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to go to work. You can feel cellent EP from the Lon- Last’ is the second EP from Jane Wiedlin to mind.
a frustration with the re- don-based quintet. the band. With six tracks, it ‘Eddie Mordrake’ features
peated question of ‘Why do YYYYY shows the three-piece with rough, frenetic razor-blade
I keep falling back on my- SBV deep intent. Tracks such as guitars, while ‘Last Bus’
self?’, a want to improve ‘Why’ are hummable with wraps things up in pure
and lots of hope. ‘Twenty FLASHHEARTS an infectious melody, while head-buttingly rampant
Letters’ is gorgeously AT LAST the band continue the dark punk rock fashion. ‘At Last’
strong and revitalizing, (SCREAM) theme with single ‘Time follows up the band’s four-
while ‘I Feel It Too’ rips your Black Country trio Providing’ having a black track EP, ‘Fears’, which
heart, especially with the Flashhearts dabble in all and white video to accom- was released in 2018. We
lyric ‘It’s hurting us all to things punk-related with a pany it. With repetitions of have no fear that we’ll be
DREAM STATE watch you kill yourself’. A dark, almost goth-tinged, the words ‘time providing’, hearing more from this
PRIMROSE PATH stunning album that really edge. Fronted by Gaz there’s something about band in 2020.
(UNFD) hits you in the feels. Greenhalgh, who wrote all the chorus that brings pop- YYY
Dream State are a YYYYY the songs and lyrics, ‘At pier 80s hit ‘Rush Hour’ by SBV
band with substance. Their SBV
debut album, ‘Primrose
Path’, is full of emotion, MAVEN
heightened with atmos- AM I AWAKE?
pheric designs. Opening (MAVEN) SUPERSONIC FUTURE SUPERSTARS
number ‘Made Up Smile’ When Dan Nash lets
sees frontwoman CJ Gilpin his soaring vocals loose in
sing ‘I don’t want to be an- ‘Stronger Than You’ your
other clone’ over a bed of ears really will prick up. If HEARTS & HAND GRENADES
electronics and rock instru- you haven’t noticed or If you ever wondered what Lzzy Hale did in her spare time, then
mentation. You feel taken a listen to Maven be- check out Hearts & Hand Grenades. Joking aside, Hearts & Hand
strength, power and pas- fore, you will now. ‘Stronger Grenades are fronted by Stephanie Wlosinski and her vocal cords
sion from ‘Are You Ready Than You’ has everything have the same strength and power as Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale. The
To Live?’, while ‘Hand In you want in a song, while
Hand’ begins with a ‘Heart & Time’ follows it in band formed at the start of 2019 in the Buffalo, NY area and have so
melodic wrap before build- equally top quality fashion. far released two EPs: ‘Wait’ in July 2019 and ‘Nothing Left’ on De-
ing heavier and ramping up ‘You pull me in just to push cember 9th. Title track ‘Nothing Left’ and track 2, ‘The In Crowd’
the intensity. ‘Open Win- me out’, Dan sings. ‘I know would not be out of place in Halestorm’s catalogue. The band, which
dows’ begins quite ruth- the best is yet to come from also includes Mike Bress on rhythm guitar and keys, Tom Lafferty on
lessly before CJ sings me,’ he adds in the lus- drums and Kenny Blesy on lead guitar, claim their influences include
about the pursuit of perfec- cious-sounding song. Well, Metallica, Halestorm and Flyleaf. ‘The In Crowd’ shows their talent
tion. “I don’t get it,” she Maven have done pretty with an immense guitar solo and
comments in the song. well with this four-track EP.
Dream State are a band They probably will better some fast-paced instrumenta-
that sing and write about this release, but it will be tion. Visit www.facebook.com
important subjects. They’re hard to beat as they’ve /heartsandhandgrenades for
real and honest and re- done an outstanding job. more info and watch them win
freshing. ‘Primrose’ high- ‘Am I Alive?’ ends the EP your heart.
lights mental health with and it has the power to
lyrics about not being able make you feel alive. An ex-

It’s not just bands that work hard, some fans do too! Every issue we shine the spotlight on a fansite. We have now de-
cided to open this up to include Instagram Fan Pages and Facebook Pages and Groups too. If you devote your time to
working on a page to promote a band, let us know about it... and we may feature you!
Name & Location: This is a question that should be asked of guys. It happens that some fans do not appre-
Guia from Italy. them. I would really like to know the answer ciate the changes in their music and in their
and if they appreciate my work. management (VIP for example). But the evo-
What fan page do you run? lution in my
Jusette: How much time do you FANSITE opinion will
IG: www.instagram.com/jusettes spend on it? Does it take be positive if
Twitter: www.twitter.com/TDKJusettes much time you look at it
to run? with an open
Tell us more... How long have you I spend a mind and
run the page? Why did you de- lot of my FOCUS without preju-
cide to get involved? What is your free time dice.
aim for it? on it. Re-
I created the fanpage on 8 April s e a r c h What other
2018 and I decided to create it be- and appli- s t a n d o u t
cause I consider Justin Hawkins the cation work is needed to things have you done for Justin and The
best frontman of all time. A phoenix make a post that works. Darkness?
reborn from its ashes more brilliant I went abroad to watch them play to see the
than before. My light in darkness. What is the community very first shows of their new tour. I wouldn't do
My goal initially was to give vent to for The Darkness like, it for anyone else.
my devotion without clogging up my both online and offline?
personal profile. Now I'd like it to be- What have you noticed Favourite musical memory of all time:
come a job ... but let's keep it secret. about the fan commu- My first Meet & Greet with The Darkness and
nity through moderating Justin, my first photo with them and the front
Does Justin/The Darkness know your page? row at the concert. An indelible moment.
about it? Have you had any interaction The Darkling's family is very active, both on-
with him/them in relation to the page? line and offline. A continuous support for the

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