Hey guys, I have a nice promo for this week. I want to talk about Abanglupa, a hardcore/punk band from Pateros, Philippines. I discover the band thanks to Nal and I did listen to their Bandcamp and I got surprised. I have many friends from the Philippines (back when I was working on ships), but never heard any hardcore or punk band from there….so yes the guys sounds really pissed of, their name you can translate as: Oppressed Land ( well as I learn from my friends in Philippines the country had a really interesting history, being dominated between US and Spanish Empire…but that’s anther story). Their debut album is called Of Rats And Swine and has 10 tracks, really fast and full of anger, I think the longest track has 1:33 and the rest more or less 1 minute…so yes speed, anger and mosh…ingredients for a hardcore/punk band. The band self produced this material and it has an amazing artwork as well. The message of the band is a protest against the government of Rodrigo Duterte and the lyrics are in English with the exception of: Lansagin and the last song Abanglupa. I just included them as a hardcore/punk but they have different influences from crust, metal up to grind. This material goes nice as a soundtrack for all the war, rage and tensions that are all over the world. Also you can find the album on the labels below:
Lower Class Kids Records (Weimar, Germany)
Ugly and Proud Records (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Nuclear Family Records (South Wales, UK)
Audacious Madness Records (Pittsburg, PA, USA)
Bent Window Records (Vancouver, B.C)
Esagoya Records (Tokyo, Japan)
Tracklist:
- Misery Chambers
- Forced Dementia
- Of Rats and Swine
- Erase
- Ignorance is Order
- Lansagin
- Desolation Machine
- Blood Owed
- Decorated Vultures
- Abanglupa
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