Sunday 29 September 2024

upcoming gig in Zagreb, Croatia

 
when?..........................08.10.2024., Tuesday 
where?.........................AKC Attack, Zagreb
who?............................NAG post punk, USA
                                     KORIDOR post punk, Cro
                                     DDR post punk, Cro
                                     DROWN punk shoegaze, Cro
entrance?......................8 €

upcoming gig in Ljubljana, Slovenia

 

when?......................09.10.2024., Wednesday
where?.....................club Gromka, Ljubljana
who?........................NAG post punk, USA
                                 KORIDOR post punk, Cro
entrance?.................?

Thursday 26 September 2024

WARCOLLAPSE live @ Hus 7, Stockholm (Sweden) 23.08.2024. - video

full show from gods of crust, from a gig which took place in Stockholm a month ago.. pure power and ruthlessness.. today is first day of their mini tour in Greece, check it out a support if you are there..

- video source: https: youtube.com/@christiansvensson171

Wednesday 25 September 2024

KRAYAT - За закуска параноя, За вечеря какво? (2024) - 7" EP

Band.................................Krayat
Album...............................За закуска параноя, За вечеря какво?
Year...................................2024
Genre................................hardcore punk
Format..............................vinyl EP
Country..............................Germany
Web...................................bandcamp, youtube
Label..................................Autsajder Produkcija, Chaos & Anticonformity
 
for Krayat is responsible an international crew gathered and currently situated in Berlin with origins from the Balkans area .. I was familiar with the band from its very beginnings and they were always okay to me, but not much more than that.. after debut album "Ratni Kotač" few silent years follow from them but they returned with a bang just few months ago when this new EP was announced on Autsajder Produkcija and immediately after hearing first two songs from it, I knew - this is it!.. they hit all the right spots in my ears, brain cells and nerves with absolutely everything from the sound, atmosphere, production, format...and now when I get the record I see that labels also did a great job because whole thing looks original and little different than usual..
there are two songs on each side of this 7", music is dark and cold thrashy hardcore punk, with this special atmosphere which I believe only musicians from Balkans (or maybe eastern Europe) can create and execute so well.. the whole thing is like some perfect blend of traditional epic Greek punk from 90s and infamous ex-yu hardcore from 80s, you must admit it's interesting combo, somehow natural but maybe not so common and often among today's bands.. the closest comparison from current active ones could maybe be Ego, also international crew from Berlin, similar atmosphere, bass lines and some other hints but this is still something dirtier and faster..
first song "Kinshtih" is absolute banger and the best song of the records and one of the best punk songs I heard in a while, it's really powerful and contagious.. driving force on this album beside above mentioned atmosphere is definitely vocal which didn't suit well for me on previous release but now he just kill it with those mighty, desperate shouts full of anguish and grief..
lyrics are sung on Bulgarian if I'm not wrong, there are translation of them and short explanations inside the covers and they are dealing mostly with society - from fcked up state of human mind, hypocrisy and false values to sexual abuse, etc.. album title translated means something like "for breakfast paranoia, for dinner what?" and this just perfectly describes mood and the point of the lyrics same as this album in overall..
it is easily visible that something more effort is putted in this record when you hold it in your hands, covers are risographed in colors on both sides and you get screenprinted A3 poster, again in unusual combination of white paper and gold print.. vinyls itself comes in white or regular black version, my is white and it looks and fits the release perfect..
as this was released basically only a month ago, it's of course still available from the labels for 8€ or you'll be able to find it on your favorite distro probably very soon..
with this one, both Krayat and with every release better Autsajder Produkcija (actually sub-label of well known Doomtown Records) took my full attention and I'm looking forward to see/hear some new stuff from them.. also don't forget, Krayat will be on euro tour in November so if they will be at your place don't miss them.. until then, go buy this awesome little piece of plastic or find it online and blast your speakers with some filthy and harsh music for harsh times!..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday 24 September 2024

NAG / KORIDOR euro tour September/October 2024

after theirs last year's adventure when they were touring USA, Nag and Koridor will be on the road together again, this time here in Europe.. I'm not familiar with Nag, but Koridor are awesome and incredibly energetic live so don't miss them while they will be at your place..

