Archive | Site: Reviews

25 June 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Review Testimony Punknews.org

Source Antillectual, Testimony2008, No Reason / Fond of Life / Rise or Rust / Infected / Shield / Youth Way Review by: ThomPunkAheaddotcom 9/10 This album proves why this band are one of Europe's leading punk bands, but it also has me questioning whether or not the best? Personally, though, I can't label one band [...]

Continue Reading

29 May 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Review Waves EP The New Scheme (USA)

Source The New Scheme issue 17 AntillectualWaves 7” Antillectual are from Nijmegen, Netherlands. Waves was released to coincide with their US tour this past summer. They pack six songs onto this 7”, three new songs on the A-side and three from their last full length on side B. The first song especially sounds like the [...]

Continue Reading

03 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Review Testimony Live XS (NL)

Antillectual TestimonyCD, The Shield, Antillectual.com Let me be clear from the start: Antillectual is one of the best Dutch punk rock bands around. The band proves that with their album Testimony. It is not only furious fast melodic punk but from time to time the band likes to slow things down. Antillectual sticks to DIY-principles [...]

Continue Reading

02 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Review Waves EP Scene Point Blank (USA)

Source Antillectual, Waves Friday May 02nd, 2008Square of Opposition, 2007Author: Michael Score: 7.5 / 10 Straightforward hardcore/punk. That is what The Netherlands' Antillectual offers up on Waves. This 7” features three new songs and three songs from their previous full-length.Antillectual serves up fast-paced hardcore punk with melody streamlined into the songs' structures. Musically I'd compare [...]

Continue Reading

01 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Review Testimony Xnay.at (A)

Source Antillectual – TestimonyRise Or Rust Records2008 YES! Finally the Netherlands' best punkrock band has released a full length record again! Except for a 7" in 2005 ANTILLECTUAL haven't released anything in the last two years. Therefore it is such a nice surprise that they are back again with a new record called "Testimony" which [...]

Continue Reading

31 March 2008 ~ 0 Comments

review Testimony disagreement (LUX)

Antillectual – Testimony 8 /10 Antillectual from the Netherlands are the antithesis of their band name. This young band, who just released their second album, not only packed a lyrics sheet into the splendidly looking digipak, but they also explain the background of every song, which is a good idea, as it makes you understand [...]

Continue Reading

15 March 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Review Testimony Oor (NL)

ANTILLECTUAL TESTIMONY (SHIELD) The Nijmegen and Arnhem based Antillectual is possibly Holland’s hardest working punkrock band. Even before the release of their debut album “Silencing Civilization” in 2005 the band frequently performed live. After that release endless tours through Europe and the USA followed. The frequent playing caused Antillectual’s growth from a band that reproduced [...]

Continue Reading