BLOOD FOR BLOOD - ''Serenity...'' MCD
Genre: hardcore
Score:
7,5/10
Label: I Scream Records
Year: 2004
Length: 9 tracks - 16:49 min
Link: Blood for Blood Mp3: ''Live a lie''
Favourite Track: ''A rock'n'roll song''

Tole pa je povsem nekaj drugega kot sem pričakoval. Bend prihaja iz Bostona, za sabo ima že kar nekaj plošč, med drugim tudi izdaje na Victory Records, ki pa jih, tako kot druge, nisem nikoli čekiral, čeprav mi je sedaj malce žal. Plošča je namreč presenetljivo privlačna in kar izžareva energijo in melodičnost, brez da se bi pri tem odrekli grobosti in jezi, po kateri so bili vedno znani. Na eni strani tough-guy hardcore z grobim vpitjem ala Sheer Terror, Slapshot, itd, na drugi prijeten punkrock s sladkim petjem, vse lepo premešano. Za rezultat dobimo prave hardcore himne, ki gredo hitro v uho in si takoj začneš prepevati njihove tekste o težkem in krutem življenju tamkajšnjih ulic. Odlično narejeni komadi, kjer se enkrat nagibajo v agresivnost, drugič v melodičnost, medtem ko vse ostalo ostaja hitro in močno. Zaigrajo tudi priredbo odličnega komada Del Shannona ''Runaway'', ki ni ravno tako super kot v originalu, ampak drugače so mi vsi komadi dobri. Ni kaj, fantje delajo nekaj svojega in prav to je tisto kar jim daje status enega boljših bendov tovrstnega žanra. Aja, na zgoščenki je priloženih še kup fotografij in 20 min videa, ki pa meni na žalost ne dela. Kratko, a dobro! (30/05/2004)

English Version:
This's something completely different as I have expected. They're from Boston and have out quite some releases by now, incuding records on Victory Records, but somehow I never checked them out so now I feel a little regret while I'm listening to this. Their music is so damn catchy and it radiate energy and melodiousnes without a single attempt of excluding roughness and anger for which they were always known. So, we have tough-guy hardcore with rough shouting ala Sheer Terror, Slapshot, etc. on one side and sweet singing catchy punkrock on the other, all perfectly blended. As a result we get true hardcore anthems which quickly stick into your ears and meke you sing about hard and cruel life in the streets. Perfectly arranged songs where once they strike with aggressiveness next time with melodiousness while everything else remains fast and tight. They play a cover for a great song by Del Shannona ''Runaway'' which's not as great as the original but otherise I like one song after another. What can I say, they're doing something of their own and that's how they gain mark of one of the best in this genre. CD comes attached with whole bunch of band photos and 20 min of video footage which unfotunately I can's play on my computer. Short, but good! (30/05/2004)