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  Picture Credit: Hydrogyn Hydrogyn - The Boiling Point Release: October 30, 2020 Label: RFL Records Format: CD / Digital Length: 50:40 Genre: Hard Rock / Alternative Metal Origin: Ashland (Kentucky) , USA "The Boiling Point" is the 11th longplayer by American Hard Rock and Metal band Hydrogyn. After vocalist Julie Westlake  had to leave the band due to health issues it has become quite quiet around Hydrogyn. But here are the good news we need to hear in this weird year: Hydrogyn are back! And their newest release introduces their new vocalist Holly Hines Freed ! Are you ready for some intense Hard Rock and dark Alternative Metal? "The Boiling Point" contains thirteen new tracks. Well okay, three of them are covers, but I'll come back to that later. Hydrogyn have returned with some honest and autochthonous Hard Rock. Songs like 'Widowmaker' are defined by massively heavy riffs, swift licks and an intensely grinding sound. Heck yes, this is some dirty an...

Antillectual's newest release is a 7'' Vinyl containing four cover versions. The idea the Dutch band had was to cover four songs that had a strong impact on early day Punk Rock . Instead of paying hommage to the bands that influenced the Nijmegen-based trio themselves, they preferred going back to the beginnings of Punk Rock Culture. The outcome are four classics reinterpreted in the melodic and somewhat Mod-influenced style of Antillectual. The cover arwork by Andy Dahlström  shows four pictures of Antillectual which are based on the four originals. The beautiful thing about this cover is that you can wrap it around the vinyl record whatever way you want. It will always show two of the artworks. Release date of the EP is May 12, 2020. First song is 'Truth hits everybody' by The Police. The song released in 1978 by Sting , Andy   Summers  and Stewart Copeland  comes in a dynamic new version that does not deny its original melodic sound. Antillectual perfectl...