Reviews
Album Review: Until I Wake – Inside My Head
Until I Wake have been a band that I have been following since their early days. I can’t remember how exactly I ran across them but they have been on my radar for quite some time now. I always t...[Read More]
Album Review: Memphis May Fire – Remade In Misery
Memphis May Fire has been a band that I have experienced a lot of highs and lows with. Their 2012 album “Challenger” remains to this day, one of my all time favorite metalcore releases. On the flip si...[Read More]
Album Review: Thornhill – Heroine
Metalcore outfit Thornhill shook to metal world in 2019 with their debut album ‘The Dark Pool.’ The band showed immediate promise with their ingenious combination of crushing breakdowns, s...[Read More]
Album Review: Hollow Front – The Price of Dreaming
Hollow Front are a prime example of a band that isn’t necessarily “reinventing the wheel” but still producing top tier metalcore music. They never deviate far from the realm of the m...[Read More]
ALBUM REVIEW: IBARAKI – RASHOMON
Generally speaking, I am not a fan of black metal. It’s kind of hard to narrow it down to a specific reason, as there’s more than a few. Off the top of my head, I’d typically say it’s due to more than...[Read More]
Album Review: Northlane – Obsidian
Australian metalcore band Northlane, are back with their 6th studio album Obsidian. The success of previous album “Alien” and the stylistic change made on that, have helped make “Obsidian” a highly an...[Read More]
ALBUM REVIEW: THRICE – HORIZONS / EAST
‘Everything is everything’. That’s a quote from the character Poet on the HBO show, Oz. Now, while I’m certain his intended definition behind that quote was far different, one could perceive it as elu...[Read More]
ALBUM REVIEW: PHINEHAS – THE FIRE ITSELF
Don’t you miss that old school bangin’ metalcore? You know that mid-2000’s vibe of balls to the wall, chock full of riffage and maniacal breakdowns that made you feel as if your face was melting clean...[Read More]
Album Review: Chunk! No Captain Chunk – Gone Are The Good Days
After an indefinite hiatus, French easycore/pop punk group Chunk! No Captain Chunk are back with their new album Gone Are The Good Days. This record see’s the band continue on their path of grow...[Read More]
Album Review: Sleep Waker – Alias
What does it mean to be human? Some basic ‘definitions or examples are the abilities to communicate, whether it be through speech, certain gestures we can make with our body, or even facial expression...[Read More]
ALBUM REVIEW: BORN OF OSIRIS – ANGEL OR ALIEN
Angel or Alien. That’s interesting, isn’t it? Seems almost like a play on the concept of having the angel on one shoulder, but a devil on the other. One being, a trustworthy entity of hope and light, ...[Read More]
ALBUM REVIEW: BEARTOOTH – BELOW
The other day I had recalled something that a friend of mine had said to me a few years back. It was one of those things that in the moment made perfect sense, yet at the same time seemed a touch extr...[Read More]