Sad news for Trophy Eyes fans as band co-founder Kevin Cross has announced his exit from the band. The bands plays Splendour in the Grass this weekend, and it will be Cross’ final gig with the group. Read a comment from Cross and the band below. Their most recent album, 2018’s The American Dream, is out now via Hopeless Records/UNFD. Continue reading
Silverstein has signed a brand new record deal with UNFD for their next album, expected for release in 2020. The band has dropped a new single ‘Burn It Down’, featuring Caleb Shomo of Beartooth. Their next album will be the follow-up to 2017’s Dead Reflection. On April 12, Silverstein released Redux: The First Ten Years, which featured newly recorded versions of select songs from their first four studio albums.Continue reading
Australian metalcore leaders Northlane have made an update on social media, claiming they are nearly done writing their new album. The band actually played a brand new song recently live, ‘Vultures’. The new Northlane album will be the follow up to 2017s acclaimed release Mesmer (UNFD). The new album will also be the recorded debut of new member bassist and backing vocalist Brendon Padjasek.
Post-hardcore band Limbs have shared a new performance video for the title track of their recent debut album, ‘Father’s Son’. Filmed during the band’s spring tour with Underoath, Dance Gavin Dance, and Veil Of Maya, the video is a document of Limbs incendiary live shows, full of magical chaos and fans bleeding for the band they love. Check it out! Continue reading
Only a few years ago, and on the back of their well-received Zion EP (Sony), Crossfaith were heralded as the next big thing, armed with a formidable live reputation and an electronica/dance heavy brand of metalcore that oozed crossover appeal. Fast forward to 2018 and the Osaka troupe haven’t quite risen to such promised heights, to the extent that a brand new album seems to have almost fallen under the radar to some – not that they have lost any edge, as Ex Machina (UNFD) is not only their most creative release to date, but their strongest since Zion.Continue reading
Cursed Earth are not fucking around. Following scorching hot on the heels of Volume I: Grief comes second EP in two months Cycles Of Grief, Volume II: Decay (UNFD). Like the album, instant and violent, it was announced and released on the same day; a feral, violent and spitting wild animal flailing out six songs in fourteen minutes, yet covering more ground than a jaguar in pursuit of its fleeing prey. Continue reading
In a post to Facebook, Northlane, touring the world behind their powerhouse album Mesmer (Rise Records/UNFD), have updated fans on their upcoming home country dates. ERRA and Sworn In have been named as the openers for the band, which should make for a potent bill of the potential sell-out tour. Dates and other info below: Continue reading
Recent times have seen a resurgence for Metalcore that puts it on its strongest footing since its exciting early days, even perhaps exceeding them. Not only have stalwarts such as Killswitch Engage remained beloved and reliably great as ever, Parkway Drive have grown into absolute powerhouses, and the likes of Architects and While She Sleeps have put a British scene on the map with differing but equally excellent takes. Continue reading
Mesmer (UNFD/Rise) has been coming. This lush, expertly crafted album should come as no surprise. We’ve not just had the warning signs that its protagonists, Australian progressive metalcore act Northlane were ready to bring it all together for a couple of albums now, it’s been portended in neon lights that they could. That they should. And while the band may have enjoyed relative success to date, they had yet to fully convince. That is, until now.Continue reading
“Seek the antithesis: in any art form we engage with, there is need for inventive thinking that goes against uninspired standards. We grew up on music that bred fun and passion, perhaps that notion has been lost along the way”.Continue reading