{"id":24723,"date":"2023-11-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=24723"},"modified":"2023-11-24T11:06:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T19:06:28","slug":"new-music-revue-clowns-tap-into-hardcore-epicness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2023\/11\/29\/new-music-revue-clowns-tap-into-hardcore-epicness\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Revue<\/em>: Clowns tap into hardcore epicness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Clowns
\nEndless
\n<\/i>(Fat Wreck Chords)
\n4.5\/5<\/p>\n

Good hardcore punk rock shocks a person into existence. Melbourne-based Clowns\u2019 latest album Endless<\/i> effectively achieves this through its thematic approach\u2014the underlying concept being immortality\u2014and by drawing on the genre\u2019s many influences.<\/p>\n

After a brief intro featuring a primal scream, the band dives into opening track \u201cFormaldehyde,\u201d a declaration of thematic intention over a skate-punk-style shout-chorus. The tracks that follow provide similar catharsis, notably \u201cBisexual Awakening,\u201d exploring the power of self-actualization, or \u201cZ3r0s&0n3s,\u201d which touches on the album\u2019s theme through a fictional notion of uploading one\u2019s consciousness digitally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lyrically the album is varied, and while exhibiting death-metal-style growling on tracks like \u201cDeath Wish,\u201d it remains audible and accessible. The instrumentation strikes a balance between the simplicity of punk and the more involved metal-esque guitar and keyboard work.<\/p>\n

Endless<\/i> is an epic representation of immortality in its many forms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clowns Endless (Fat Wreck Chords) 4.5\/5 Good hardcore punk rock shocks a person into existence. Melbourne-based Clowns\u2019 latest album Endless effectively achieves this through its thematic approach\u2014the underlying concept being immortality\u2014and by drawing on the genre\u2019s many influences. After a brief intro featuring a primal scream, the band dives into opening track \u201cFormaldehyde,\u201d a declaration […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,301],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-november-29-2023"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t