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        Careless Odds – It's Killing Time...  Release Date: September 22rd, 2021 Label: independent Format: EP Length: 27:15 Genre: punk metal / hardcore Careless Odds, a three-piece punk outfit from Lorton, Virginia presents their first album “It’s killing time…”, and it’s, well, pretty much killer. But a little background first: the band consists of three dudes sharing the family name Abbasi (no Tosin tho), and whole album “culminated from the frustration of finding a proper studio to record” and ending up with building one of their own - which i think is totally fucking awesome. Everything kicks off with a Ramones unfused self titled track with massive overloaded guitars, which kinda explain what to expect next. With Hollow Eyes it develops into a more aggressive grungey punx.  With All that left is Hate the band literally sonically resurrects Buzzoven and makes them bang with Alice in Chains. Careless Odds - It's Killing Time... (Official Musi...

Picture Credit: Slowpoke Artwork: Britni Catfood   Slowpoke - Slowpoke Release Date: August 22, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 45:08 Genre: Stoner Punk Origin: St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Slowpoke are a trio from the capital of Northeast Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's. The sparsely populated and cold region has not appeared on my musical atlas until today, thus I am glad to introduce you to Adam Young  (drums), Cameron Legge  (guitar), and Ben Chapman-Smith  (guitar, bass, vocals), as well as their guest musicians Al Yeti Bones  and Gordon McCready  who helped to make the selftitled debut album what it is. The seven-track album is a powerful self-representation of the Canadian band formed in 2018. On 45 minutes Slowpoke provide us with a heavy "Here we are now, deal with it". The music can predominantly be categorized under the term Stoner Punk. Digging deeper, you could call it a non-compromise ...

Picture Credit: Parasite / Inti Records   Parasite - Metal Punk Massacre Release Date: July 02, 2021 Label: Inti Records Format: Cassette / Digital Length: 24:03 Genre: Crust / D-Beat Origin: Satocho , Japan In April 2011, Naggy  (guitar), Masaki  (vocals), Yosuke  (bass), and Utsu-Ken  (drums) from Satocho released the EP "Metal Punk Massacre". After previously publishing two demos, a split, some singles, and a compilation, this can be regarded as Parasite's proper debut release. Ten years later, Parasite are still active. In the meantime, they have released another EP, a live album, several splits, and one full-length album called "Zankyo 残響". Nevertheless, the EP "Metal Punk Massacre" is widely regarded to be a legendary release, and hence for its tenth anniversary, it receives a re-issue via Peruvian label Inti Records. Side note, in the year 2020, Beijing-based label Thrashing Cult Records has also published a re-issue of the EP. Metal Punk Mass...

Picture Credit: Venustra   Venustra - May, I Release Date: February 06, 2021 Length: 08:52 (12:01) Genre: Gothic Metal / Alternative Metal Origin: Austin , TX , USA "May, I" is a two-track (Bandcamp), respectively three-track (Spotify) single by Austin's Venustra. The title track was inspired by the film " May ", a psycho thriller by Lucky McKee , starring Angela Bettis . Further tracks are "Step Right up! (Adoration Destroyed Remixx)" and the bonus track "Los Ageless" (only on Spotify). Venustra was founded by Texan artist Synderalla Nervosa . The band is constantly releasing brachial music full of horror and darkness. Even if you have not watched the film, the song is inspired by, you can easily feel the thrill of protagonist May Kennedy 's dark desires. "May, I" is a brutal Alternative Metal piece, defined by sonic darkness, brachial riffs, and violent rhythms. The soundscapes spread darkness, horror, and gore, as Venustra c...

Picture Credit: Titanosaur   Titanosaur -  Inti Wañu Release Date: July 02, 2021 Label: The Swamp Format: Digital Length: 23:17 Genre: Stoner Punk / Stoner Metal Origin: Hudson , New York , USA The latest release " Messages " by Hudson's one-saurian-army is only seven months old, but Geoff Saavedra , also known as Titanosaur is already back with his EP "Inti Wañu". The title is the Quechuan word for "Sun Warrior" and describes Saavedra 's connection to his Ecuadorian roots, especially to his grandmother who is a direct descendant of the Inca. Like on the previous work, vocals, guitars, bass, and programming were done by Geoff Saavedra . Guest musicians are Anthony DiFiglio , who played the guitar solo on 'On the Run', and Froglord who contributed backing vocals and the lead guitar on 'Someone will come'. The sounds on "Inti Wañu" can be described as a brachial mix of Stoner Punk, Stoner Metal, and Stenchcore. Personally,...

Warish - Seeing Red Release Date: February 23, 2021 Length: 03:04 Genre: Metal Punk / Grunge / Noise Origin: Oceanside ( California ), USA From their upcoming album "Next to pay" (April 30, 2021, Riding Easy Records ) Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. Warish Online: Facebook Instagram Bandcamp Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: Overcharge Artwork: Devil's Reject Art   Overcharge - Metalpunx (Edizione Speziale) Release Date: November 10, 2020 Label: Planet K Records Format: CD / Digital Length: 50:22 Genre: Metal Punk / D-Beat / Rock'n'Roll Origin: Varese , Italy Overcharge make it pretty obvious what the listeners should expect from their newest release. Firstly, their name is most likely a reference to D-Beat legend Discharge. And secondly, the album title "Metalpunx" leaves no doubt about the music presented here. Overcharge are a trio from Varese (or Varés, in Lombardian). The best way to start this review is by giving three quotes from the band: 1 "Louder than words - speed is the law", 2 "D.I.Y. or die!", 3 "Hate fascism! Drink hard! Love Rock'n'Roll!". Fuck yes, this is a fully armed warmachine of D-Beat, Rock'n'Roll, Punk and Metal. Overcharge's sound seemlessly draws on to the rusty age of British D-Beat and Swed...