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Are Vein Hardcore's Next Big Thing?
Vein's feverish spirit on record is, without question, their unique selling point.
22 Jun 2018
Theatre
The Dusk in Angelica Liddell: The Transgressive Post-Hardcore Theater of 'Esta Breve Tragedia de la Carne'
Spanish avant-garde theater-maker Liddell and veteran metalcore band Converge try to make sense of the brief tragedy of the flesh.
07 May 2018
Music
Converge: The Dusk in Us
Having acquired an abundance of experience and wisdom through their 30-year existence, post-hardcore legends Converge return with their ninth album in The Dusk in Us, crafting a record that balances between youthful angst and calmed maturity.
20 Dec 2017
Music
The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2017
There's common ground between all 20 metal albums despite musical differences: the ability to provide a cathartic release for the creator and the consumer alike, right when we need it most.
01 Dec 2017
Music
Architects: All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
Architects' seventh album is an ambitious, unforgiving wake-up call from a band that's staring into the abyss.
07 Jun 2016
Music
After the Burial: Dig Deep
Next generation metalcore pack leaders navigate the death of guitarist Justin Lowe and nonetheless make a triumphant future genre touchstone.
18 Feb 2016
Music
As Blood Runs Black: Ground Zero
Basically, Ground Zero is a kind of mindless metal album.
19 Nov 2014
Music
Exotype: Exotype
Exotype is a prototype for what can be done with metalcore, and, in terms of mindless sheer enjoyment, this LP does deliver the goods.
08 Oct 2014
Music
Memphis May Fire: Unconditional
Despite a tighter focus and compelling theme of faith, Memphis May Fire still wallows in the mediocrity of the faux-hardcore.
24 Apr 2014
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Killswitch Engage: 29 January 2014 – Dublin, Ireland
The first gig of a tour can sometimes mean the band will sound a bit blunt around the edges, but not even severe jetlag can put a stop to Killswitch Engage.
13 Feb 2014
Music
KEN mode: Entrench
KEN mode's noise-rock growl is unmistakable, but Entrench's 11 songs favor a crueler, more cantankerous metalcore sound -- with the album's lyrical themes of perseverance and doggedness reflected in its fighting stance.
21 Mar 2013
Music
Parkway Drive: Atlas
The Aussies have returned to form after a brief experimental style shift on their previous album, and they've gotten even better as a result.
24 Jan 2013
Music
Buried in Verona: Notorious
Despite adding two new guitarists and a new bassist in advance of their third album, the best and most distinctive thing about Buried in Verona is still Brett Anderson's powerful shouted vocals.
13 Jan 2013
Music
The Ghost Inside: Get What You Give
Get What You Give's unrelenting generic songwriting makes it yet another addition to the growing body of work that suggests metalcore is on its last legs.
21 Aug 2012
Music
Five Finger Death Punch: American Capitalist
The most popular metal band in America makes the most unnecessary blunders to spoil what is otherwise a pretty good third album.
09 Feb 2012
Music
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: IV
Amid a return to their highly-favored early sound, the Southern metalcore group has decided to expand their vocal styles as well. These two things together will leave you feeling somewhat perplexed.
25 Oct 2011
Music
Falling in Reverse: The Drug in Me Is You
After returning from two years of incarceration, scene bad boy Ronnie Radke is back in action in the form of his new post-hardcore outfit Falling in Reverse. One thing is clear – he’s pissed.
13 Oct 2011
Music
Oh, Sleeper: Children of Fire
Children of Fire shows that Oh, Sleeper, like the majority of Christian metal bands, can do well even when they're for the most part sticking to the trappings of metalcore.
25 Sep 2011
Music
Trivium: In Waves (Special Edition)
The album cover looks like something out of a generic post-apocalyptic landscape. The music within sounds like something out of a generic metalcore record.
21 Aug 2011
Music
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.
04 Jul 2011
Music
Times of Grace: The Hymn of a Broken Man
The pair behind the most influential record in all of metalcore has returned with another record full of musical genius and lyrical soul-stirring.
17 Mar 2011
Music
Chiodos: Illuminaudio
If you have an angst-ridden teen in the family with an unrefined musical palate, well, here's a good present for the holidays.
16 Nov 2010
Music
Norma Jean: Meridional
After four albums of not being able to pick a style, Norma Jean settle for using a little bit of everything, and it works surprisingly well.
04 Aug 2010
Music
Haste the Day: Attack of the Wolf King
The Indiana metalcore quintet is still going strong despite losing more members. But they're starting to lose their core sound as well.
26 Jul 2010
Music
Parkway Drive: Deep Blue
The Australian group is still flying high on their third album, but it falls far short of their previous success.
15 Jul 2010
Music
Eyes Set to Kill: Broken Frames
Led by the Rodriguez sisters and a new screamer, Eyes Set to Kill has hit its stride once again with Broken Frames.
Chris Colgan
08 Jul 2010
Music
Heaven Shall Burn: Invictus (Iconoclast III)
With one of the most intelligent, well-composed albums released in the past decade, Heaven Shall Burn set a new standard of greatness in the metal scene worldwide.
10 Jun 2010
Music
Woe of Tyrants: Threnody
Ohio-based quintet Woe of Tyrants craft a magnificent album with a unique genre-fusing sound, proving that they have staying power beyond many of their peers.
02 Jun 2010
Music
Bleeding Through: Bleeding Through
The Orange County six-piece is finally free of their contract with Trustkill Records, but their newest album lacks the cohesion of their final release on their old label.
26 May 2010
Music
Bullet for My Valentine: Fever
This album shows the Welsh metalcore group at their best and their worst. Ultimately, though, the biggest problem is that they still aren't reaching the quality level of their debut album.
12 May 2010
Music
Mutiny Within: Mutiny Within
Rising stars of metalcore deliver an album that reinvigorates the entire scene and sets an impossibly high standard for future bands to follow.
29 Mar 2010
Music
Demon Hunter: The World Is a Thorn
Christian metalcore veterans Demon Hunter deliver the most powerful album of their career, weathering the storms of adversity to bring about an incredible offering of diverse metal.
15 Mar 2010
Music
As I Lay Dying: An Ocean Between Us
As I Lay Dying really tighten the screws on their fourth album.
27 Aug 2007
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