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Mastered at NLBF: Empty Bones “Speed, Commitment and Luck” on La Pochette Surprise Records. Released: May 9, 2025 “„What took you so long?“, nobody ever asked the Empty Bones. But one could, because it took them about 10 years to record their first full length effort. There are reasons! Some are good, some are bad and some are ugly or so… Maybe you, dear listener, might be able to find out some…

Remastered at NLBF: Danse Macabre “s/t” on General Speech. Released: March 28, 2025 Taken from General Speech: “Forming out of the ashes of the legendary Japanese punk band Zouo, Danse Macabre are their equally cult, and spiritual successor, walking a path filled with even more haunting darkness. Somewhat akin to the journey Danzig took as he shifted from the sounds of the Misfits, to the…

Mastered at NLBF: The Big Four “4X4” | Mistkäfer. Released: October 12, 2024 Four tracks, no filler, straight-up R&B the way it’s meant to be played. “The whole thing was tracked in a single hour at the famous Mistkäfer Studios in Dublin, under the watchful eye of recording engineer Declan Beare — a proper live-take, minimal-fuss session.” 4X4 is four tracks of roaring R&B as it is meant to be…

Mastered at NLBF: Hexenbrett “Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter” on Dying Victims Productions. Released: December 20, 2024 The enigmatic, still-faceless Italian duo of Josto Feratu and Scarlettina Bolétte return with their second full-length, following up 2020’s “Zweite Beschwörung: Ein Kind zu töten” and the “Erste Beschwörung” demo that started it all back in 2019. Hexenbrett’s whole…

Remastered at NLBF: Camera Silens “Réalité” on UVPR Archives. Released: 2024 An essential for the collection. Camera Silens formed in Bordeaux in the early 80s and became one of the defining bands of the French punk and Oi! underground, cutting through a scene often split between hardline factions with music built purely out of contempt for a dull, exclusionary society — anger at the system, not…

Mastered at NLBF: The Alleged “Don’t Hold Back” on Doune Castle Music. Released December 19, 2023 Taken from Louder than War: “Having split in 1980 after only releasing two songs, The Alleged from Glasgow have  reformed and have finally unleashed their debut album with a mix of upbeat punk, power-pop and dark post-punk.  Nathan Brown can see why they were once labelled the Scottish…

Mastered at NLBF:  Lobsterbomb “Overstimulated” on Ladies & Ladys. Released September 25, 2025 “EN: ‚Overstimulated‘ is the 2nd album from Berlin’s Lobsterbomb, released 25.09.2025 on Ladies&Ladys Records. Walking the line between chaos and control, ‚Overstimulated‘ explores themes of emotional struggle, self discovery and liberating yourself from oppressive situations. All framed…

Mixed at NLBF: Grüze Pack “Generation Next” on Hieb & Stich. Released March 24, 2024 “Oisi dritt EP mit 6 Tunes für die neghst Generation!” Taken from Kink Records: “GRÜZE PACK aus der Schweiz mit ihrer mittlerweile dritten EP. Sie heisst “Generation next” und beinhaltet sechs hässige HC-Punk-Brecher. “Hinder Gitter” und “Abolish Frontex” verhandeln Europas mörderisches Grenzregime, an welchem…

Mastered at NLBF: Ex​-​Dom “En La Mira” on Hasiok Records. Released February 24, 2024 “Ex-Dom from Bremen comes back with a new album. After the great success of two demos, it’s time for a studio album. Six brand new songs and three re-recorded. The title song is already online. Deutschpunk de colombia in your face!” Buy it here!

Mastered at NLBF: Videoflip “s/t” on Dangerhouse Skylab. Released April 3, 2024 “The next release from our small (but strong) label Dangerhouse Skylab will land in record stores in early April, with this telluric 7-track Lp from VIDEOFLIP… The band was formed a few months ago around members of SCANERS / BEATEN BRATS / CLAIMED CHOICE / MOGS, in an extremely fast and spontaneous way, to exorcise…

Remastered at NLBF: Lion’s Law “Si le ciel vient à tomber” on Une Vie Pour Rien Vinyles. Released May 24, 2024 “UVPRV LXXIII – LION’S LAW “Si le ciel vient à tomber” LPLa collection complète des titres en français de Lion’s Law agrémentée de deux excellents nouveaux titres et une version inédite de leur classique « Lafayette », enregistrés pour l’occasion. Une vraie cohérence dans cet album qui…

Mastered at NLBF: The Proles “Kings Road Tapes 1979” on Nausea Records. Released April 25, 2024 “Legendary London Punk Rock formed in 1978 in Raynes Park featuring Dave “Fergie” Fergusson on vocals after he met Lol, John and Dave in a Punishment of Luxury gig at the London Marquee.Oy! Oy! Oy! was written by John in mid-78. It was their first song. The first line of the lyrics was taken from…