Pianoearthquaqe - S/t one sided silk screened 12"+cd-r

Beautiful, isn't it?





Download it here, then buy your copy!

xHarold Shitmanx

Does someone miss the powerviolence bands of the good old times?
If so, xHarold Shitmanx from Perth, Scotland will definitely be the answer to your need for your daily dose of fastness, sarcasm and distorsions. They have formed in early 2009 and aimed to play in the Spazz, Weekend Nachos, Charlies Bronson,Uzi Suicide style. Well, they completely achieved the goal! Sick, sick, sick! Killer band! Check their MySpace  http://www.myspace.com/xharoldshitmanx and give a listen to their stuff, you will not regret. 
As usual, dont forget to support them: get in touch, buy some stuff, spread the word!

The Monaco heartattack - S/t 7" ep

Great emo-violence from Malaysia on this 7", the first one from The Monaco earthattack. 254 copies only printed, with various colours hand screened covers and different colours vinyl (my copy is one of the 156 on clear blue marbled vinyl), co-released in 2009 by Apocaplexy records and Superflous records, both from Germany.

Five songs in six minutes, so they are powerful fast and chaotic but with a touch of melody. The only lack of this 7" is that it is so short! I like them a lot and I hope they will release some new stuff soon, as I want more!

Check their MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/themonacoheartattack

to take a listen to their music and you will not be disappointed and, as always, don't forget to support the band: get in touch, buy some stuff, pass the word!

Another really nice band!

Distanti is another really nice new band from Italy, with former members from Endless inertia, Venezia, April comes in june and other bands .

They come from Forlì, (some of their fellow citizens are/were La Quiete, Raein, Neil on Impression, Endless inertia, and others) and play a highly enjoyable mix between punk, and a little of screamo with a little wave touch, that reminds me of La Quiete and Altro, even sounding like none of these.

Their first cd contains six songs, sung in Italian language, short, melodic and catchy but with a kind of dark and bittersweet mood in the lyrics.

You can listen to some of the tracks from their debut cd on their MySpace http://www.myspace.com/distanti and support them by buying some stuff, getting in touch with them, passing the word and so on...

Here are some clips of them, live and not, enjoy!
Hugs.

Andrea

Some photos of last weekend

Last weekend...

... finally I've had the pleasure to meet for the first time my friends Un quarto morto, when they came and played two concerts in Sardinia, Italy, that is the place where I live, last weekend of October. Un quarto morto is an Italian fastcore band from Fano who have been around for some years, now. Until now they made three 7" and took part in two compilations. They are four really nice guys and their live shows are fast, powerful and intense.
Un quarto morto's discography cd "Il dono della sintesi" (The gift of synthesis, in English) will be out in some weeks and will contain everything they recorded and released on 7" until now plus one unreleased song and one live song.
Check out their MySpace http://www.myspace.com/unquartomorto and don't forget to support the band: get in touch, buy some stuff, pass the word!

Check this great bands out!

Do you want to listen to some awesome bands from Italy?

One of my favourite these days is Pianoearthquake http://www.myspace.com/pianoearthquake that pulled out their first cd last september. Inside a really nice package the cd contains four tracks of mid-tempo screamo hardcore with crossed arpeggios and smoothly distorted guitar parts that alternate with atmospheric changeovers and faster, angrier riffs. Great recording and awesome vocals. A vinyl version is in the work, too.

Novemberthird http://www.myspace.com/novemberthethird is another band that have just put out their first demo: two songs and less than 10 minutes of music that reminds me of some great bands that I won't mention. Passionate, screamed hardcore with slow breaks and epic parts.

Take a listen and you definitely won't regret! And don't forget to support the bands: get in touch, buy some stuff, pass the word!

Hugs

Andrea