283 issue of MRR (Dec. 2007):
BRUD KROU play hardcore that s exciting, angry, and anguished. The music
is frantic, lo-fi, totally energetic and on a perfect tight rope between
tight and sloppy. I am reminded of the first time I heard the BCT Tapes
(of mostly Italian Hardcore from the 80 s) because of sound and spirit.
The vocals are fucking pissed, and I have not been so stoked to be so
pissed in a long time. Get This Now.

Erik (Social Napalm records/ SOLITARY NEGLECT):
hey mikhail,
just got the B.K. demo the other day. thanks a lot for sending it. i am
listening to it as i type this actually. some solid chaotic hardcore/thrash
with a decent edge. some of it reminds me of some of those '90s Japanese
thrash bands a bit like Assfort or maybe a bit like some of the European HC
that came out in the '90s. cool to hear none the less, and i liked how it
wasn't just drenched with blast beats and 10 second songs, so that was very
nice to hear!! the solitary neglect cover was funny to listen to. odd
listening to someone cover a song you wrote, but interesting. nice work on
it, and i appreciate it a lot. i liked the picture on the back of the CD
with the cut out letters and your prime minister(??? i don't know who it is,
but it looks good). so anyway, thanks a lot for sending it. i appreciate it.

 
Drunk Nach Osten 1 zine:
BRUD KROU / RISTISAATTO split MC
(DEFECTAPES: Alexandr Vasilenko, defectinindustry@mail.ru; XXXX recs.: Sergey Pachotin, Pr. Mira 22-3, 225215 Beloozersk, Brestskaya obl., Belarus, hero87@mail.ru)
OK, you should know it - crystal clear professional sound, brilliant solos played in precise unison by three guitars, catchy melodic refrains, poetically written lyrics about the beauties of cold autumn evenings... that's exactly what you will NOT find on this tape. The side of Belarussian BRUD KROU is a beautiful example of the accord of musik and sound. The guys play quite interesting thrashy hardcore with lots of changes, but without sounding over-complicated. Plus good shouting vocal. Well and the sound... total CONFUSE - "Nuclear Addicts" rip-off. Honestly! Dirty fucking noise, which still makes it possible to hear everything you want. Three live shots for the end and in ten minutes you're done together with the covers of CLUSTER BOMB UNIT, SOLITARY NEGLECT and the Russian DISTRESS. I hope I'm not telling lies if I say that they're still playing. I'm turning to the Finnish side. Well here the noise is maybe even more brutal! But I'd say that also in this case it's not "noise out of necessity" but "out of convictions"... 25 shots on one side, totally raw, but still interesting and masterly played fastcore shit, that beats your head against the wall before you manage to say klisipaiden maailma kadotus ei huomista. screaming vocals, hell in general it sounds to me like DROPDEAD sniffing speed?!? A simple black/white xerox cover is accompained by a cool A3 sheet on recycled paper containing lyrics of both bands (pretty good written and interesting), some photos and great dirty graphics. And to conclusion, on the cover there's a price written 0,7$ + postage. So if you're not really a Tokio Hotel fan, write them for this tape (and if you are, you listen to it as well - no-one's gonna miss you...)
http://www.myspace.com/brudkrou, www.geocities.com/ristisaatto

Upheaval 12 zine:
Brud Krou. Absolutely crushing Ultra Hardcore Punk from Minsk Belarus. When I listen to this demo I am reminded of bands such as Siege, Rupture, Asocial and Hellnation and sick, fast and crushing violent hardcore punk!! This demo is about as raw and vicious as it gets!! Brud Krou play this style so well and they bring it up date with a very fresh attitude. Receiving demo like this in the mail is what makes doing a zine so amazingly worthwhile. All my support and respect to Brud Krou. You as the reader, would be foolish to not contact this punx and get your own copy of this demo. Belarus punx are true punx! Contact Brud Krou - teethout@mail.ru; www.myspace.com/brudkrou

Profane Existence 54, fall 2007:
BRUD KROU s/t CDR
This band is awesome. They come from Belarus with thrashing hardcore and angry vocals. The first comparison I thought of was tighter LARM, which is a pretty awesome resemblance that not many bands can claim! DEADFALL and DEFUSE also come to mind while listening to this. If you like fast noisy punk you should give BRUD KROU a listen. (Hazel)..>