Album Reviews
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Bullet For My Valentine - Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet For My Valentine is quite the name when it comes to the metalcore scene and with that comes a lot of attention. The band have certainly had their ups and downs but despite everything, the band has quite the following leading up to the release of their new self titled record. Reception to the...
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Trivium - Ascendency
Trivium’s Ascendancy is a defining moment in modern metal, solidifying their place in the scene with a refined and aggressive sound. Released in 2005, the album fuses metalcore with elements of thrash and melodic death metal, showcasing razor-sharp riffs, relentless drumming, and Matt Heafy’s commanding vocal performance. Nearly two decades later, Ascendancy still stands tall....
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Samurai Pizza Cats - You're Hellcome
Have you ever heard of catcore? Neither had I before I was made aware of the Supergroup Samurai Pizza Cats! The brainchild of Daniel Haniß from Electric Callboy and Sebastian Fischer of Fall Of Gaia, the band offer a gritty yet humorous sound that is quite unlike anything out there at the moment. Their debut...
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Dreamshade - A Pale Blue Dot
Swiss metalcore outfit Dreamshade are back with their highly anticipated album, ‘A Pale Blue Dot’. This marks the bands first new record since 2016 and fans have finally had the pleasure of hearing the new tracks. The album has received mostly positive reviews from media and fans alike so I thought it’s time I checked...
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Underoath - Voyeurist
Underoath is quite the name in the metalcore scene and the excitement around their upcoming album ‘Voyeurist’ has proven that. This is an odd occasion however, as some fans have already heard the album played in its entirety when the band performed it on a Livestream (Check out Ben’s review of that stream here!) however...
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Trivium - In The Court Of The Dragon
Trivium seem to not want to stop when it comes to recording new music, and ‘In The Court Of The Dragon’ marks their second full-length album in the space of a year. The metalcore band from Orlando Florida certainly didn’t let their time off touring go to waste and fans seem just as excited if...
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A Day To Remember - You're Welcome
A Day To Remember are back with their seventh studio album, ‘You’re Welcome’, the first release under their new label Fueled By Raman. The long-awaited album was originally set to release back on November 15th 2019, but was later postponed to “early 2020” (because “the art for the record [wasn’t] done yet”) and then further...
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Saving Vice - Hello There
Vermont based metalcore band Saving Vice released there debut LP ‘Hello There’ on 21st February 2020. The album was received well by media and fans alike. Saving Vice has had a great start to there careers, from touring with bands like ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and ‘Like Moths To Flames’ to being featured on Spotify’s...
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Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison
Love them or hate them, Bullet For My Valentine made a thunderous entrance into the metal scene with their debut album The Poison. Originally released in 2005 in the UK and 2006 in the US, this album helped shape the metalcore movement of the 2000s. With blistering riffs, soaring choruses, and a heavy dose of...
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Spiritbox - Rotoscope
Spiritbox is one of the hottest bands in metal at the moment with their release of “Eternal Blue” receiving extremely positive reviews from both press and fans alike. What better way to keep the spotlight on you than releasing a surprise 3 song single titled ‘Rotoscope’! Here are my thoughts on the new release. Opening...
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Electric Callboy - MMXX - Hypa Hypa Edition
German metalcore outfit Eskimo Callboy are back with the Hypa Hypa Edition of their 2020 EP ‘MMXX’. The new version of the EP includes all six of the original songs, but also includes seven renditions of the band’s viral hit ‘Hypa Hypa’. I never got around to checking out the band’s original EP so I...
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King 810 - AK Concerto No. 47, 11th Movement in G Major
KING 810 have returned with all the ammunition you would expect from the Flint natives! David Gunn and co have not disappointed with their fourth album consisting of the unrivalled amounts of grit and danger we have come to expect from the gang like band. It’s safe to say the future of metalcore is in...
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Light The Torch - You Will Be The Death Of Me
Light The Torch are back with their second full-length album titled ‘You Will Be The Death Of Me’. Fronted by former Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones, the band has already amassed a decent sized fan base that is eager to hear the successor of the bands 2018 release Revival. This album comes with some high...
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I Prevail - TRUE POWER
I Prevail are back with their fourth studio album titled ‘True Power’ and fans have been very vocal about their excitement for new music from the Detroit rockers. The band have not released a full-length album since their critically acclaimed 2019 release titled ‘TRAUMA’ so it’s nice for fans to know that the wait is...
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Miss May I - Curse Of Existence
Five years is quite the gap when it comes to the music industry and fans of Miss May I will be pleased that the wait for new music has finally come to an end. ‘Curse Of Existence’ will be the band’s first release since their 2017 studio album titled ‘Shadows Inside’ but the real question...
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Architects - For Those That Wish To Exist
Architects are back with the highly anticipated ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’. This marks the band’s ninth studio album and fans have not been shy about expressing their excitement around the metalcore bands new album. After the commercial success of ‘Holy Hell’, Architects will be hoping to strike gold once again. It would be...
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Alpha Wolf - The Lost & The Longing
Holding Absence - The Lost & The Longing
In what may be one of the surprises of the year in the rock and metal space, Alpha Wolf and Holding Absence have dropped their collaborative EP onto the world and many are wondering just how it’ll work. I for one cannot contain my curiosity so without further adieu, Here is my review of ‘The...
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Bring Me The Horizon - POST HUMAN: NeX GEn
The world has changed in the last four years since Bring Me the Horizon released their last full collection of music. ‘POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR’ was meant to start a release of four EPs in 12 months. We’ve now arrived at phase 2 of this plan a lot longer down the line than expected. SURVIVAL...
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While She Sleeps - SLEEPS SOCIETY
While She Sleeps have become one of the largest bands in the UK Metalcore scene with their albums ‘You Are We’ and ‘SO WHAT?’ both receiving critical acclaim from fans and media alike. The Welsh band have gone from supporting bands like Bullet for my valentine and Architects, to selling out Brixton Academy and having...
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Immerse - The Weight That Holds Me Here
Immerse have taken the post-hardcore world by storm ever since releasing ‘Suffer’ back in 2018, with their new album ‘The Weight That Holds Me Here’ becoming a very eagerly anticipated album for fans of the band. The Bristol-born quartet has received a lot of traction with their single ‘Red Shade’, amassing over 200,000 streams on...
