sure know how to write catchy riffs. POINTING FINGER hail from Portugal, they’ve put out a couple demos, one split cd, appeared on various comps and they share members with several other Portuguese Hc bands. These 6 new songs are a good follow-up to their previous releases, still with the uptempo old school sound, mixed with a couple melodies. There’s more and more of a BETTER THAN A THOUSAND/ Y.O.T. influence, which is both great and sad. Raging music and intelligent words, ain’t that the perfect Hc blend ? The awesome lyrics (and explanations) deal with Tv, society’s standards, the military, homosexuality, etc etc. Can’t find anything bad to say. Maybe the sound is a bit too good for that style of music. :) http://www.pointingfinger.pt.vu/ (Y.B.)
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ON A SOLID ROCK "where kids don’t play" Ep (Commitment)
It seems COMMITMENT is getting astray from the typical SxE old school sound with his latest releases. When I heard the first notes of this Ep I thought to myself "is this shit on GOOD LIFE ?". It’s weird. Basically, this is old school with strong modern Hc influences and a Rock’n’roll beat (they’re from Finland, so chances are high they are influenced by the latest Scandinavian trend). The vocals are particularly weird. Sometimes he screams, sometimes he shouts, sometimes he sings… I think these guys are trying too much to "sound different". The lyrics deal with social topics. They remind me a bit of ENDSTAND, but I like ENDSTAND much better. www.onasolidrock.cjb.net (YB.)
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SATURATION "beware the living" Lp (Self-released)
I had never heard of this band before and I have no idea if they are still around as these tracks were recorded in 1998. SATURATION are from Quebec (Canada) and play powerful crust/Hc with a heavy sound along the lines of TRAGEDY, HERESY or HIATUS, but not as good as any those three bands. :) The sound quality is good, the lyrics are negative and the orange vinyl is awesome. saturation@fastmail.ca (Y.B.)
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SHOTGUN Ep (Rampage)
Typical Japanese raging punk-hardcore. They have that great japanese sound, there’s no info about the band and they didn’t include a lyric sheet. Oh, and it took me 15 minutes to figure out at which speed to play it. And I’m still not even sure it’s 45 RPM. rampagerecords@gmx.net (Y.B.)
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FAIRFIGHT (2nd Ep) (Commitment)
This pretty much sounds like their first Ep ; Dutch typical old school SxE hardcore. The sound is good, the musicianship is decent and so is the layout. It’s really quite ok except it doesn’t "bring anything new". The lyrics deal with friendship in general, now that’s a topic that really bores me, but a couple songs are written in a heartfelt way ("homesickness", "superiority by authority"). xcommitmentx@yahoo.com (Y.B.)
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DENAK/ HYPOPTALASIAS split Ep (Outrageous defecation)
Funny label name. :) Well, I was disappointed. I love grindcore, but there are quite a few rednecks in this music scene, so I was looking forward to receiving a split Ep with two good (intelligent) bands. HYPOPTALASIAS have put out a good split Cd-R before that, and a 10" more recently. On this split Ep, they play decent fast grindcore/thrash, but nothing groundbreaking. I think they had more goofy songs on their Cd-r. I heard good things about DENAK, and I did hear one of their split Ep’s. Their 5 tracks are from 1999, and they too sound quite average. Grindcore fans will like this, but I’m sure both bands can do better. nico@doityourself.com (Y.B.)
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WHAT WENT WRONG "think about your worst enemy" Ep (I owe you nothing)
This portuguese band plays kinda typical old school SxE Hc, but they have incorporated a couple modern sounds, mainly emo. They remind me a bit of Slovenia’s LOWPUNCH, but they’re not as good, slower, more melodic, and their lyrics are way less interesting (they only deal with friendship problems). I’m left with mixed feelings about this one, but I will be happy to check out their next release. nothingxrecs@hotmail.com (Y.B.)
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PAPY BOARDING "weapons are not our rescue" Ep (Selfreleased)
This Ep came out several months ago. The band is from my area but I only saw them live once, and they ripped ! They started out as a punk-rock band but nowadays they play old style Hardcore ; 7 SECONDS, WITHIN REACH, ADRENALIN OD, etc. The music on this Ep is really good and the lyrics are decent as well but sometimes I don’t even understand the meaning because their english is terrible. I wish they would sing in Spanish (they have a song in Spanish) or French. Anyways, I believe this band is a bit lazy, because they have only put out one Ep and seldom play live. What a shame. [David Plaire, 19 impasse Martin Luther King, 44800 St-Herblain, France] (Y.B.)
