it took me a while to get around to writing something for this, so sorry for that, but here goes.
this Frail Body album is another one that initially piqued my interest when I saw the cover art (thank you Jacob Bannon). it's really striking and colorful, and that combined with the genres listed really intrigued me and made me want to look into this project. so I gave it a shot. and, after sitting with it for a few months now, I don't think it's hasty of me to say that this might ... read more
Periphery are stepping off the numbered path of their last few releases and slimming down the runtime on this new project, releasing their shortest album to date (not counting the individual parts of Juggernaut.)
from my knowledge, P5 burned them out pretty hard, and the idea of making another behemoth of an album like that was a daunting prospect, understandably so. they wanted to do something new with this album, and I'm glad they decided to do something to keep the process fun for them. ... read more
I only recently got pointed to this album by a friend who enlightened me that AWOLNATION's Aaron Bruno had a metalcore side project now. I'll admit I've never been the biggest fan of AWOLNATION, but hearing that description and knowing the man's voice, it had me intrigued. and GOD this was way more fun than I could've ever anticipated.
this album is rich with tongue-in-cheek lyricism, unhinged adlibs, and fun riffs that make you wanna jump around and hit shit. some of ... read more
and just as I was on a random Rolo Tomassi kick, they drop something new by complete surprise. what a treat.
this band is constantly evolving and sounding as fresh as ever. I swear they haven't ever made a bad song.
this is like if Mein was mixed like Koi No Yokan, and had the darker undertone of something off Ohms. in other words, it fucking rules.