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”
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The Home Team – Slow Bloom
genres: pop-punk + indie pop The Home Team have delivered one of the more surprising albums of 2021 with Slow Bloom, which could very easily end up as the year’s best pop-punk album. Coming off 2018’s Better Off, the group seemed to have created an intriguing niche for themselves through pop-punk with an aggressive post-hardcoreContinue reading “The Home Team – Slow Bloom”
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”
AXTY – Helpless
genres: post-hardcore + mathcore Going into this album, I didn’t have any awareness of AXTY. A song (“Until We Die”) showed up in my weekly recommended playlist from Spotify, and it was a good time. And then I realized it was part of an entire newly released album. A welcome surprise on one of theContinue reading “AXTY – Helpless”
My Eyes Fall Victim – Raise the Black Flag
genres: metalcore Ever come across a band after they’ve seemingly finished their career, and wonder what if they’d release just one more album? It felt like they were on the verge of doing something truly special, but just couldn’t quite break through? There’s probably over a hundred bands like that for me, until recently includingContinue reading “My Eyes Fall Victim – Raise the Black Flag”
The Plot In You – Swan Song
genres: post-hardcore + pop + experimental Few bands can be expected to do the unexpected like The Plot In You. After three musically straightforward releases in First Born, Wife Beater, and Could You Watch Your Children Burn, they seemed to have settled on a formula of brutal metalcore that didn’t hesitate to tackle dark andContinue reading “The Plot In You – Swan Song”
LIONFIGHT – An Investigation Into Perceived Heaviness
genres: pop + post-hardcore There’s something wonderful and fresh that often comes from a single talented musician making EXACTLY the music they want to make. No genre tropes for the sake of fitting in, no streamlining to make it more appealing to broad audiences, just art for its own sake or personal satisfaction. An InvestigationContinue reading “LIONFIGHT – An Investigation Into Perceived Heaviness”
Eidola – The Architect
genres: progressive post-hardcore + swancore Eidola is a fascinating band on multiple levels, yet they haven’t always been the most accessible band. Earlier albums leaned very heavily into the progressive end of post-hardcore, while the immediately previous album To Speak, To Listen often opted for a slightly softer sound that while easier to get inContinue reading “Eidola – The Architect”
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”
Holding Absence – The Greatest Mistake of My Life
genres: post-hardcore + alternative rock The mixture of sounds – soulful vocals with absolutely crushing guitar melodies – is not new. In fact, it’s one of the more well-trod genre variations within modern alternative rock. That’s to say there’s anything bad, or even derivative, here. In fact, Holding Absence have perhaps accomplished a rare feat.Continue reading “Holding Absence – The Greatest Mistake of My Life”
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