Heckspoiler – Live am Heck Meck Fest 2024

Zwei Nächte, die nachhallen. Arena Wien und Bauhof Pettenbach – eng, laut, direkt. HECKSPOILER haben keine halben Sachen gemacht. Jetzt gibt’s das Ganze auf Platte: live und unbearbeitet, so wie’s war. Der Release bringt den Sound und das Gefühl dieser zwei Abende zurück. Keine Studio-Kosmetik, keine Kompromisse – einfach zwei Leute, die alles rausballern. Erhältlich digital und als 12” Vinyl mit Wendecover. Fürs Regal, fürs Wohnzimmer, für euch.

The Burning Flags – Pathways

On their second album “Pathways”, The Burning Flags present themselves as noticeably rougher and more rock-oriented than on their previous release, yet they once again succeed in incorporating catchy choruses and melodic hooklines. Stylistically, the band from Graz has taken a more diverse approach this time, though a healthy dose of punk attitude remains clearly audible. Thematically, as the title suggests, the album explores the life paths of various individuals, which form the basis for the stories told in each of the album’s tracks.

Convertible – Favorite Record

In 1995, legendary NYC-Austro-American Grunge outfit HP Zinker split up in mayhem and chaos. They had initiated two of the US most renowned Indie labels, Matador Records and Thrill Jockey, and had since used themselves up properly. Frontman Hans Platzgumer moved back to Europe and has hardly touched his guitar since. But he stayed in touch with his mate Hannah MacKenna. Ten years later they restarted the group as Convertible first with hardly any guitar but a whole lot of elaborated electronica, later with hardly any electronica but fine acoustic instruments, lately with the electric-acoustic-electronic whole load. 7 albums so far have displayed their transforming magic. At some point American bassplayer Chris Laine joined in and in the run of time more musicians and visual artists, making Convertible nowadays more an art-collective than a rock-band.

Now we face their new album “Favorite Record”- and it turnes out to be what the title suggests. 9 favorite tunes, 6 videos, sophisticated song writing in a state-of-the-art production, full of surprises, somewhere between blues and IDM. John Lennon or Freddie Mercury should have loved this: spacious sounds, melodic twists, heaps of harmonies, 2025 psychedelia and double layered lyrics, that’ll move you.

Dirty Talons – Deep Dive

»Deep Dive« is Dirty Talons’ sword in the stone and together they have liberated that blade with sparks flying all around!

The twelve tracks on »Deep Dive« showcase the evolution of the band and its sound, both in terms of songwriting and musical capability. Describing the overall sound of Dirty Talons may be hard, but the six-piece considers that a very good problem to have, as »Deep Dive« carries hints of old-school acts like Boston, Judas Priest or Pat Benatar, while also delivering modern elements reminiscent of bands like Kvelertak, Sheer Mag or White Reaper.