The Sybians is a reggae project from Amsterdam. After their first single in 2025, they now come up with their debut full-length album, offering thirteen
I spent quite a while thinking about how to start this review of Lost Legion from Chicago. Since no clear concept came to mind, I’ll go with a more intuitive approach. The first thing that caught my attention was the small poster included with the record. Along with its artwork,...
Poor Impulse Control return with their second release. After the 2024 LP Where Angels Fear To Tread, here comes the Tourist Trap EP, once again released in cooperation with Contra Records and Audio Epidemic Records. Compared to their debut, the band have turned it up a notch – or rather...
Canadian The Prowlers released their album Prowl Around in 2022, in collaboration with several labels across continents. In the band’s discography, it’s only their second full-length after Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow. It might sound surprising, given how long they’ve been around, but besides these two LPs they also put out...
On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, sparking the First World War. 111 years later, Belgrade commando Fitz decided to storm into the world of streetpunk with the same ferocity as the battles that erupted back then. Since I don’t know many bands from the Balkans (from Serbia,...
The first band to appear in our reviews with more than one release is, „surprisingly,“ Shaved For Battle. The label Under The Watchful Eyes put out this EP in 2025, and Muna also provided the artwork. The opening track, Diehards, belongs among the very best that Shaved For Battle have...
This mini album, or rather maxi EP, was released in the US under Longshot Records and in Europe through TASTM. Bomber hail from Los Angeles and, according to the booklet, the band is made up of musicians who have been active in the punk, Oi! and rock’n’roll scene since the...
This split EP was released on TKO Records as the latest chapter in the ongoing series where The Templars go head-to-head with bands they admire. This time, they’re joined by the Los Angeles outfit Castillo. The record features two tracks, one from each band, and once again perfectly captures the...
Crown Court from London released this album on Randale Records in 2023, roughly ten years after the band was formed. I already really enjoyed their 2016 album Capital Offence – it felt raw, unpolished, and carried a strong ’80s vibe that you rarely hear from many bands these days. In...
Mental Warfare is a project of guitarist Chris Cesarini, whom I first noticed through his involvement in bands like Conservative Military Image, Haywire, and Street Power. I also found out that he has been active in other Boston hardcore bands, namely Back Of Tha Neck and Years Apart, though I’m...
This 7″ is a split release by two US Oi! bands, SIKM and The Slads, with each band contributing two original tracks and presenting their own take on Oi! punk. While SIKM from Atlanta go for a much more direct and raw approach, strongly influenced by punk ’82, The Slads...
Venenö are a band from New York who describe themselves as a mix of 1980s punk, Oi!, and a touch of post-punk. The lineup includes current and former members of bands such as 45 Adapters, The Stance, The New York Hounds, The Take, Rododendrons, The Press, and other crews from...
Lazy Class are a band from Poland, but with a drummer who has Spanish roots, something I first noticed back on their 10″ Hell Of San Domingo. At the time, I was scratching my head over how a Polish band had come up with a song about the Battle...