Dry Socket (us), Dosenstolz, Bolzenschuss

In the organizer's words:

hardcore punk | power violence | grindcore | punk

Since 2019, Dry Socket have established themselves as one of the most notable bands in the American hardcore scene. Their roots in Portland's DIY network have given them a solid foundation and a direct approach to the genre, driven by tight playing and deeply personal as well as political lyrics. Their latest album, Sorry For Your Loss, continues this trajectory with words fueled by frustration and clarity, further sharpening their identity

Bolzenschuss 's sound knows no boundaries and offers a fierce mix of HC punk, powerviolence and grindcore. At their energetic live shows, they shout out against bourgeois shittiness and position themselves against all forms of discrimination, oppression and exploitation.

Dosenstolz is not actually a band but just a pretext to get paid for food and alcohol consumption. However, as this requires at least a short stage program, the two to five band members perform screaming poems disguised as "music", depending on the mood of the day. Their content is usually limited to the rejection of paid work, the consumption of drugs and abuse of the social majority. We therefore strongly advise against attending their concerts.

Dry Socket

On stage, Dry Socket hit like an instant storm, no unnecessary breaks, just a relentless series of uppercuts that keeps the tension high at all times. This sustained intensity has cemented their reputation as an essential force within today's hardcore underground.

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Bolt Shot

The band was founded in 2018 and has since played numerous club and festival shows, including scene festivals such as the KUZEB Easter Festival (Bremgarten, Ch), the Seepogo Festival (Selters) or the KAZ Open Air (Herne). The current EP "Lovebites" was reviewed by Jan from Proud to be Punk:

"The seven songs represent an incredibly energetic and furious symbiosis of various hardcore punk drawers. This power package based on hardness is softened by the opening part of the track "Can't get you out of my head", which is oriented towards poppy US punk rock, before everything gets crushed again with rough beatdown hardcore and in the following track "Read my Lips" disturbing melodies and angry riot grrrl vocals create a dark threatening climate... There's absolutely nothing to complain about, you simply realize how much creative inventiveness Bolzenschuss have invested in their compositions in order to surprise us again and again.

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