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ALBUM: I See Stars – ‘Phases’

August 31, 2015

Alex Lizette

Stepping out of their comfort zone to bring their audience something new, I See Stars has released their unplugged album, Phases. For the electronicore band to release such raw sound, opposed to the mixture of EDM and heavy instrumentals, is truly a form of growth. Who would’ve thought breakdowns would turn into cello playing and […]

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ALBUM: Defeater- ‘Abandoned’

August 29, 2015

Kat Tanaciev

This summer has been chalk full of great releases from melodic hardcore bands. Counterparts released Tragedy Will Find Us on July 24th and just recently Defeater announced an upcoming new album titled Abandoned that will be released on August 28th. Abandoned which is rumored to be a concept album follows the story of a priest […]

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ALBUM: Battlecross – ‘Rise To Power’

August 29, 2015

Matthew Powers

Few things are as fun to listen to as a good thrash metal record. If the tried-and-true formula works correctly, you as a listener will be compelled to grow your hair out specifically for headbanging purposes when listening to said record. Your fingers may also quickly learn how to form the devil horn symbol. It’s […]

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ALBUM: The Weeknd – ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’

August 29, 2015

Michael Bird

2011 was a weird, weird year for music. Its best rock record was released by a band that wouldn’t exist fourteen months later; Adele went from recognisably gifted soul songstress to the biggest artist of the 21st century. A young man named Abel Tesfaye, meanwhile, would dub himself The Weeknd and put out three – […]

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ALBUM: Ghost – ‘Meliora’

August 21, 2015

Michael Bird

There isn’t enough mystery left in music. The internet handily killed it for the most part, and while the 21st century fan takes relish in discovering their favourite bands’ Netflix preferences on Twitter and absorbing daily photos of their pets when they’re not on the road, it’s a process that’s helped to destroy some of […]

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ALBUM: Neck Deep– ‘Life’s Not Out to Get You’

August 17, 2015

Kat Tanaciev

After a busy year and a half of touring, appearing on the 2015 Warped Tour lineup, and with much success following their first album Wishful Thinking, Neck Deep have released their sophomore album Life’s Not Out to Get You. Fans first got a taste of Neck Deep’s new album on May 11th when the single […]

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ALBUM: Stray From the Path – ‘Subliminal Criminals’

August 17, 2015

Michael Bird

At what point did modern metalcore morph into the hardened remaster of nu metal that now dominates the vanguard of heavy music? Its biggest hitters – Bring Me the Horizon, Of Mice & Men, Motionless in White – are embracing the nu as scene godfathers Slipknot and Linkin Park make steps back to their earlier […]

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ALBUM: Dr Dre – ‘Compton’

August 13, 2015

Michael Bird

It’s pretty damn depressing that the bulk of under-20s – hell, maybe under-25s – will primarily recognise the name Dr Dre as the one attached to a terrible brand of headphones. Few men in history have contributed as much to the world of hip-hop as the good doctor, who’s produced as many classic records as […]

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EP: The Devil Wears Prada – ‘Space’

August 7, 2015

Matthew Powers

2010’s Zombie EP was an instant classic. It transformed The Devil Wears Prada into a heavier, aggressive beast all the while maintaining their post-hardcore dual vocal dynamic and ghoulish keyboard dramatics. Not only that, but it asserted TDWP as a band who were capable of creating a strong concept record, something most of their peers […]

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ALBUM: Miss May I – ‘Deathless’

August 3, 2015

Matthew Powers

2014’s Rise of The Lion was aptly named – It escalated Miss May I above & beyond the post-hardcore scene they were once associated with and into the vast heavy metal realm. Though the Ohio mostly-long-haired 5-piece have been a metal band from the beginning, their start in a smaller scene has made their growth […]

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