NAG

KORIDOR

Monday 23 September 2024

let's bring some noise... pt. 8

are you aware how the way of consuming music and discovering new bands changed in last 10-15 years!?.. do you give 2nd opportunity to some new release or a band which doesn't sits well on the first listening!?.. do you have patience to focus on one album more than few minutes!?.. if you think about that for a moment, this is some damn scary shit.. because, how many great albums and bands am I missing just because I didn't pay closer attention or how many of them I just simply forget to play or check again?.. now in this time of mass availability of everything and fast consumerism when average young member of gen Z isn't capable to concentrate on one thing longer than 30-40 seconds this isn't strange but it's frightening I notice that it often affects me the same way and I am with one leg in 4th decade of this miserable existence called life.. how many good bands fly under or out of my radar, and some have my attention just because they are on "reliable" or "known" label or they have stronger presence on social networks and other platforms?..
I miss those times when you ordered a record by mail just according to looks of the cover or poor and lousy description from the distro owner.. then you stuck with this record at home because you didn't have anything other new, and sooner or later you give it a 2nd and often even countless more chances before you started to like what you hear.. I have many examples and some of my favorite and life influential bands I discovered exactly on this way.. and today, most of us who still actually buys some record from time to time do it after countless listens online and almost all the trill and excitement about getting new record kind of disappears when a physical one finally gets to your hands..
in today's time it's absolutely impossible to track all the new stuff which are coming every day from every single corner of the world, especially in d-worshiping universe, which is without doubt good thing because it's nice to see so much bands and releases are popping out almost on daily basis, but the point is we should take time, slow down a little and pay more attention to what we listen and just enjoy more in all the noise..
so in accordance with that, in this new part of "let's bring some noise" we have few random fresh releases from all over the globe and all from this current year, which deserves your attention if you are into raw d-beat punk/crust.. of course there is a ton of other great records in same style recorded this year and that's why I'll try to be more regular with new editions of this almost forgotten part of the blog, just to do my part on this subject matter.. 
okay, six bands, all in slightly different approach, from classic and simple d-beat punk to more noisy and distorted versions of crasher crust.. hope you'll find something new and interesting, so enjoy the reading (not so likely, but at least try..) and play those nasty filthy tunes loud!..
 
 
EXTENSIVE SLAUGHTER - A Fated Demise [2024] (tape)
2nd release by this relatively young band from Vancouver, Canada which seems to have more than great diy punk crust scene lately and we already are familiar with bunch of well known and established bands, same as new ones popping out constantly from there..
what to expect from a band who named themselves after the song by legendary Excrement of War and with members from some death metal bands!? - well exactly what you get, a furious unstoppable d-beat force, influenced by 90's euro crust wave, not so raw and lousy you might expect from a fresh band, because it's clear they know what they are doing with their instruments, with angry vocal which is not so extreme like it's often the case with bands from Canada but more in scandi-kang style and it fits to their sound perfect.. in last song, cover from above mentioned EOW they are even playing with dual m/f vocals and as I'm complete sucker for this type of bands I would for sure like to hear more from them in this version.. all together 5 songs, about minute and half on average which won't give you space to relax and rest for not even a second, you can expect some furious and explosive ride from start to finish and after this short 9 min you'll want more and more..
this was released on tapes in limited amount of 100 pieces by very interesting Canadian label Sore Mind who are putting out some really beautiful cassettes of already well known bands same as new ones.. as it seems it's still available so hurry up for your copy.. I will definitely have them in sight in future same as Extensive Slaughter because both are very promising and I can't wait for more stuff from both..
 

CROW NOISE - Flowers Of Genocide [2024] (digital)
from, to me personally, one of the most interesting and still not enough discovered diy scene out there, the one from Malaysia we have new band with members of globally known Apparatus and some other probably lesser known outfits as Hellsister and absolutely insane crasher crust unit Cave Crust Genocide.. 
this is their debut five track EP self-released by the band in online form and offered for stream on their bandcamp.. from 1st track, same as from album artwork you could think that they are classic stench core, Deviated Instinct worshipers but this track is just like something longer and more anthemic even almost melodic intro into the rest of the EP which then develops into pure d-beat hammering full of aggression and speed more wrapped in this classic 90's crust-core felling rather than stench-core one.. production is also in this style, it means without fancy tricks, the whole thing sounds filthy, raw, unpolished and primitive - just how it is always more than welcomed here at crucified freedom pages..
apparently they already have new material recorded and ready for some new future release so keep your eyes and ears wide open..
 
