Mourn – The Next Life

genres: deathgaze (or post-hardcore + shoegaze + deathcore) If you threw Sunbather era Deafheaven and Like Moths to Flames into a blender, then added a bit of beatdown hardcore to the mix, whatever popped out would sound a whole lot like Mourn. This is a totally unrelenting wall of sound that trends towards the heavierContinue reading “Mourn – The Next Life”

Far West Battlefront – Status Cross

genres: atmospheric deathcore Even six years later, this 2015 release remains one of the more unique releases in the broader -core scene. At heart, Far West Battlefront is a deathcore band. There’s not a ton of overt melody going on, the screams mostly reside on the lower guttural end of the spectrum, and there’s enoughContinue reading “Far West Battlefront – Status Cross”

Lorna Shore – …And I Return To Nothingness

genres: blackened deathcore I typically don’t “get” deathcore. I understand the appeal of maxed out heaviness in theory, but the lack of subtlety (even among some of the more artistic and experimental recent releases by Whitechapel and The Acacia Strain) makes it tough for me to sit through more than a song or two atContinue reading “Lorna Shore – …And I Return To Nothingness”