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COJOBA "el arte de la irreverencia" Ep (New wave)
This Ep came out in early 2002, it’s 4 tracks of great punk-rock/ punk-Hardcore in the pure COJOBA tradition. Catchy hooks, nice vocal harmonies, good social lyrics. I think the drum-machine is recorded a bit loud, and the vocals a bit low. Apart from that, no problem. Oh yeah, the cover is quite ugly. cojoba@prhc.org (Y.B.)
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FIGHT FOR CHANGE "more than drug free" Ep (Commitment)
The key word here is "cliché".The cover, the font, the lyrics, the fast old school music… everything has been said and done before, neverthless, this Ep kept me interested. First, they’re from Portugal and portuguese bands rule. Second the sound is good and the music is fast, honest, to the point. The lyrics show a lot of dedication, sincerity, and some intelligence on topics like drugs, religion, society’s standards, animal rights… Definitely not the SxE jocks and posers here. xcommitmentx@yahoo.com (Y.B.)
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INCIVILIZADO fanzine (in Spanish)
Small political hardcore zine from Colombia, in spanish. Has a couple columns and an interview with Chile’s ENTREFUEGO (modern hc). Not bad, but not much to read either… xmontag5x@yahoo.com (Y.B.)
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DAR A CADA UNO LO QUE ES SUYO "vigilados" Cd-R demo
Geez, what a band name. And one more good New York Hardcore band from Colombia. DAR A CADA (etc) play varied NyHc with metallic parts, mosh parts, fast parts. They’re quite original. The sound quality is good and the lyrics are of a political nature, dealing mainly with the situation in their war-torn (or terrorist-torn ?) country. http://www.daracadauno.8m.com/ (Y.B.)
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REACCION PROPRIA cassette (Persistencia rds)
REACCION PROPRIA are a good New York Hardcore band from Colombia. They’ve got two great tracks on the "Evolucion Bogota hardcore" compilation. They’re better than the tracks on this (first ?) demo, because the production and the musicianship here sound less tight to my hears. But either ways, this is still a very good cassette, 6 tracks, good sound, good personal and social lyrics (child abuse, drugs, death penalty…). Try it ? xmarioandresx@uol.com.co (Y.B.)
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JOIN THE TEAM PLAYER & LET IT BURN RECORDS free sampler Cd
Sampler Cds are cool, of course, because they’re free or cheap. But I can’t help but think that all this money could have been spent on producing new bands instead. I don’t know. Anyway, these two (German) labels fit well together as they both put out quite "fashionable" music ; metal, modern Hc, melodic Hc, emo-ish pop... There are 20 bands on this Cd but I can’t say any of them made a big impact on me. PAINT THE TOWN RED (modern metal (-Hc ?)), SAVING THROW (metal), EVEREST (pop), FEAR MY THOUGHT (varied metal), THE HOPE CONSPIRACY (varied Hc), DARK DAY DUNGEON (metal/NyHc), MAX REBO KIDS (one of the only real Hardcore bands on the Cd ; oldschool/moshcore a la STRIFE), CLOSET MONSTER (catchy melodic Hc/ pop-punk), DARKEST HOUR (metal), ARMA ANGELUS (with a name like that... guess what... heavy metal), NEWBORN (modern Hc), HOLD REGAINED (modern Hc/emo), ANTHEM OF THE CENTURY (nice mid-tempo old school Hc), DAWNCORE (modern Hc-metal), BOY SETS FIRE (those two songs sound like grunge music to me), HIGH HOPES (posi-core), MY HERO DIED TO DAY (metal-core). http://www.letitburnrecords.com (Y.B.)
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INERTIE #1 fanzine
Faire une feuille d’info gratuite passe encore, mais un zine de 70 pages en prix libre ; ça tient du suicide !! (euh, 12 centimes d’euro ton zine libre, ça le fait ?). Sinon, comme pour tous les premiers numéros, la présentation pêche un peu, mais je crois que le but de ce zine n’est pas de divertir non plus, alors… On se retrouve avec des opinions sur l’action directe, sur Israël, sur le syndicalisme, sur l’éducation, sur le Vort’n’Vis, de bonnes interviews de A.v.i.s. (végétarisme), FORCED TO DECAY (m’ont pas paru très intéressants ces allemands), OUTFACE, AFFLICTION, URBAN BLIGHT, etc etc. Quel putain de pavé. Ca me semble être un bon début. xjibex@hotmail.com (Y.B.)
