For over thirty years, Converge has brought us some of the most unique metalcore and influenced countless other bands. Their eleventh full-length, Love Is Not Enough (Deathwish Inc.), continues this chaotic journey they refer to as a discography. While there was a little bit of filler (“Beyond Repair” acting as an instrumental break and killing the momentum), most of the ten tracks spanning over half an hour hit like a brick wall on wheels. Continue reading
One of the defining characteristics of the hardcore scene is its emphasis on community and companionship, especially between the artists and the fans.
Australian up-and-comers AWOL have debuted with Flatspot Records for their sophomore record Tear ‘Em To Bits and this is, by and large, a hardcore album for the people. Continue reading
In 2024, opening your album with a song about warheads falling from the sky is not only timely but casts you as the needed herald of this year’s coming apocalypse and Almost Dead proves themselves to be up for the job on the aptly titled, Destruction Is All We Know (Innerstrength Records).
While they mix thrash and hardcore influences, an important detail when you take into consideration the thrash bands whose names stood the test of time, are those that did so by writing songs that were not only memorable, but employed singers whose voices stood out and did not default to having the vocals a mere obligatory afterthought. Something that metal strayed from over the past decade, but Almost Dead don’t fall prey to. Continue reading