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Picture Credit: Reptilians from Andromeda Artwork: Darren Merinuk Reptilians from Andromeda - Must be destroyed! Release Date: November 27, 2020 Label: ADA Müzik Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 26:08 Genre: Punk Rock / Garage Rock Origin: Istanbul , Turkey Reptilians from Andromeda are a Garage and Punk Rock band from Istanbul, founded in 2013. Despite the unfortunate fact I haven't heard of this band before, they have been quite active over the last seven years. Next to several releases and splits Reptilians from Andromeda have toured Europe and will hopefull play in Canada , Germany and Japan in 2021. "Must be destroyed!" is their newest release on which you can listen to Kerim Gönencer  (bass), Tolga Özbey  (guitar),  Aybike Çelik Özbey (vocals) and  Onat Hafız (drums). As a special guest Deniz Felder  plays the saxophone on 'Don't trust any'. The music on "Must be destroyed!" is a classic and dynamic display of 70s and 80s Punk Rock with some h...

Picture Credit: option weg Artwork: Moni Hoffmann option weg - Mehr Bullen mehr Bomben für ein wirklich gutes Leben Release Date: September 07, 2020 Label: Elfenart Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Length: 50:16 Genre: Deutschpunk / Folk Punk Origin: Berlin , Germany "Mehr Bullen mehr Bomben für ein wirklich gutes Leben" is German for "More Cops, more Bombs for a really good Life". By the title you might already conclude that this is about Punk Rock. But despite the sarcastic album title, option weg do not play Fun Punk. On the contrary! Even though the quartet from Berlin makes use of cynicism here and there, they have a released a highly political, antifascist, feminist and dead serious album. But let's have a closer look. This is the fourth album by option weg. The band consists of Anja  (drums and vocals), Moni  (bass, violin and vocals), Steffn  (guitar, bass and vocals), and Yok  (accordeon, drums and vocals). The quartet plays a refreshing mix of raw Deutsch...

Picture Credit: Jason Payne & The Black Leather Riders Jason Payne & The Black Leather Riders - Waking the Damned Release Date: December 18, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 03:54 Genre: Alternative Metal / Melodic Metal Origin: London , England Jason Payne ? You mean THE Jason Payne ? As in, the REAL Jason Payne ? Exactly! Still wondering who I'm talking about? Jason Payne  is mostly known for being the guitar player and vocalist with British Rock band Louzada . This autumn the three band members decided to go seperate ways and thus to split up. One story becomes three stories. This is the first chapter of Jason 's story. And it is called "Waking the Damned". Jason Payne & The Black Leather Riders debut with a Single that once again emphasizes the comeback of Millenium-Era Alternative Metal. "Waking the Damned" combines melodic voices with harsh riffs and wraps them up in a bitter-sweet and gloomy atmosphere. This is the revival ...

Picture Credit: Minerva Superduty Artwork: Wolframgrafik Minerva Superduty - In Public Release Date: December 20, 2020 Label: Yetagain / Body Blows Records / Sweetohm Recordings / Bright Future / Vault Relics / 5FeetUnder Records Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 22:09 Genre: Post Hardcore / Dark Hardcore Origin: Kalamata , Greece Minerva Superduty (or MNRV) are a band that was founded in Kalamata in 2011. "In Public" is their third album that is being co-released by six labels. "In Public" war recorded in Athens and Kalamata and might be beautiful Christmas present for those of you who enjoy Post and Dark Hardcore and a bit of Screamo. MNRV create a massive wall of powerful sounds on their new album. This is melancholy in neckbreaking tempo. Further dynamics are added by the changes in metre and speed that frequently occur on "In Public". Take the song 'Clandestine' for example which swiftly changes from brachial on-beat Hardcore sounds into a...

Picture Credit: Harry Gump Harry Gump - Von Mauern, Türmen, Brücken und Wegen Release Date: December 18, 2020 Label: True Trash Records / 30 Kilo Fieber Records / Never Grow Up Format: CD / Digital Length: 38:05 Genre: Acoustic Punk / Anti-Folk Origin: Munich , Germany The digital version of the Never Grow Up Fest is still running and meanwhile Munich's Punk bard Harry Gump  is releasing his newest album "Von Mauern, Türmen, Brücken und Wegen". The long German title can be translated to "Of Walls, Towers, Bridges, and Paths". The album contains a dozen of songs that were recorded in the artist's living room. Some of the songs are completely new, others are not. For example, 'Alles Gute (bei allem was du machst)' (German: 'All the best (with everthing that you do)') was also featured on the recent EP " Stimmen aus den Trümmern " ("Voices from the Debris"). And the EP's title track opens the new album. Also, the song...

Picture Credit: Alper Antmen Photo: Zeynep Girgin Artwork: Hazar Ekinci Alper Antmen -  Eşik Altı Release Date: November 09, 2020 Label: Venus Music Format: CD / Digital Length: 28:10 Genre: Psychedelic Folk / Anatolian Music Origin: Istanbul , Turkey In the reals of Progressive and Psychedelic Rock,  Alper Antmen  is mostly known for being the guitar player of Istanbul's  Kırkbinsinek . Parallel to that, Antmen  has worked on his own music for quite some time. As other things often took a higher priority, the completion of "Eşik Altı" (Turkish: "Under Threshold") got delayed several times. Now in late 2020 we can finally listen to the seven psychedelic improvisations by Alper Antmen  who played cura, e-bow, microtonal electric guitar, sitar, harmonica, sipsi, rainstick, tibetan bell, bendir, maracas and synthies on "Eşik Altı". Guest musicians are Hasan Orak Ekinci who contributed with talking drum on 'Penç' and 'Irmak', and Volkan İn...

Picture Credit: Stitchfork Stitchfork -   Live Lies Truth Dies Release Date: July 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: CD / Digital Length: 13:50 Genre: Stoner Metal / Southern Rock Origin: The Hague , Netherlands "Live Lies Truth Dies" is the debut EP by Dutch band Stitchfork. The four-track EP has been selfreleased this summer on CD and each of the tracks can be streamed on Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp. Stitchfork present themselves with broad shoulders, heavy fuzz and a steady foot on the gas pedal. Click here to stream the song 'Delia' Unfortunately, I could not find the band on YouTube. Thus, the facebook video for 'Delia' is linked above. 'Delia' by the way, is by far the best track on this EP. It sticks out of the swamp of "Live Lies Truth Dies" due to its really cool Heavy Blues Rock theme. The rest of the EP is a bit monotonous if you ask me. I am missing clear hints of creativity here. Heavy sound produced with massive fuzz and hig...