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COJOBA "sin excusas" Cd (Anaconda)
Let me start this off by saying this is a great album. Keep it in mind. This is COJOBA’s second real album, before that they put out two demos and one Ep. The sound quality is really good, but according to me it is too clean. There’s too much vocals and too much drums, not enough guitars and bass. A lot of people will love it, but to me it lacks the raw punk sound and the garage feel. What else. The music is good. There are some great moments ("la muerte", "perdido", "caso omiso" (damn, on this one Taina sounds so much like Jae/ APPLE),...). But I like their previous demos better. I think this album lacks the little spark that makes COJOBA such an awesome band. Same goes for the lyrics. They’re good, but I think the previous ones were more subtil, maybe more in-depth. However I like the fact that they have songs dealing with the situation in Puerto-rico and the people or problems they face everyday (songs like "fantasia estadista", "dale fuego" or "perdido"...). I think that’s about it. According to me, the perfect COJOBA recording would be a mix between the vocals of the first demo (awesome harmonies and chanted choruses) and the music of the second demo (incredibly catchy riffs and varied punk-Hc tunes). If you’re into punk-hardcore, and not allergic to Spanish language and female vocals, don’t miss this. Oh yeah, I forgot to say they have a [real] drummer now, and one that fits their music style too. cojoba@prhc.org (Y.B.)
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AFFRONT "people who live in glass houses" Cd (Phyte)
Well, I find american bands in general to be really tasteless, flat. AFFRONT play average and typical melodic posi-core along the lines of DAG NASTY, with boring personal lyrics that don’t really have any meaning (apart maybe for the singer, and I’m not even sure). What else can I say. This album is ok, it’s just… ok. http://www.phyte.com/ (Y.B.)
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THE MAD TRASHERS + BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN + SHORCUT + HIPPIES OF TODAY + RAMBO, Rennes, 26/02/03, Mjc de Villejean (show review)
This was the first "big" concert we organized and there had never been any "fast-core" shows in Rennes before so we were worried no one would come. To our great surprise, 150 people turned up. The atmosphere was friendly and there were lots of distros. THE MAD TRASHERS are a local grindcore band, they started in the late 80’s, split up, and got back together a couple years ago. They did a great show. No metal, no thrashcore, just good ol’ grind. BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN took ages to install their equipement which drived me mad as the show had to be over at 12:30. They did an ok set. Tight mix of emocore and metal. To my surprise, the audience loved our local old school band SHORTCUT, although they had probably seen them a thousand times before. But I enjoyed them as well. HIPPIES OF TODAY nailed everyone to the wall (as usual) with their awesome thrashcore/grindcore sound. I don’t like their studio recordings much, but you really gotta see them live. Everyone was disappointed they couldn’t play longer, but it was time for RAMBO. Haaa RAMBO, their first album is so fucking perfect, of course we had to be disappointed. This was their last show after two months of touring throughout Europe. They were very tired, their bass player had dislocated his knee, they didn’t talk to anyone (or not much)... I guess they had excuses. Musically, they played decent, messy & fast punk. Their incredible mosh-parts were played much too fast. Well. They were just that : good. But everyone expected them to be awesome. (Y.B.)
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FxPxOx (Forever Positively Obsessed) demo
This new band from Macedonia sure rages. Fast old school SxE bordering on thrashcore, you know, UP FRONT, TURNING POINT, VITAMIN X, that kind of stuff. The lyrics are pretty good and it is refreshing to see a band sing songs against religion, when you know they come from a country torn by religious wars. That’s for the good points. But the demo was recorded in their rehearsal room and the sound is average. And it only lasts something like 10 minutes ! But I’m looking forward to hearing better recordings from them ! xfpox@freemail.com.mk (Y.B.)
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AEROPAJITAS "95 00" Cd (Cochebomba rekordz)
Imagine that classic spanish punk-rock sound (W.C. records & co) mixed with the CLASH. For some reason this band makes me think of the CLASH. Maybe it’s the left wing graphics, or the varied and tight punk-rock. The production is good, the (spanish) lyrics deal with social struggles. Oh yeah, they’re from Peru. cochebomba@msn.com (Y.B.)
