(c) Julia Nikiforova – JN Lightning Photography Calm, order and regularity? want of it Hatesphere don’t know anything and so there is once again a serious cut in the line-up. This concerns the position on the microphone, because in 2020 Esben Elnegaard Kjær Hansen left after ten years to devote himself to other projects. His … Read more
(c) Anine Desire Murder Maids are undoubtedly among Norway’s hottest heavy stocks. Founded immediately before the pandemic and lockdowns, their first album was released in 2021 and was immediately nominated for a Norwegian Grammy. In the meantime, the band has been able to play live and work on their mix of hardcore, punk, rock and … Read more
(c) Henrik Klausen Dale Just as they got down to their first album, the world closed its gates. Hand melee around the brothers Martin and Filip Wennberg had just released two EPs, which processed the hardcore and punk past of earlier bands and at the same time slowed down the tempo. With stoner riffs and … Read more
(c) STORM The sometimes strict isolation of the last few years has been stirring FLOCK to think about. One dealt with issues that are larger than one’s own existence: death and ecological decline. In doing so, the Italian hardcore chaotics came across the indigenous Yanomami tribe, who consume parts of deceased relatives during mourning in … Read more
(c) Peter Troest Self-doubt gives way to raging impotence: EYES reflected properly on their first album, while the gap between rich and poor continues to widen. A feeling of hopelessness sets in for the Danish hardcore quintet, pairing resignation with pure drool. The ten songs of her second album, which she – pointedly sarcastic – … Read more
(c) Jeannine Kaufer Fucked Up challenge themselves and their fans with growing enthusiasm – see and hear “Year Of The Horse” with four overly long songs and complex act structure. Before this ambitious project appeared, a completely different idea had actually been devoted to it, which is now being submitted. For „One Day“ a creative … Read more
(c) Your LOGOS Good things take time. LUGOS released a first demo in 2016 and then played mainly in and around Paris, including with The Armed, Frontierer and Sick Of It All. However, it would take a long time for the quintet to make new recordings. Now a first album is lurking somewhere between hardcore … Read more