 
PERFIDIA - s/t [2024] (digital)
one more total d-beat punk band from wealthy Colombian diy hc punk ocean of raw punk.. released in July this year on Disordera Records (visit their BC page for bunch of similar local raw punk acts).. as I don't have any additional info about them or this release I'm not sure if this is their debut offering or we speak about longer lasting band (the 1st one wold be more likely closer to the truth)..
anyhow, they offer 7, for the genre lengthy songs, in typical, brutal and very rough d-beat style, dual vocals, one classic d-beat deep and rough and the other is like more extreme, screamed in crusty style.. all together works nice, decent production but for my taste most of songs are little to long, sometimes 2 and half to 3 minutes is to long for a d-beat song and the whole thing can easily fall in trap of becoming too repetitive and boring.. this is the only minus of this release, otherwise it's good and delivers stripped down to the bone raw punk full of this relentless and contagious tupa-tupa Latino spirit.. some songs, like for example second one named "Noise" becomes so fast by the end that in some parts it almost reaches into raw black metal waters and that's also interesting point of view..
I believe this is digital only release so go check it on bandcamp or find it on youtube..
 
 
ODIAR - Mortos N​ã​o Acabar​ã​o [2024] (tape)
crazy noise punks from Brazil and their 2nd release which was published on great German diy label Noise Itch Cassettes in only 25 copies and is of course, already sold out.. 
this is classic example how it needs to be done - simple, noisy, raw, with short punk as fuck lyrics and without complications.. already from visuals you know what exactly you will get, yes sometimes you can be fooled if band uses infamous discharge fonts just for their logo but when they use it for the album title as well you can slowly throw away your doubts and if in addition to all that there is cover which includes some shady war imagery, cordon of police and big skull - you just can't go wrong - this must be raw and primitive noisy d-beat punk.. production is also raw and simple, loud bass which dominates in front of all the distorted guitar noises, classic d-beat drumming and great vocal which reminds on some of the best in business, the ones from Japan, even the whole thing isn't in this total crasher crust madness but it's fcking close.. anyhow, Odiar is one interesting band, which easily could drown in the ocean of similar but somehow I think this won't be the case with them because they have this something extra which stands them out.. also worth to mention, they already have new material, 10-trax album published few months ago on bandcamp so check this one also..


NO FUTURE - Mirror [2024] (LP, tape)
until now I wasn't familiar with No Future, raw punks from Perth, Australia but as I can see they are going strong already some time (since 2018) and have decent amount of releases in form of demos and EPs under their belts..
"Mirror" is one superbly conceived and executed album and as it seems 1st long play record of the band, released in cooperation between Iron Lung from US and Australian label Televised Suicide.. it brings us even 12 (well, eleven because 1st one is a kind of intro) furious tracks, some already published on those above mentioned releases but now mixed and mastered by already omnipresent Will Killingsworth from Dead Air Studios, so you can already guess that production is superb.. all songs are diverse enough to not become boring considering of their amount, so we have some short ones, real d-beat attacks like for example "Meaningless" or "Hidden Frequencies", while P.B.S. is two and half minutes long pogo stomping punk anthem, then on song "Absent" even some back/second vocals appears and then for the end they surprise with "Mirror" which is mix of everything above mentioned spiced with some thrasy hardcore and at moments have even this specific anarcho-punk vibe..
as you may notice by now they aren't classic d-beat raw punk band like the previous from this post, yet they are leaning more towards this American style of noisy punk, female fronted, with just enough reverb on vocals, massive bass and highly energetic pummeling drums ahead of distorted guitar shreds - we could mention bands like Lebenden Toten, Subversive Rites or even sXe crusty hardcore punks Torso as reference..
this is released in both vinyl and tape versions and it's still available from above mentioned labels and if you are from Europe I think few copies of regular black vinyl are still available on Burning Anger..
anyhow, interesting band and proper album, if they aren't from such isolated place as "down under" is, they would certainly be better known band, but again they have releases on Iron Lung, earlier this year they toured UK and one with another I'm sure we will hear more about them in not so distant future..
 
