REVIEW: Hong Kong Post-Hardcore Act Wellsaid Release Sophomore Album ‘Lurking’

BAND: Wellsaid (Hong Kong) RELEASE: Lurking (2022) LABEL: Sweaty & Cramped REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola Photo Credit: Gideon de Kock FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.instagram.com/wellsaidhk/ PICK UP THE RECORD HERE: https://sweatyandcramped.bandcamp.com Local Hong Kong residents can pre-order HERE (free shipping)...

REVIEW: Hardcore Punk Act SPIT Release Self-Titled Debut Album [Taiwan]

BAND: Spit LABEL: Capture Device REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE:...

REVIEW: Melodic Death Metal Band Reborn Release EP [Vietnam]

BAND: Reborn LABEL: Independent/Unsigned REVIEWER: Aaron Birkin FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/rebornband712...

REVIEW: The Most Important Punk Rock Release of 2021 – The Rebel Riot [Myanmar]

BAND: The Rebel Riot (Myanmar) RELEASE: One Day (2021) REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO...

REVIEW: Metalcore Band Prompts’ ‘Magenta Smile’ Gets A Full Review [Japan]

BAND: Prompts LABEL: Outerscape Records REVIEWER: Aaron Birkin FIND MORE INFO HERE:...

REVIEW: Hong Kong Post-Hardcore Act Wellsaid Release Sophomore Album ‘Lurking’
By Unite Asia on November 11, 2022
BAND: Wellsaid (Hong Kong) RELEASE: Lurking (2022) LABEL: Sweaty & Cramped REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola Photo Credit: Gideon de Kock FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.instagram.com/wellsaidhk/ PICK UP THE RECORD HERE: https://sweatyandcramped.bandcamp.com Local Hong...
REVIEW: Hardcore Punk Act SPIT Release Self-Titled Debut Album [Taiwan]
By Unite Asia on April 3, 2022
BAND: Spit LABEL: Capture Device REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/spitout520/ PICK UP MUSIC HERE: https://capturedevice.bandcamp.com/album/spit There has long been a discussion as...
REVIEW: Melodic Death Metal Band Reborn Release EP [Vietnam]
By Unite Asia on August 31, 2021
BAND: Reborn LABEL: Independent/Unsigned REVIEWER: Aaron Birkin FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/rebornband712 PICK UP MUSIC HERE: https://rebornvn.bandcamp.com/releases Vietnam is a country in which metal is...
REVIEW: The Most Important Punk Rock Release of 2021 – The Rebel Riot [Myanmar]
By Unite Asia on August 4, 2021
BAND: The Rebel Riot (Myanmar) RELEASE: One Day (2021) REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/therebelriot PICK UP THE RECORD HERE: https://kidsunion.bandcamp.com/album/one-day Punk Rock has long been a vehicle...
REVIEW: Metalcore Band Prompts’ ‘Magenta Smile’ Gets A Full Review [Japan]
By Unite Asia on June 15, 2021
BAND: Prompts LABEL: Outerscape Records REVIEWER: Aaron Birkin FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://promptsofficial.com/ PICK UP MUSIC: https://prompts.stores.jp/ Prompts are a band that has made a...
REVIEW: Dance In The Maze With Bridear’s Bloody Bride [Japan]
By Unite Asia on May 7, 2021
BAND: Bridear LABEL: AVEX Trax REVIEWER: Aaron Birkin FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://bridear.jp/ PICK UP MUSIC HERE Setting stages alight with their melodic brand of...
REVIEW: Busan Death Metal Act Traitor Unleash Hell On Debut Album ‘Zero The Traitor’
By Unite Asia on April 19, 2021
BAND: Traitor RELEASE: Zero The Traitor LABEL: Realize Records REVIEWER: Aaron Birkin FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/traitordeathmetal PICK UP THE MUSIC HERE: https://traitorbsdm.bandcamp.com/ Lurking in...
REVIEW: Death Metal Band Hell Hordes Deliver The Goods On Debut EP [India]
By Unite Asia on April 5, 2021
BAND: Hell Hordes (India) RELEASE: Hell Hordes (2021) REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://hellhordes.bandcamp.com PICK UP THE RECORD HERE: https://hellhordes.myinstamojo.com/ It would be...