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CZOLGOSZ "liberation" Cd (Rodent popsicle)
Weird band name, and straight to the point anarchist cover. CZOLGOSZ bring to mind AUS ROTTEN, RESIST or CRUCIFIX, mixed with something more melodic like early LOOKOUT rds’ bands. They’re definitely not as good as any of the forementioned entities, but this first (?) Cd is not bad at all. Good production and political lyrics. www.rodentpopsicle.com (Y.B.)
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REFUSE #54 catalogue
Still alive after all the problems he had last year, and still supporting the international + polish Hc scenes, Robert is back with a new catalogue full of Hc Cds, Lps, tapes and zines. At DIY prices of course. Damn , all is written in polish, but the descriptions are easy to understand. http://www.refuserecords.prv.pl/ (Y.B.)
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CROMWELL O. (demo Cd-R)
New band featuring ex-members of ANOMIE and AN ATTA, and the reason why I am spotting this is that CROMWELL O. are a continuation of those bands : screamo-hardcore, fast emo along the lines of ANOMIE, FINGERPRINT, PEUT ETRE mixed with modern influences (everything from CONGRESS to CONVERGE to HIS HERO IS GONE). The musicianship is really good and the songs are quite technical and varied. I really still can’t stand those screaming/ whining vocals, but the fast drum-beat keeps me interested. The lyrics are often written in a poetical way and deal with political topics. They’ll go far. http://www.cromwello.info/ (Y.B.)
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KEROSENE #0 fanzine/magazine
Ben putain, présentation super classieuse, et sur papier recyclé s’il vous plait. En plus, le magazine est gratuit, mais c’est pas trop étonnant vu le nombre de pubs qu’on trouve à l’intérieur. KEROSENE ressemble pas mal à d’autres gros "zines" comme ROCK SOUND ou WORST, avec un contenu ciblé (ici, c’est plutôt la pop-noisy, l’emo-noisy, le Hc-noisy qui prédominent) tout en restant ouverts d’esprit (du rock au thrashcore pour les chroniques), un pied dans l’underground, un autre dans la cour des grands. Franchement c’est pas mal, même si les groupes interviewés ne sont pas ma tasse de thé, et d’ailleurs les interviews sont inintéressantes au possible ("alors, satisfaits de votre album ?" "et vous jouez sur quelle marque d’amplis" ?). Rock’n’roll.kerosenefanzine@wanadoo.fr (Y.B.)
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GREEN BERET cd (Emergence)
This is crazy grindcore along the lines of LOCUST, MASSICK, G-ANX or MELT BANANA, with lots of samples and a synthesizer. The sound quality is good, the lyrics are silly and deal with massmurders and serial killers (or something like that). A bit too crazy for me. While this is not bad, I think it is quite annoying to see people jump on a trend everytime a new one pops in in the scene. HIS HERO IS GONE started playing heavy crustcore and then all around the world tons of bands went for the same sound. LOCUST start playing goofy-grind and now all the bands want to copy them. vincemergence@hotmail.com (Y.B.)
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HEAVEN SHALL BURN "whatever it may take" Cd (Liberation/ Lifeforce)
Geez, this is one of the most metal album I’ve ever heard. It has absolutely nothing to do with hardcore, and you may wonder why it’s reviewed here, but hey we review everything we receive so… :) Besides, I love metal music, it’s just that most of the time the lyrics are really dumb and the music’s played by jocks. HEAVEN SHALL BURN are ultra powerful, play it loud and you’ll feel surrounded by a wall of guitars. And contrary to many metal bands, the lyrics are really quite good. There’s even a POINT OF NO RETURN cover ! http://www.xliberationx.com/ (Y.B.)
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NO REFLEXION LEFT + ANTIBODY + DOGGYSTYLE Rennes, Mondo bizarro, 07/02/03 (show review)
Damn, quite a small turn up, but the bands were quite unknown and the styles pretty different. 50 people. But the show was great ! NO REFLEXION LEFT are a new band from Paris all up for the "625 thrashcore" sound and attitude. They’re young, they rage, they don’t know how to play and they don’t care ! Lots of fun. I didn’t think people would enjoy ANTIBODY but this band raged as well. They play tight energetic punk-Hc with strong female vocals, I think they surprised everyone. DOGGYSTYLE are a metal/NyHc band from Caen, not really my cup of tea but I was quite impressed nonetheless as they played really tight. (Y.B.)
