CARRIED THROUGH THIS WALTZ none yet. INSPIRATION (BACK FROM THE DEAD) BIG CHEESE MAGAZINE 4/5 - issue 111 may 2009 "...their sound could quite easily fit into the Hellcat roster (no doubt pissing all over a few of them) but they simply play power pop punk in a way that anyone who likes the genre is going to love. It's all great sing-along, snotty fun that conjures up images of Californian sunshine. What more can you ask for?" -Simon Nott KERRANG! 4/5: PRECOCIOUS FINS INDULGE THEIR LOVE FOR OLDSKOOL PUNK ROCK ESCHEWING THE clean-cut, piss-weak. pop-punk sound - that's sadly ever more popular with so-called punks of today, in favor of gnarly three-chord oi! is a choise that comes up trumps for Finland's Heartbreak Stereo on this impressive introductory full-lenght. Redolent of Rancid or Social Distortion with a gentle nod to the wistful sonwriting of the Gaslight Anthem this record that not only bounces along at a frenetic pace with catchy tunes in spades but also resonates with an honestly and passion often woefully lacking. If you only buy one Finnish punk album this year... -MARK GRIFFITHS NO FRONT TEETH : HEARTBREAK STEREO – INSPIRATION (BACK FROM THE DEAD)' CD I still listen to last year's 'Echo Road' EP a lot so I was looking forward to this full-length from Finland's HEARTBREAK STEREO who have a great sound that's faster-paced, urgent and melodic blending elements of WASTED, RANCID, RANDY, BOMBSHELL ROCKS and THE SWINGIN' UTTERS. It's that great blend of contemporary American and European punk rock with a really full-sound and some killer hooks and back-up vocals. They have a touch of the early TKO sound too which is now quite hard to come by. This is really fucking solid – and I knew it would be…they have just found the perfect blend of power and melody because this would certainly appeal to fans of streetpunk and Oi! as much as it would to fans of melodic punk rock…it's a really good record with a lot of mileage because they haven't followed any particular formula, they're not obsessed with aggression or any shit like that, this is just an honest punk rock record with some fantastic song writing. Mitstrick Records www.myspace.com/mitstrickrecords

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