Ciudades (Cities) sees the return of Bogota’s Ataque Zero with their second dose of surging, darkly melodic hardcore.

The band draws members from Colombia, Venezuela, and France.  They coalesced around Bogota’s ‘Rat Trap’ punk community, which gave rise to Muro (with whom the band share drummer Rafael Augusto) amongst many others.  Ataque Zero’s sound shares the raw, impassioned delivery that has come to define that scene, but its driving hardcore base is imbued with a discernible rock’n’roll swagger.  It is also riven with a bleakly melancholic sensibility that draws inspiration from Leatherface’s Cherry Knowle and Hooton 3 Car’s Cramp Like A Fox – this works an absolute treat on Control and Ya No Estás (You’re Not Here Anymore).  Lyrically, the five tracks weave tales of both love and violence within the band’s home city.