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À Qui La Liberté? UZU’s Dark Punk in Arabic Turns Exhaustion Into Resistance
For UZU أوزو, exile is not a metaphor but a condition. On their second album À qui la liberté?, the Montreal-based quartet inhabit that state completely, tracing the uneasy line between…
Hekátē: Μαύρη Τρύπα Burns Brighter in the Bleakness (Album Premiere)
It’s been five years since Hekátē stepped out of the shadows with their debut full-length, Μέρες Οργής (Days Of Wrath), released by La Vida Es Un Mus. That record captured the bleak urban…
Clan dos Mortos Cicatriz: Brazilian Nekropunx Meditate on Death & Despair in “Máscara da…
Brazilian four-piece Clan dos Mortos Cicatriz have been making a name for themselves in the underground metal-punk circuit since their first EP in 2017. With an incendiary amount of extreme…
Proteststorm: Swedish Kängpunk Duo Drops Debut LP Den Typ Som Överlever
We don't often feature "supergroups" or side projects, as these bands tend to get more hype and attention from other music outlets.
Swedish punks Proteststorm, however, have kept a low…
Human Needs: Rome Post-Punk Band Uncovers Debut Album Concrete//Generic
Human Needs’ debut album, Concrete//Generic, is a tightrope walk between chaos and clarity. Dropping December 6, 2024, and crafted by Gabor Wiltner (mixing and mastering), this record dives…
xCHOKEx: Bulgarian Straight Edge Band Drops Debut Album and Chats with Gabriel Kuhn
If proof was still needed for the global spread of straight edge, look at all the places that celebrate Edge Day (October 17). The autonomous social center Fabrika Avtonomia in Sofia,…