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Alazka – Phoenix
With their first full album, Alazka (formerly Burning Down Alaska) take aim at fusing metalcore and melodeath, mostly managing to succeed in that endeavor....
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Wovenwar – Honor Is Dead
Wovenwar are not As I Lay Dying 2.0. Although this should be a pretty obvious statement by now, it bears repeating. Despite the fact...
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Heaven Shall Burn – Wanderer
Since the beginning of metalcore, back in the late 1980’s, there have been debates on which bands get put in this category, particularly when...
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Shaving the Werewolf – The Pissing Link
With just about twelve minutes of run-time, this quick'n'dirty EP is the third release from this band, and their second one this year. Part...
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Unearth – Watchers Of Rule
Unearth have been a part of North American metalcore since 1998, and have influenced countless bands. Rather than play the angular, math rock-oriented form...
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Ocean Of Plague – Final Chapter
Metalcore has often been a divisive genre in metal; on one end you have the guys in Darkthrone shirts screaming “Death to False Metal,”...
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Misery Signals – Absent Light
After five years, Misery Signals is finally putting out some new music. Absent Light is the followup to much-loved Controller and as such, it has some pretty high expectations. After...
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The Ghost Inside – Get What You Give
The Ghost Inside have quietly built up a nice name for themselves within the metalcore circle; and with Get What You Give being their first album on new...
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Truth and Its Burden – Choices
It took a few years, but this melodic hardcore stuff is really taking off now isn't it? Bands like Misery Signals and Counterparts have...
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Counterparts – The Current Will Carry Us
With their sophomore debut, Counterparts manages to put out an album that not only matches their debut in terms of intensity and raw-emotion – but also...
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“The songs you love, but not played well” – An Interview with Devin Townsend
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Get Ready for Wacken 2023
Get ready to unleash your metal power because Wacken Open Air is back with a bang for its 2023 edition! Mark your calendars for...