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Off the reissued album Let The Ocean Take Me, The Amity Affliction has released the two bonus tracks “Skeletons” and “Farewell.” Almost like a drop of adrenaline, the beginning of “Skeletons” starts up with the sound of something being lifted...

Whatever it is that Jonny Craig is a part of, he always manages to add a distinct sound through his vocals. Starting his new band, Slaves, in early 2014, the band then released their first album Through Art We Are...

There’s a latent statement that comes with self-titling an album. It’s an effective way for an artist or band to communicate that this is their definitive work, the yardstick to compare their other records to and the truest expression of...

Catchy post-hardcore with pop tendencies and alternative rock-style instrumentation has become an increasingly occupied sound to play. When a sound is accused of being it is just on the verge of becoming a cliche, however one band infuses this sound...

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Few bands in music, let alone metalcore have followed that maxim as closely as August Burns Red, with no detriment to their commercial success or the relative reverence they receive within the scene...

While nothing ground-breaking, Thy Art Is Murder's 2013 sophomore release Hate was one of the better deathcore efforts in recent memory. Combining the technicality and blasts of technical death metal with the breakdowns and slight melodic ambience of modern deathcore...

In almost every musician’s career, they’re bound to take a slight turn in direction.  At times it can be a good thing, but at others, it raises the question of “What happened to the old (insert band that used to...

It seems as if post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil has a thing with time. Like for the fact, they wait years to produce music. But all the while, it’s worth it. It’s been three years since the last album they’ve...

A new start. A distinct  sound. And a collaboration of different artists teaming up to release something fresh for their audience. Jordan Witzigreuter of The Ready Set decided to team up with The Summer Set’s  drummer Jess Bowen and also...

For close to a decade now, Brand New’s ‘The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me’ has stood as the gold standard for the thinking man’s emo. It’s a record so immaculately crafted, so gorgeous in its anguish and uncompromising...

“Going back to our roots” and “stripping back our sound” are common claims for established bands to make, often a decidedly calculated attempt to placate fanbases who inevitably prefer older material to the more recent (either as a genuine response...

On the basis of their back catalogue, one would be forgiven for writing off Parkway Drive as a (admittedly thoroughbred) one trick pony. Though fourth album ‘Atlas’ did push into some previously unpushed directions, it remained rooted in low-end-driven mosh n’...