REVIEW: Crossover Act Deceased Unleash Debut EP [Singapore]
By Unite Asia on November 16, 2020
BAND: Deceased (Singapore) RELEASE: The Void Of No Return (2020) LABEL: Nuclear Family Records REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://deceasedsg.bandcamp.com PICK UP THE RECORD HERE: https://www.nuclearfamilyrecords.co.uk/ After the initial...
REVIEW: Korean Hardcore Band Combative Post Release Album ‘Whiteout’
By Unite Asia on September 23, 2020
BAND: Combative Post (Korea) RELEASE: Whiteout (2020) LABEL: Self-released REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/CPXHC PICK UP THE RECORD HERE: https://linktr.ee/combativepost_hc To endure for close to four decades, bands...
REVIEW: Singapore Hardcore Punk Band Fuse Drop Debut EP | This Segregation Will End
By Unite Asia on April 16, 2020
BAND: Fuse (Singapore) RELEASE: This Segregation Will End (2020) LABEL: Quality Control HQ REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/fusehc PICK UP THE RECORD...
REVIEW: Japanese Melodic Hardcore Punk Band Daiei Spray Back For Round Two
By Unite Asia on March 13, 2020
BAND: Daiei Spray (Japan) RELEASE: Behind The Wall (2020) LABEL: Debauch Mood Records REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/DAIEISPRAY/ PICK UP THE RECORD HERE:...
REVIEW/ALBUM STREAM: Singapore Stoner/Doom Metal Marijannah Unleash New Full Length
By Unite Asia on December 6, 2019
BAND: Marijannah (Singapore) RELEASE: Istanah (2020) LABEL: Cursed Tongue Records REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/marijannah/ PICK UP THE RECORD HERE: https://cursedtonguerecords.bigcartel.com When...
REVIEW: Wellsaid (Hong Kong) | Apart (2019)
By Unite Asia on March 7, 2019
BAND: Wellsaid (Hong Kong) RELEASE: Apart (2019) LABEL: Sweaty & Cramped REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/wellsaidmate PICK UP THE RECORD HERE: https://sweatyandcramped.bandcamp.com...
REVIEW: Cloudburst (Indonesia) | Self-Titled (2019)
By Unite Asia on January 1, 2019
BAND: Cloudburst (Indonesia) RELEASE: Cloudburst (2019) LABEL: Samstrong Records REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/burstingcloud/ PICK UP THE RECORD HERE: https://burstingcloud.bandcamp.com/album/cloudburst Crying of...
REVIEW: noy (Japan) | Hard Choice Brings Us The Pain (2018)
By Unite Asia on October 15, 2018
BAND: noy (Japan) RELEASE: HARD CHOICE BRINGS US THE PAIN (2018) LABEL: BREAK THE RECORDS (JAPAN) REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-Band/Noy-668296256515424/ PICK...
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REVIEW: PALM (Japan) | To Live Is To Die, To Die Is To Live (2018)
By Unite Asia on August 28, 2018
BAND: PALM (Japan) RELEASE: To Live Is To Die, To Die Is To Live (2018) LABEL: Deliver B Records (Japan)/ EVP Recordings (Australia) REVIEWER: Arthur...
REVIEW: Ogikubo Station | We Can Pretend Like (2018)
By Unite Asia on August 21, 2018
BAND: Ogikubo Station RELEASE: We Can Pretend Like (2018) LABEL: Asian Man Records (USA) REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/ogikubostation PICK UP THE...
REVIEW: Tumourboy (China) | Condemned to Extinction (2018)
By Unite Asia on August 8, 2018
BAND: Tumourboy (China) RELEASE: Condemned to Extinction (2018) LABEL: Area Death Productions REVIEWER: Rochelle Beiersdorfer FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/TUMOURBOY/ Usually the thank you section in an album’s booklet...
REVIEW: Brace Yourselves (Philippines) | Dive (2018) by Rogel Simon (Valley of Chrome)
By Unite Asia on April 4, 2018
BAND: Brace Yourselves (Philippines) RELEASE: Dive EP (2018) LABEL: Self-Released REVIEWER: Rogel Simon (Valley of Chrome) FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/pg/bracexyourselves This 8 track CD from Brace Yourselves is a...