genres: experimental metal + djent Looking forward to 2022 releases, this may have been the one I was least sure about. The Dali Thundering Concept are one of the most aggressively experimental bands that can still be roughly characterized as metalcore, and at times it feels like their music is more interested in pushing boundariesContinue reading “The Dali Thundering Concept – All Mighty Men”
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Monosphere – The Puppeteer
genres: progressive metalcore What would happen if you took the standouts of early “Sumeriancore” (Born of Osiris, Veil Of Maya, The Faceless, After The Burial, etc.), and instead of progressing through experimentation, distilled and matured that original style? I’d bet it’d sound an awful lot like Monosphere’s The Puppeteer. That’s not to say any ofContinue reading “Monosphere – The Puppeteer”
Blueshift – Voyager
genres: progressive metalcore + psychedelic Progressive metalcore is quickly becoming a crowded genre, and it’s possibly one of the toughest subgenres to make an impact in. Even the biggest bands in the scene sometimes struggle to set themselves apart from earlier work, yet this relatively new band have done nothing short of spectacular with thisContinue reading “Blueshift – Voyager”
Imminence – Heaven In Hiding
genres: modern metalcore As someone who’s followed Imminence since their 2014 debut full length I, I’m super happy to see the band finally getting the recognition and popularity they’ve deserved for years. It also might be one of their less compelling releases. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a wonderful album that captures the essenceContinue reading “Imminence – Heaven In Hiding”
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”
Polar – Nova
genres: metalcore + melodic hardcore There’s few musical phenomena more fun than an established band taking everything good they’ve developed over their career and elevating it to an entirely different level. That’s what we got on Polar’s 2019 album Nova. Polar have had an extremely solid career as one of the most engaging and energeticContinue reading “Polar – Nova”
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”
Foxblood – F(r)iends
genres: metalcore They just don’t miss! Foxblood is easily one of the best underground metalcore bands working right now, and as much as I’d love for them to finally get the recognition they deserve (and hopefully with their TWO announced future EPs that recognition will come), it’s been incredibly fun to watch them experiment withContinue reading “Foxblood – F(r)iends”
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”
Ice Nine Kills – Welcome To Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2
genres: metalcore I’d almost given up on Ice Nine Kills. Their first couple full lengths (Safe Is Just A Shadow, & The Predator Becomes The Pray) were insanely good, offering a blend of technical flashiness and a ear for theatrically catchy hooks that stood above nearly anything else in the scene. Then two things happened.Continue reading “Ice Nine Kills – Welcome To Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2”
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