Among this year's Ilosaarirock's line-up, this band belongs to the less elderly: they released their critically acclaimed debut album About 34 Minutes Before Devastation only in March 2005. Lack of experience, though, hasn't kept HLVSC from being one of the most exciting and promising newcomers in today's Finnish punk scene. Their first demo 100 % Punkrock gained positive attention from all of those lucky few who managed to hear it, and the feedback from the new album has been almost alarmingly good.
Hasta la Vista Social Club seasons their punk rock in Slavonic melancholy, but still remains essentially a rock band at heart. Catchy guitar melodies and clockwork-like handling of instruments invite your body to join in the music before you know it, and soon you find yourself in the pit, howling along to the chorus.
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