 
DOMINACION - Punks Ganan [2024] (digital, 7")
raw punk band from Barcelona singing on Spanish - for my taste it sounds perfect.. and yes, Dominacion are indeed great band and "Punks Ganan" is quite impressive debut..
all together 7 songs of raw d-beat punk executed on "by the book" way, adding some over the top speed drumming to already proven formula just to spice up things a little and give them this extra flavor.. and yes, those damn drums, just as one comment on their bandcamp page says: "every square inch of the drum set used and abused".
while 1st song starts like some E.N.T or Doom classic crust core hit, soon things becomes nastier and rawer so everything turns into classic d-beat punk, on the moments sounding like they can't decide which part of d-beat legacy they want worship more, the one from Discharge or Disclose, but this turns out awesome because we get perfect blend of both and this beside above mentioned drumming and singing in native language is also one of the reasons this band will not disappear among his peers and remain unnoticed..
this was published already in February but due some problems with pressing it should be out just these days, by the end of September on interesting Barcelona's label Discos Enfermos (btw, they also released the comeback album of legendary Juventud Podrida few weeks ago which is also fire!), so check it and support there..

 

Sunday 22 September 2024

SMOG / ELECTRIC MASOCHIST - split LP is out now!!!

one more crazy release on Burning Anger, again in cooperation with Rawmantic Disasters and this time with Cara Punks Dis-tro, split by two absolute raw d-beat noise punk bangers Electric Masochist from Berlin and Smog from Skopje and Liege.. 
Smog side still isn't available online but I'm sure it's a real hell same as Electric Masochist one which they offers for stream on bandcamp..
so go check it there but prepare yourself for some serious madness.. also if you can go buy it and support the bands and labels..
 

 

Saturday 21 September 2024

upcoming gig in Zagreb, Croatia

 

when?...................26.09.2024., Thursday
where?..................AKC Attack, Zagreb
who?.....................SATON post hc, Mex
                              STARVATION crust metal, Cro
                              BONAESH neo crust, Cro
entrance?..............6 €

Thursday 19 September 2024

MATRAK ATTAKK live @ Borderline Fest, Bialystok (Poland) 23.08.2024. - video

full show video from this year's Borderline fest with one of the strongest line ups so far, besides M.A. there were playing Flower, Manufactured State Terror, Sanctus Militia (members from Homomilitia + Sanctus Iuda), among other interesting bands.. on last song with special guest as vocalist, Wojtek from Sanctus I. during their cover..
and just to mention, Matrak Attakk are preparing for a new mini-tour, most likely the last one in this year, and are again facing some line up change.. Py is no longer in a band due some problems with Cristina (more about that you can read on their blog), that are some sad news which I cannot comment on more because I'm not familiar with the situation but now Cristina is only original member from this earlier line up, which I all remember as nice and fun crew.. anyhow, hopefully this all will have desired impact on the band and that Matrak Attakk, this unstoppable anarcho-crust machine will still be going strong..



Tuesday 17 September 2024

upcoming gig in Zagreb, Croatia

 

when?.....................24.09.2024., Tuesday
where?....................AKC Attack, Zagreb
who?.......................NIGHTWATCHERS punk rock, Fra
                                NOHZ raw punk, Fra
                                ZADNJA KLUPA punk, Cro
entrance?.................7 € (<18 free)
 
 


P.S. - Nohz and Nightwatchers are on tour (already 3 days) and beside Zagreb here in Croatia they will also play in Zadar (23th) and Pula (22th), also you can support them in France, Switzerland, Czech R., Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, Serbia and Italy during their trip..

Monday 16 September 2024

upcoming gig in Požega, Croatia

 
 
 
 
 
when?.........................21.09.2024., Saturday
where?........................Caffe Bar Beer, Ti & Ja, Požega
who?...........................KPAX! oi hc punk, Ser
                                    KORIDOR post hc punk, Cro
entrance?.....................5 €


Friday 13 September 2024

some new records..

few days ago this finally arrived by mail, two absolute banger releases from Autsajder Produkcija, awesome stuff both musically and visually.. I really like and appreciate 7" releases lately and those two are for sure truly proper and great records.. check it out and support!..


