Tag: 2015

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My Dear Malice – Madness

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 I don’t mind deathcore, I really don’t, but sometimes I think it should just be called death metal with how it’s performed. To me, in order to be called a “-core” band you have to have the smooth and more melodic vocals alongside more brutally intense vocals. My Dear Malice did not have that on their latest album, “Madness”. I thought it was more death metal than anything with vocals I couldn’t even begin to fathom to understand with one set being very deep and brutal, and the other being that shrill sound that if you’ve heard it before you … Continue reading My Dear Malice – Madness

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Ecstatic Vision – Sonic Praise

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 If someone were to have told me that there was a nice blend of a classic 70s sound mixed with groovy riffs that were chill but awesome at the same time, I would’ve been skeptical. Not out of the question, of course, it just doesn’t sound like it’d work to me. And yet hear I am after hearing such an album, a debut no less, that earns my two thumbs up with just 5 tracks on Ecstatic Vision’s “Sonic Praise”. Sometimes less is more and that is without a question true for this album because each track is a well … Continue reading Ecstatic Vision – Sonic Praise

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Nightbreed (self-titled)

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 Thrash metal has always been an oddball with so many bands trying to add so many different versions of the same sound while adding their own spice. Several have infused thrash with death, black, power, and even folk metal to bring a little extra into the mix. Nightbreed, however, is just straight thrash bringing back the speed that was known to be brutal back in the 80s and such when thrash metal ruled over every single metal scene that there was to be had. Their self-titled debut isn’t the fastest thrash I’ve ever heard in my life but it wasn’t … Continue reading Nightbreed (self-titled)

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Got No Ego – Redemption

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 Sometimes a little brutality is all you need to make an album more than what it could be if it were just done normally. This goes for a lot of genres, including metalcore. Got No Ego’s newest EP “Redemption” has 4 total tracks that are literally as borderline to deathcore as it gets, but to me they just stay within range of normal metalcore with there not being enough brutality for me to call it deathcore. Each track isn’t the best metalcore that I’ve heard before, but it certainly has good quality that fans of the genre like myself can enjoy very … Continue reading Got No Ego – Redemption

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Rats of Reality – The Art of Debilitation

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 Never been a huge fan of neither punk nor any sort of crust, but I’m not afraid to dabble in it every once in a while. I’m sure you may have already guessed at what type of band Rats of Reality is and what genre their latest album is, so I’m just gonna skip over that. “The Art of Debilitation” is a very nice, nice meaning raw in this case, album that only has 4 tracks but with over 12 minutes between them. Three of them are only about 2 1/2 minutes so there’s the punk influencing the song length, … Continue reading Rats of Reality – The Art of Debilitation

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Disturbed – The Vengeful One (single)

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 What’s that? Disturbed has come back after 4 years of hiatus? I’ll take it! Yes, indeed, the purveyors of the power of “oh ah ah ah” have returned with their first album since “Asylum” which I still love with my entire heart. I’ve been a big fan of Disturbed as they’re one of the bands to first get me into metal, but I’m not saying they’re perfect as I cannot listen to many of the songs off of their album “Believe” for whatever reason. But the only thing they’ve brought from “Believe” today is the symbol which is now on this … Continue reading Disturbed – The Vengeful One (single)

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Ravenscroft – Into the Dark (single)

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 I still remember hearing Ravenscroft for the first time and applauding their melody that was done flawlessly for the entire album. Now they have returned with their latest single “Into the Dark” off of their album which doesn’t have a name as far as I know. This song is definite evidence that Ravenscroft still haven’t lost their melodic touch and have no plans to stray from that style or stop using it because they know how to do it so fucking well. “Into the Dark” has smooth vocals and metal guitars and drums that just captured the mind of anyone … Continue reading Ravenscroft – Into the Dark (single)

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Days May Come – Revolution/Revelation

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 Metalcore, deathcore, bullshit, whatever you wanna fucking call it, it has its moments whether you wanna be an elitist dick head or not. And yes, it can suck if it’s put in the wrong hands, but with the right people it can be the music that connects with you heart and makes you want more and more with it’s combination of intensity and smoothness at the same time. Days May Come is like the latter of the two. While I cannot see where they’re going with that cover art, their new album “Revolution/Revelation” is a nice piece of metalcore, deathcore … Continue reading Days May Come – Revolution/Revelation

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Tempel – The Moon Lit Our Path

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 There’s an absolute fuck ton of instrumental bands out there, and while some are good there’s always a near equal number of bands who aren’t good. Tempel’s brand new album “The Moon Lit Our Path” is without any sort of doubt one of the higher quality of instrumental bands because holy shit is this album a trip that must be taken no matter what for any metal fan. If you’re one of those people who loves the heavy sound and feel but not so much the deep growls, then Tempel has the shit for you, dammit! All 5 tracks stretch … Continue reading Tempel – The Moon Lit Our Path

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Five Finger Death Punch – Jekyll and Hyde (single)

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 I’m going to take a leap of faith and say that we all have heard of Five Finger Death Punch in one way or another. Whether you’ve seen them in metal news, listened to them before and liked it (me), or heard it and then hated it “because they fucked everything up” (my father after hearing their cover of “Bad Company”). Their five albums have absolutely dominated the scene and further increased both the very loyal fan base and the group of haters, and those numbers will continue to increase now that 5FDP have released the single off of their … Continue reading Five Finger Death Punch – Jekyll and Hyde (single)