metalcore

“Nails,” the frontman for Prosthetic Records band the Hell recently hit caps lock and typed an open letter to metalcore, where he talks about the clichés of the genre. Then, for some reason, he brings up Falling In Reverse, who are not a metalcore band. Read the full letter below via Metal Hammer:   “DEAR […]

Modern metalcore is full of electronic influences now. It wasn’t always this way, though. Around the mid-to-late 2000s, the genre began to absorb EDM mixes and synth like a collective sponge, blending breakdowns with bass drops and elevating keyboardists and programmers to crucial positions in the band. Record labels like Fearless and Rise were receptive […]

Christian metalcore band Darkness Divided have signed with Victory Records. “We are incredibly stoked to be a part of the Victory Records Family! We've always been fans of Victory's roster, and it's a blessing to be included with the many talented bands that Victory has worked with over the years. We are currently writing our debut […]

Syracuse, New York-based metalcore quintet Thoughts In Reverse have premiered their lyric video for “Patron Saints.” This single is one of two new songs set to follow 2012's Sightings, recorded with producers Michael Hatalak of It Dies Today and Justin Spaulding of Octopus Studios. A former AP&R pick of ours, TIR will serve as direct […]

Shreddy Krueger Curses EP Coming from Kelowna, British Columbia, could be a daunting prospect for any band, never mind a “modern” metalcore act like Shreddy Krueger (who definitely should have stuck with their old name, Secret & Whisper). It’s a small town (trust us, we’ve been there) with not a lot of outside inspiration or […]

A Bullet For Pretty Boy Symbiosis A Bullet For Pretty Boy are a Christian metalcore trio from Texas; this is their second full-length, following 2008’s Beauty In The Eyes Of The Beholder EP and 2010’s Revision:Revise. The core band—vocalist Danon Saylor, keyboardist Josh Modisette and guitarist Chris Johnston—are augmented by studio drummer Matt Weir, as […]

Bury Tomorrow The Union Of Crowns British metalcore five-piece Bury Tomorrow have given almost every song on their second album a title having something to do with royalty, chivalry or life in medieval times—“Lionheart,” “Message To A King,” “Knight Life,” “Royal Blood,” “Abdication Of Power,” “Vacant Throne” and on and on, with the sole (and […]