by Phil Hawkins | Jul 31, 2023 | Album Reviews, Reviews
In an industry that is full of pretty and polished metalcore bands innovation and chaos are often overlooked. Enter Chamber and their latest release, A Love To Kill For. Formed in the tight-knit Nashville scene in 2017, Chamber has been consistent in maintaining a...
by Phil Hawkins | Jul 22, 2023 | Album Reviews, Reviews
Facedown Records newcomers, Cultist, combine deathcore-style threads and dark metalcore vibes along with a raw heaviness that has become expected of the Facedown Records Family on their label debut Slow Suicide. Hailing from Southern California’s Inland Empire...
by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | May 17, 2023 | Album Reviews
There are a lot of things we’ve come to expect from The Acacia Strain across their twenty-year-plus career. They’ve built their career creating brutal deathcore like they were writing a textbook on the subject, utilizing a triple-guitar lineup to make for...
by Phil Hawkins | Mar 29, 2023 | Album Reviews, Reviews
When you’ve been a band as long as August Burns Red has it can often become harder to try and cover “new ground.” This is especially true within the “metalcore” genre as oftentimes it can feel like bands may continue to rehash the same...
by Phil Hawkins | Mar 20, 2023 | Album Reviews, Reviews
Their latest self-titled release is built around explosive breakdowns, heavy hitting hooks and a lyrical menagerie that touches on topics such as an introspective glimpse into the human condition, as well as, brotherhood and camaraderie. Over the tenure of their...