Your Kingdom Is Doomed / Nikmat Olalim, split 7″

Is Brazil exotic enough for your hardcore/punk fix? Well maybe not cause Brazilian bands aren’t that rare, cause there’s tons of them… but here you get bands from Israel and Turkey! Nikmat Olalim win this split for me, with their quirky old hardcore/punk sound with melodies coming through among the rawness. I dunno if its just co-incidence but they sound like an old Israeli band NEKHEI NAATZA (had 12” out on Beer City), similar style of punk. Newer tracks are available on their website and are ace too! Lyrics cover Israeli issues as you might expect, and the band also make a point of stating they’re against all animal abuse, and included in the record is an animal rights leaflet from One Struggle. Cool.  Your Kingdom Is Doomed are from Turkey, and play similar old fashioned raw hardcore/punk. Its okay in places, but the production ain’t the best and spoils it a bit for me. Plus on my copy it jumps a bit on this side.  They also have some new tracks recorded since this EP, this band is worth checking out.