Monday, October 17 2011
Wolves Like Us: Late Love
An odd mix of hardcore and heavy metal stylistics with a pop sensibility, Late Love is at times a promising debut, but overall muddled.
Tuesday, October 4 2011
Retox: Ugly Animals
You're not going to find anything leaner or meaner in 2011 than the debut full-length release from Southern California's Retox.
Tuesday, August 23 2011
Cerebral Ballzy: Cerebral Ballzy
Guess which half of their name the members of hardcore goofballs Cerebral Ballzy more closely align themselves on their stellar debut?
Tuesday, July 5 2011
Unearth: Darkness in the Light
The rest of modern metal would do well to heed this latest clinic by Unearth on the lost art of consistency.
Wednesday, January 5 2011
(hed) PE: Truth Rising
(hed) PE couldn't seem to decide on a style for four albums, so there's a little of everything on this album. The results are much less successful than the band probably hoped.
Thursday, December 2 2010
The Fucking Wrath: Terra Fire
The stoner-metal-hardcore crossover scene is growing rapidly, and The Fucking Wrath is one band in the crowd worth watching very closely.
Monday, November 15 2010
Envy: Recitation
Who are Envy? Envy are Japanese post-hardcore. Are they Unwound? No. Are they At The Drive-In? No.
Monday, July 12 2010
Coliseum: House With a Curse
Is it hardcore? Is it stoner rock? Is it something else entirely? You won't figure it out by only listening to it once, that's for sure.
Wednesday, May 5 2010
Cancer Bats: Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones
This Canadian quartet plays punk with plenty of influence from Southern rock and hardcore. Their third album offers further proof that variety is the spice of life in heavy music.
