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ALBUM: Born Of Osiris – ‘Soul Sphere’

November 5, 2015

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Few modern bands are as unique and trail-blazing as Born of Osiris. They’ve been there done that when it comes to deathcore, flirted with technical death metal, made great friends with Nu-Metal and thrown in random, but tasteful slips of dubstep beats into their diverse sound. Through all of the busy sonic madness however, they’ve found […]

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ALBUM: Myka Relocate – ‘The Young Souls’

November 2, 2015

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On Myka Relocate’s second album The Young Souls they don’t so much tread new path as much as they do hone in on their definitive sound. Blending pop hooks, ambient electronics and metallic heaviness isn’t by any means a new idea. In fact, it may just be one of the most currently populated sounds. Even […]

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EP: Cane Hill – ‘Cane Hill’

November 2, 2015

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A successful sound can stick around years after it has been established. At this point, the members of Slipknot are still probably cashing checks from sales of their self-titled and Iowa records alone. Profound influence can be both flattering and all too familiar. When the play button was pressed on Cane Hill’s opening track “Oxblood” […]

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ALBUM: Like Moths To Flames – ‘The Dying Things We Live For’

November 2, 2015

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Like Moths To Flames are looking back to the brutally heavy sound that got them known on their third full-length The Dying Things We Live For. A relentless sense of aggression and end-of-the-rope fixation fill the album, even moreso than we usually hear from the band. What this spells for the listener is an album […]

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ALBUM: Escape The Fate – ‘Hate Me’

October 29, 2015

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It’s crazy to have watched the Escape The Fate name progress. Through excruciating line-up changes and several different approaches at the end of the day the same band is still standing there, but somehow bigger and bolder each time. This has rang true for four albums and nine years now. Curious listeners in regards to […]

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ALBUM: For Today – ‘Wake’

October 4, 2015

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A round of applause is in order for For Today. On their latest album, ‘Wake’, they have achieved refinement, but also remained completely true to their core sound. True that as a band they have been content with playing a rather general sound when it comes to their music, but this record attempts to mix […]

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ALBUM: Trivium – ‘Silence In The Snow’

September 28, 2015

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When you’ve been a band for 10 years, it’s completely understandable to want to mix things up. Trivium are one such band who have been consistently experimenting from the start, however. Each album has been its own entity with a separate set of influences and different frameworks. This way of going about releasing music has […]

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SINGLE: Asking Alexandria – “Undivided”

September 28, 2015

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Asking Alexandria’s new single ‘Undivided’ brings back the attitude and furiousity that earlier mass-hit ‘I Won’t Give In’ (that has consistently been in the top 15 on Sirius XM Octane’s weekly Big Un’s countdown) lacked. Whereas ‘I Won’t Give In’ was an ambient post-rock anthem of desperation and persistence ‘Undivided’ is a defiant statement made […]

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ALBUM: Reflections – ‘The Color Clear’

September 18, 2015

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When a band takes a leap from their debut album to the follow-up that ends up being so massive you believe the musicians in question possess infinite skill the result is often jaw-dropping. It’s like the sequel being better than the original in a movie trilogy – It doesn’t happen as often as we’d like. […]

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ALBUM: Blessthefall – ‘To Those Left Behind’

September 18, 2015

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Blessthefall’s latest work To Those Left Behind doesn’t stray far from already-claimed musical territory but does show sides of the band that previously hadn’t been explored. It’s during these moments that the album especially shines. While the heavier moments in songs such as ‘ol faithful album opener “Decayer” and the frenetic title track successfully expand […]

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