Contributions
Heiress - Naysayer EP
Heiress Naysayer EP While perhaps not as well-known as the scenes in New York, Washington D.C., and Boston, Seattle has long had a fertile and innovative hardcore movement. Drawing their members from the ranks of Botch, Himsa, Undertow, Jough Dawn Baker, Harbinger and Pistols At Dusk, Heiress are the latest beast to kick their way […]
Whitechapel - Recorrupted EP
Whitechapel Recorrupted EP Whitechapel sit alongside Suicide Silence and the Acacia Strain as the current leaders of the heavier-than-thou pack of bands playing extreme metal and brutal hardcore currently fighting their way up from the underground. While it may yet be some time before a full-length follow up to 2010’s A New Era Of Corruption […]
Close Your Eyes - Empty Hands And Heavy Hearts
Close Your Eyes Empty Hands And Heavy Hearts While Close Your Eyes’ 2010 full-length, We Will Overcome, had some fine moments of melodic hardcore, much of it was somewhat lifeless, making for an uneven and often frustrating listening experience. This time out, the band have ironed out most of the kinks, making the majority of […]
Various Artists - Batman: Arkham City - The Album
Various Artists Batman: Arkham City – The Album The soundtrack to the sequel of 2009’s mega-selling Batman: Arkham Asylum video game, Batman: Arkham City – The Album is comprised of 12 tracks from artists invited to provide their own unique takes on the stories and mythology surrounding the caped crusader. As such, the songs generally […]
Hundredth - Let Go
Hundredth Let Go Hundredth may not change the world with Let Go, but they’re certainly doing their damndest to foster and inculcate positivity in anyone who wraps their ears around it. Hardcore through and through, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina quintet blend the edginess of Comeback Kid, the all-out attack of Modern Life Is War and […]
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††† EP † No one who has taken the time to listen to Deftones would ever suggest vocalist Chino Moreno is a man who likes to exist solely in one box. His main band’s catalog shows more ambition and experimentation than a hundred metalcore bands. He admirably explored more electronic-oriented territory with Team Sleep, and […]
Ceremony - Covers EP
Ceremony Covers EP Ceremony have never been out to break down genre divisions or shatter perceptions of what a hardcore band can be. The Bay Area band predominantly stick to a tried-and-true formula of short, abrasive, nasty songs with no bells or whistles. True to form, they haven't overstretched themselves with Covers. They obnoxiously elbow their […]
Greeley Estates - The Death Of Greeley Estates
Greeley Estates The Death Of Greeley Estates With each successive release, Phoenix’s Greeley Estates have honed their anger and chops, and delivered a consistently harder, more aggressive sound. The Death Of Greeley Estate continues this tradition. While the squalling attack of 2008’s Go West Young Man, Let The Evil Go East and 2010’s No Rain, No Rainbow bore […]
The Dangerous Summer - War Paint
The Dangerous Summer War Paint While the Dangerous Summer’s 2009 full-length debut, Reach For The Sun, was a solid if unspectacular alternative-rock album, the sonic similarities to the Starting Line’s output made it hard to wholly embrace on its own merits. Such similarities are not absent on War Paint—AJ Perdomo’s vocals are always going […]