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POINT BREAK "class struggle" Cd-R
I got this as a Cd-R without a lyric sheet. I think it’s only a demo and never got pressed as a real Cd, which is sad because the quality is top-notch. Excellent production, good musicianship and great music. POINT BREAK play tight melodic positive Hardcore along the lines of ETERNA INOCENCIA, THIS SIDE UP, SLAP OF REALITY, maybe even SHELTER ? Either ways I love it, and the lyrics seem to be very political. I hope we’ll hear more from this band ! bepper@tiscalinet.it (Y.B.)
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ÖPSTAND discography-Cd (Bad Card)
I’ve never been a big ÖPSTAND fan. I never liked the production of their recordings, and I can’t say their music made a big impact on me. I’m not saying they were a bad band, far from it, and I can see why so many people loved them : they were one of the only french bands to ever play intense thrashcore/ grindcore. And the political lyrics were very good ; direct and to the point, the way it shoud be. This has their split ep’s with SEEIN’ RED, SPAZZ (wow !), compilation tracks, cover songs…. Distributed by : stonehenge@libertysurf.fr (Y.B.)
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COCHE BOMBA "5 years of trash guerilla" Cd (Bad card)
One of the best French bands that ever existed. Their earlier works are particularly excellent, combining raging, fast and varied thrashcore with awesome cynical, goofy & political lyrics ! What else can I say ? If you like fast-hardcore with punk roots, get this discography now. tupipotes@free.fr (Y.B.)
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PREJUDICE "waiting for the end" Cd (Tobacco shit)
Well this is a good album for all you crustcore fans out there. I like it even more as they have a good Hardcore beat, and some songs in french too, for a change. The production is good and the lyrics are rather interesting, dealing with tobacco, cars, massconsumption... Don’t forget to also check their tracks on the "Montreal crust-fucks" compilation. gorehug@yahoo.ca (Y.B.)
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ACTION DIRECTE "la nouvelle conspiration" Cd (DIY)
This is their first full-length after a split Ep with YA BASTA (ska, see review below). ACTION DIRECTE are an Oï band from Paris, France. Musically they remind me a lot of French Oï/punk-rock bands from the mid-eighties (Chaos productions rds, RAS, KIDNAP, etc), and they’re not bad at all. The lyrics deal with social struggles. It’s not the best record I have heard in my life, but it makes for a pleasant listen. actiondirecte@caramail.com (Y.B.)
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SHARON STONED "make an effort" Cd-R (Youth crime)
Funny band name. SHARON STONED has members of other Malaysian bands like SECOND COMBAT, and they play thrashy Hardcore, 625 rds’ style. It was recorded live in the studio so the sound is good without being very powerful. Lyrics range from serious to goofy, there are two covers (MINOR THREAT and NEGATIVE APPROACH - yawn) and the cover is a JUDGE+ GOVERNMENT ISSUE parody. Not too bad for a first demo. youthxxxcrew@hotmail.com (Y.B.)
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SECOND COMBAT "one more fight" Cd-R (Sober)
This new malaysian band already appeared on a couple compilations. This homemade Cd-ep comes with a profesionally printed cover. SECOND COMBAT play uptempo old school SxE Hc, some songs are super fast while others are more melodic (there’s even an IGNITE cover). The lyrics are a bit cheesy at times, I would like it better it if they sung in malaysian ! The sound quality is not the best but it is raw and fits well to the music. Keep an eye out for this band. secondcombat@hotmail.com (Y.B.)
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HIGH POWERED #5 fanzine (in french)
Ok, petit zine/ newsletter gratos trouvé au hasard d’une table de presse… Un bon édito a propos du métal, des news des labels, quelques chroniques, leur catalogue de distro, et deux petites interview (P38 et VALUE DRIVEN). New York Hardcore a fond. Ca manque un peu de profondeur (cf interviews) mais bon c’est quand meme gratos ! High powered, 39 route de Limoges, 87700 Aixe sur Vienne, France. (Y.B.)
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COALITION Cd (Shing)
Well, I already reviewed their split mini cd and said it was good. This is the same : old school polish Hardcore with a posi-edge and a couple modern Hc influences here and there (on the vocals in particular). It really makes for a pleasant listen, it’s just sad they didn’t translate the lyrics into english ! http://www.shingrecords.com/ (Y.B.)
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BUTTER BEANS demo Cd-R
Here again for a first demo this is damn good, the sound quality is good and the music is really tight. BUTTER BEANS are a melodic Hc/ska-core band from the west of France. I would say they sound like many bands in the style (BODA, Epitaph rds’ stuff, etc) but the horns and nice female vocals are definitely a plus. http://www.butterbeans.fr.st/ (Y.B.)
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