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ALBUM REVIEW: Poison The Well – Peace In Place

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Poison The Well left their mark on Metalcore in the post-Victory Records era of the genre, as it spread to mainstream exposure thanks to Myspace. With their reunion album, Peace In Place (SharpTone Records), it’s not like 17 years have passed, but more like they are stepping alongside the Metalcore bands of today, complete with 2026 production stylings. They continue to blend clean singing with Hardcore, which is now much more commonplace than it was when they first started in 1999, and even then, bands like Boysetsfire and Overcast were already alive and kicking. Here, it is clear they have certainly perfected this dynamic.  Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Drill For Absentee – Strand of a Lake, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 – Expert Work Records

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Drill For Absentee are a Philadelphia trio whose original run lasted from 1995 to 1999. Their catalogue is hardly the most extensive. Since their 2021 covid era reunion the band, Kevin Kelly – Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Michael Nace – Guitar, Vocals and new Drummer Ken Kuniyoshi (replacing co-founding member Bryan Sargent) have been busy in the recording studio. What they’ve come up with are two EP’s which have been put together as one LP (Note – Vol. 1 was put out digitally on September 13, 2022) while Vol 2 was forged between August 2022 to March 2025, out now via Expert Work Records. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Hundreds of AU – Life in Parallel

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Hundreds of AU was formed by the renowned veterans, who are strongly aligned towards the DIY scene– from You and I, the Assistant, and Hell Mary; aiming to fuse decades of sharp Hardcore undertones in the most volatile, vital way possible. Combining all-around chaotic riffs and intense melodies with recurring themes that revolve around journeys of personal exhaustion as well as indignation towards systemic injustice– including capitalism and urban decay. Continue reading →