KRAYAT                                            STATE MANUFACTURED TERROR


AUTSAJDER PRODUKCIJA

ZAGREB ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 13. - 15.09.2024.

 

ZAGREB ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 2024

Thursday 12 September 2024

NUCLEAR ALTAR merch (t-shirt and cotton bag available)

so there's some official merch from Nuclear Altar, oldschool crust band from Požega, Croatia available..
t-shirt with interesting design made by Kktz and cotton bags with artwork from latest demo Wasteland Filth.. both are in little unusual colors for dark primitive crust band, t-shirt in bright yellow and bags in dirty white, but hey why everything should be boring and black, right!?..
all is available from their bandcamp merch page, or for the promo price directly from Kktz on the e-mail: kktz666[at]gmail[dot]com.. t-shirts are also available from Lumer - Print & Shop..
go check it and support it if you can and want, for more info and prices click at the following links..
 
 
 
                                                                                       OLDEN SONORITIES blog

 

Tuesday 10 September 2024

CHIMPYFEST 2024 New Cross Inn, London (UK) 12. - 14.09.2024.

at this year's edition of Chimpyfest two grind machines from Croatia: Krlja and Aligrindtor among some great bands like Hiatus, Anti-System, Wojczech and many more..


CHIMPYFEST 2024

Monday 9 September 2024

WARCOLLAPSE - Deliberate Indoctrination - new album is out now!!!

hell yeah!.. new album by Sweden's legends is out and available, for now just at youtube and some other modern digital platforms, but I believe vinyl will be ready soon as well on Phobia Records and Bye Bye Productions..
as expected, this release turns out just like pure crust masterpiece.. 10 brutal tracks which varies enough as in length, same in song structure itself and are not boring or uninteresting for not even a second.. there are two atmospheric and longer anthems and the rest of the material is classic Warcollapse furious madness, sometimes fast as hell, on some parts maybe faster then ever, and rest is in fast to mid tempo but always brutal and heavy, harsh and aggressive, just as you would expect from them.. album of the year!? - well it's hard to tell after just one listening but here we have something much more, maybe album of the decade, so check it out and blast it loud!..

Sunday 8 September 2024

BIBLE THROWER - Strange Stories - new album is out now!!!

well, this one is brutal!.. new album by crust punk outfit Bible Thrower from Rijeka is out... and it rips!.. great dual m/f vocals, somehow maybe strange massive and heavy sound at first on which you will have to get used to, I suppose, but when it clicks it turns out awesome.. 6 songs all together in old school crust punk style with strong anarcho-punk vibe..
again don't have any info if physical release of this is in the making, but knowing Rijeka's crew there will be at least some diy tapes.. until then check this brutality and support them on YT or BC where this release is offered as "name your price" download, as well.. 

BIBLE THROWER

Saturday 7 September 2024

KILLING YIELD - Volatile Future - debut album is out now!!!

Killing Yield are something newer hardcore punk band from Zagreb but already well known here, although they haven't had any recordings until now, but they played bunch of local shows all around..  
these days they put out their debut album named "Volatile Future" which turned out really nice.. even 12 songs of furious and fast hardcore punk influenced by let's say American school of hardcore with good lyrics and message.. it's available in digital form from their bandcamp page and I don't have any info if some physical release is in plan.. the whole thing is accompanied by awesome cover and it would look amazing as a LP, that's for sure..

Friday 6 September 2024

DISBAJA - Impulse Slaves - new album is out now!!!

the long awaited new album by Zagreb's metal punks Disbaja is finally out and available at their bandcamp page.. probably the best quality release by them so far and at the same time more towards metal oriented.. they started with more classic d-beat/hardcore sound and nowadays their style evolved into something more modern version of metal punk with superb production, even this punk spirit is still here and it feels somewhere in the background.. for now this is available only in digital form at BC or YT and some other digital platforms, but in October you can expect some cassettes, so check it out!..