February saw the release of some very good metal. Let’s have a look at some of the top picks below… Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of February 2019”
Tag: Metalcore
Ithaca – The Language of Injury (Review)
Ithaca are a metallic hardcore band from the UK and this is their debut album.
I’ll be honest, whenever I see a band described as metallic hardcore my eyes kind of glaze over as a first response. However, the promo blurb for this one intrigued me, I must confess, so I’ll reproduce it here – “Formed out of a mutual love of metallic hardcore but despair at its lack of ambition, Ithaca draw influence from everything from Southern doom to 90’s math rock as well as the untethered savagery of early Poison The Well and melodious battery of Oathbreaker.” Couple this with Continue reading “Ithaca – The Language of Injury (Review)”
Neorhythm – Meteoric Thoughts (Review)
Neorhythm are a groove metal band from Finland and this is their latest EP.
This EP contains 5 tracks and 18 minutes of material. There are three new songs, and two covers, (Disturbed and Mudvayne). Continue reading “Neorhythm – Meteoric Thoughts (Review)”
Windrunner – Mai (Review)
Windrunner are a Vietnamese metalcore band and this is their debut album.
Billed as a progressive metalcore band, this means that on Mai we get 43 minutes of heavy stop-start belligerence mixed with elements of modern progressive metal spread out over 11 tracks. The end result is music that mixes aggression and emotion well to achieve a balanced style of modern heaviness. Continue reading “Windrunner – Mai (Review)”
Unearth – Extinction(s) (Review)
Unearth are a metalcore band form the US and this is their seventh album.
It’s been many years since I’ve caught up with Unearth, but it seems they’re largely the same band that I remember. Continue reading “Unearth – Extinction(s) (Review)”
Technical Damage – The Introspect (Review)
This is the debut album from Canadian modern progressive metal band Technical Damage.
This is modern metal that enjoys incorporating a few different styles and genres into itself. The core of the band falls somewhere between technical metal, djent, hardcore/metalcore, and modern death metal. This forms the bedrock of the band’s Continue reading “Technical Damage – The Introspect (Review)”
Landmvrks – Fantasy (Review)
Landmvrks are a French metalcore band and this is their second album.
This is modern metalcore, with a distinct hardcore feel in places and a catchy, memorable backbone. Continue reading “Landmvrks – Fantasy (Review)”
Pig Destroyer – Head Cage (Review)
This is the sixth album from US grindcore band Pig Destroyer.
At the heart of Pig Destroyer lies a visceral, hateful rage that’s hard to deny. Although I’m sure that will never change, how this rage is expressed can, and on the band’s latest album, has. Continue reading “Pig Destroyer – Head Cage (Review)”
Set Before Us – Vitae (Review)
Set Before Us are a Swedish metalcore band and this is their debut album.
Following on from 2016’s enjoyable EP Enigmas, Vitae contains 11 tracks and 42 minutes of new material. Continue reading “Set Before Us – Vitae (Review)”
Venues – Aspire (Review)
Venues are a post-hardcore/metalcore band from Germany and this is their debut album.
This is an enjoyable 47 minutes of modern heaviness, with a style that fits somewhere between post-hardcore and metalcore. Continue reading “Venues – Aspire (Review)”
