Badlands - World Of Pain EP(2013) - Review

Tracklist:

A-Side Open Road
B-Side Way Of The World

Fuck yes!!! After long years of waiting and the first teaser with two acoustic songs on the EP Capital of Spirit they are back. Badlands ladies and gentleman, with one of the best singers(not just in the Punk/Oi scene) i´ve ever heard.So much melody, so much passion....if we we were in Whatsapp i could paint some heart smilies.....ok enough.

Unfortunately it´s just a 2 Song EP, but better 2 fantastic songs than nothing. On the first side, we have "Open Road", a song about corruption in government and the greed in the business which destroys everything so we have to go our own way. It´s maybe a rocky road but the right one. "Way Of The World" is a very melancholic song about the world be live in today. Painful, dark and full of hate, not the best future for our kids. Viktor´s voice is just perfect for songs like this one.

Ok as a Badlands fan i just have to say......Buy or die!!!! The EP was released on Rebellion Records in different colors

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Kids of the Streets - Burn It Down(2013) - Review

Tracklist:

01. This is a Riot [03:15]
02. Headshot [02:58]
03. A Good Day [01:55]
04. Burn it Down [02:49]
05. Tales of the Honour [04:36]
06. Bastards [04:41]
07. Boris [03:42]
08. Mountain River [03:42]
09. Kids of the Streets [05:01]
10. Paradise & Hell [02:37]
11. One of Us [03:08]
12. We'll Stay Alive [04:04]

To be a antiracist skinheadband in russia is not the easiest way to live. Kids Of The Streets from Moskau is 100% proud of that. Fighting against the big naziscene in their homecountry is their mission. And they shout it out loud and agressive. So put up your volume mates.

The music is a little bit of  Street Dogs, Cock Sparrer and a good piece of  Rockn Roll. Sounds like a band from the streets of Boston, the feeling is supported by the singer....of course his english is better than mine hehe.

The 12 songs vary in their sound and speed, on one side we have typical streetpunk songs, like "Headshot" or the smasher "A Good day" on the other we got the folkballad "Tales of the Honour" and the folkpunksong "Boris".  Nothing bores me more than songs which sound all the same. So big plus for the russian guys. The lyrics are....well what do you expect from a antiracist skinheadband? Ok so nothing more to say.

Last words for this one? Hmm good album but not the best i heard the last years from russia. They should work on their lyrics for the next one, the music is already on a good level. Release was on Aggrobeat in 2013(digipack)

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Ten Beers After - Bootboy Rock´n Roll(2012) - Review

Tracklist:

1 Fight Back
2 This Battle
3 Together We Are Strong
4 Kaθe Kypiakh
5 One Is Never Enough
6 Bootboy Rock'N'Roll
7 C'Mon Lads
8 Ayteε Oi Mepeε
9 The Flame
10 Raise Your Glasses

Well when you talk about the european skinheadscene, greece is not one of the first countries you think about. Maybe you know Bootstroke or Soberphobia, but thats it.

Ten Beers After comes from Athens and was founded in 2011. Their style is a mixture of Punk,Oi and catchy melodies. Unfortunately 8 of their 10 songs are in english, i like bands singing in their native language as well!! 

The Songs have typical lyrics, nothing new but nice played old school stuff about drinking, solidarity and the daily problems of the scene. I got two favorites on this one, "Bootboy Rockn Roll" is a very melodic song about the good times having with your friends. Break out of the daily routine, live for now till the morning comes!!! "Aytee Oi Mepee" is one of the songs on the album in greek and sounds just great, with the singalongs, the drum-part and of course the language.

Hope to hear more from this guys in the future,maybe with some more songs in greek. The release was on Rebellion Records in 2012 and limited to 250 copies.

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