genres: post-hardcore + alternative pop + industrial I’ve never been a big Bad Omens fan. Of all the (many) bands that seemed to try and replicate Bring Me The Horizon’s Sempiternal sound, Bad Omens was almost certainly the worst offender. Don’t get me wrong, they’ve never been bad, but neither their self-titled debut or FindingContinue reading “Bad Omens – THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND”
Tag Archives: Electronic
Technopagan – Electromancy
genres: black metal + experimental electronic Disclaimer: this album is not really for me. Everything that makes traditional black metal hard for me to get into – rough production and vocals, repetitive music – is present here. BUT. It’s worth talking about for a couple reasons. First, those elements of black metal are intentionally deployed,Continue reading “Technopagan – Electromancy”
Empty – MADE OF FIRE
genres: post-hardcore + electronic I really didn’t expect to like this album. Empty’s SolidState debut, Hope and the Loss of It, was a great nostalgic metalcore album that evoked early Underoath or the criminally underrated group The Overcomer. It was complex metal with a few electronic flourishes and a lot of emo sensibilities. MADE OFContinue reading “Empty – MADE OF FIRE”
Don Broco – Amazing Things
genres: alternative + electronic + hard rock + rap + shoegaze The first rule with Don Broco, is don’t expect anything. I mean, you can expect (weird) great music and (weird) fun videos, but trying to guess the exact style they’re gonna try next is entirely pointless. It WILL be unexpected. This was my mostContinue reading “Don Broco – Amazing Things”
Another Now – OMNI
genres: metalcore + electronic I’ve been sitting on this album for several months now, because I still don’t know quite what to make of it. Another Now aren’t doing anything that revolutionary – structurally this is pretty straightforward modern metalcore – but there’s something about it that just feels incredibly fresh. From the release ofContinue reading “Another Now – OMNI”
Spiritbox – Eternal Blue
genres: metalcore + progressive metal Spiritbox have the rare distinction of coming into their debut album with massive popularity and critical acclaim. They don’t take this status for granted; they’re still very much making the music they want to make. Most bands wouldn’t take the level of risk that comes with having multiple entirely sungContinue reading “Spiritbox – Eternal Blue”
Thief – The 16 Deaths of My Master
genres: electronic + gothic rock What if Nine Inch Nails and Foster The People had a musical baby? It would probably sound a lot like Thief. I’ll break that down in a bit more detail in a minute, but hopefully that’s enough to present a glimpse of both how weird and polished this project is.Continue reading “Thief – The 16 Deaths of My Master”
Keygen Church – ░█░█░░█░█░█░
genres: neoclassical + avant garde electronic Properly labeling every genre touched on this album is impossible. It’s instrumental music in the compositional tradition of the baroque and romantic eras, but there’s also blastbeats. Pianos and pipe organs tradeoff primary melodies, but glitchy 8-bit electronics and static distortions provide otherworldly textures. And even those seemingly contradictoryContinue reading “Keygen Church – ░█░█░░█░█░█░”
Sienna Skies – Truest of Colours
genres: metalcore + electronic This is what nostalgia sounds like. To me, at least. The first ‘proper’ heavier album I got fully immersed into, this album I happened across by accident has had a massive impact on the types of music I like. There’s an unfettered joy flowing through this debut album, showing a bandContinue reading “Sienna Skies – Truest of Colours”
Palisades – MIND GAMES
genres: post-hardcore + pop + electronic Probably the least acclaimed album among my all-time favorites, I dearly love this album. For being lambasted as “generic” by many critics when it was released, there really hasn’t been anything released in the six years since that sounds like it. There’s a brilliant mix of pop and metalContinue reading “Palisades – MIND GAMES”
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