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The Unborn – Apoi!calypse

Skinhead Sounds! / The Unborn

 

Ready for another round of weird and occult streetpunk from Italy? You better be! Because only several months after their single sided debut single “Obey”, the unknown of The Unborn are back, striking fear and terror again through their second coming; the “Apoi!calypse” EP for Skinhead Sounds!

 

Released on cassette, “Apoi!calypse” holds four tracks of which the two on the A-side are brand new. Completely sung in Italian, the lyrics to “La Notte Dei Morti Viventi” and “Hanno Cambiato Faccia” are yet again inspired and / or are paying a tribute to horrifying cinema such as ‘Night Of The Living Dead’ and ‘They Have Changed Their Face’. Slashing you up with some razor-sharp guitar melodies and drums that sound like you’re being smashed in the face with a hammer, The Unborn definitely provides a soundtrack of killer streetpunk to accompany these lyrics!

 

The B-side of the cassette kicks off with “They Live”. If you picked up the aforementioned single this track probably sounds familiar, but has two significant changes nonetheless. It’s re-recorded and while the original recording was completely in English, the verses (all six sentences) of this new version are now in Italian as well. I think I like it even better that way. What I also like is the outro, titled as “The Shape”. It’s an instrumental track, but the keyboards provided by Emiliano Natali create a gloomy, creepy atmosphere I can appreciate. Next time also try this on a regular track, okay? Okay.

 

I am not sure if “Apoi!calypse” is a cassette (and Bandcamp) only release, but I sure hope it will be released on vinyl as well. “Obey” took six labels to be released and I don’t care if it takes fifteen labels this time, both the music of The Unborn and the excellent artwork of Giorgio Santucci deserve a release on a format that is at least seven inches big. So make it happen. Before the real apocalypse comes. Thanks.

 

http://www.theunborn.skinhead.it
http://www.skinhead.it

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