Brain aneurysm: the album.

When I first heard this album when I was younger before Converge, Botch, Deadguy, etc. it totally rewired my brain. I still don’t think there’s anything that totally sounds like this either.

Really promising band. Takes the chaos of original metalcore and blends it with new styles ala Vein.

Boundaries had not developed their sound entirely yet and still have lots of beatdown undertones but every track hits like a fucking brick. The final song is possibly the most poetic Matt has ever been and that’s saying something.

In lieu of not being able to make the Orthodox show last week I decided to give this an entire spin because I hadn’t really listened to it entirely. Their last record I enjoyed but felt something was missing but this is just pure moshy metalcore and incredible front to back.

I usually hate nostalgiacore but THT does it so well. They sound like Panic except they’re actually a punk band playing pop.

Sort of wish I liked this more because the hardcore grooves and breakdowns are pretty insane but the vocals and lyrics didn’t do much for me.

Turnover had not put it all together yet but this was the start of something special.

Like getting kicked in the nuts with leather boots.

Belmont is such a one of a kind sort of band. Hard to label and hard to tell if their material warrants what they do musically. On my end personally I love it.

My buddy said the Callous Daoboys reminded him of ISSUES. I could see where he’s coming from. This album feels ahead of its time at certain points. That doesn’t excuse the absolute garbage moments on here.

Knot’s magnum opus. A truly demented portrayal of nihilism through a nu metal lens.

Woke up today and decided to listen to some weirdo shit.

Bias aside this is so refreshingly new. Koyo is next up, shout out Sal the GOAT.

There’s no denying Misery Signals influence on metalcore as we know it and especially on bands that I adore. In this case though I find that MS is one of those groups that I love more in theory than practice. That’s not a dig on them because I enjoy listening to them just not as much as their successors.

As a massive fan of A7X’s self titled growing up I never really dug far back into their early metalcore days so I was surprised to hear the gothic elements mixed with the melodeath riffs. Some songs go on a bit too long for my taste but overall was a pleasant surprise.

Call this pop punk all you want but this was way ahead of the curve on what emo bands are doing today (One Step Closer, Anxious, etc). Blends pop sensibilities with melodic hardcore with personal stories and does it very well.

“Dark Volumes” is a good descriptor.

Crushing and beautiful.

When I was younger I felt ND was a bit too derivative for me considering all of their peers were going in different directions with pop punk. After years of neglecting them I decided to revisit this and I enjoyed the hell out of it. The sound is nostalgic but still very original, not a single bad track.

Deathcore with a math grind mask on. Furiously fast and devilishly chaotic.

This is some truly wacky shit. Describing it would not do it justice. Every couple measures I had a “what the fuck?” moment (compliment).