When they erupted onto the scene in 2006 as Oh Captain, My Captain, Dallas natives Memphis May Fire made quite the splash with their early releases. Critically, the last couple of efforts have not been received well, though – the band became preachy but still maintained a gritty Metalcore sound, however, the output contained nothing to really awe the audiences. Continue reading
In a year that will see the final run of Warped Tour, many bands that have taken that stage are bringing their all to their new releases. Warped veterans such as Senses Fail and Of Mice & Men have released solid albums and just last week, Blessthefall blessed us with Hard Feelings (Rise)—one of their best records yet. Continue reading
Revival, huh? That seems a bit on the nose, don’t you think, Devil You Know? I mean, Light the Torch. See, it’s a Revival (Nuclear Blast), because it’s the first album since Devil You Know was forced to change their moniker due to legal troubles with a former drummer. Fucking drummers, man. Also, it’s a revival of sorts because Light the Torch is taking their sound to novel and interesting places. Continue reading