It’s finally time for a new release Radar, so lets dive in to a couple of new releases. Bot Lobby – WSTR WSTR seems to return to their fast paced roots, with upbeat guitars and pounding drums introducing the song, which kicks in from the start. With around 3 minutes of energetic pop punk the … Continue reading Release Radar #109
Frontstreet is back, with the band being firmly in the category local heroes for me, its about time I introduce them to you all. A couple of weeks ago the band released their first ep entitled "Moving Balance". With the latest trend of metalcore being inspired by nu-metal its refreshing how Frontstreet dings more at … Continue reading Rickkert Reviews: Frontstreet-Moving Balance
Its time for the last part of my summer sum up. Sueco Sueco’s opener “The Hara” was probably one of the most energetic openers I’ve seen al summer with vocalist Josh jumping from balcony, preforming on top of the bar and going all out with surfing the crowd. Sueco match the openers energy by kicking … Continue reading The Comeback: Part 3
With me sinking time into my thesis over the past six months, The blog has been a bit quite over that time, so here is a little recap of all the shows and bands I saw over those months. As stated in part one, this recap is split in three to keep it readable. Waterparks … Continue reading The Comeback: Part 2
With me sinking time into my thesis over the past six months, The blog has been a bit quite over that time, so here is a little recap of all the shows and bands I saw over those months, to keep things orderly this will be split into three parts. The Bottom Line The Bottom … Continue reading The Comeback: Part one
After a six-month hiatus to work on my thesis, I return with a new blog post. So, lets dive into this week releases. Skyline – After Elmer Skyline is a pop punk banger which brings back the vibes of a lot of earlier Dutch pop punk bands, together with an early 2000’s emo feel within … Continue reading Release Radar #108
With a little delay its time for a new release radar, so lets take a look Cry to Your Mother – Emma Blackery Emma returns to the darker 80s style she sparingly showed on girl in a box, mixed with the vocal delivery of “What Have You Done For Me Lately”. This mix of influences … Continue reading Release Radar #107
After the success of their song “HYPA HYPA”, Electric Callboy hit the road again with the aptly named “HYPA HYPA” tour and bring the party metalcore back to the masses, for this they joined forces with “One Morning Left” and “Blind Channel” so let’s take a look at these acts first. One Morning Left One … Continue reading SHOW REPORT: Electric Callboy – Hypa Hypa
Its time for a new instalment of release radar, let’s dive right into the releases. FUNERAL GREY – Waterparks This song is more on the emotional spectrum of pop punk, reminding me of 2000s Emo more than pop punk. With that being said the song does grab you form the start and its emotional tones … Continue reading Release Radar #106
A couple of days an era came to an end, with “Call It Off” playing their farewell show. So first a little personal story about “Call It Off”. The band was one of the first I discovered in my local scene and I started getting more involved into the scene because of their shows. So … Continue reading Show Reports: Call It Off- The End of an Era
