Actual good deathcore in 2025

This sounded like Whiplash, which reminded me of Curse, and that single wasn't far off from Seeing Red. I don't think I'm gonna like this next Architects album.

This new single by Crippling Alcoholism is a big improvement from their last project I've heard as it features stronger instrumentals that are more connected together and vocal performances that fit the music better.

I was hoping that this collaboration would bring something new out of meth. and fix a lot of the rough edges that See You Next Tuesday has but instead this project just feels like something "Full of Hell" would make but not as ferocious or cohesive.

You know, just because something is "the heaviest of all time" doesn't mean it translates to a good metal project. For example, the special effects for the Star Wars sequels are very good, but that doesn't mean that the movie's themselves are well written. You could have the most insane CGI spectacle put to film and yet it still won't fix a line like "Somehow Palpatine returned," in its script.

"Ascension" focuses more on the overprocessed ... read more

"Forever" is a metalcore album that experiments melodically while simultaneously having some very heavy and sludge metal inspired riffs and breakdowns. Some moments might not work as strong as others, but the sonic differentiation that this album has is very intriguing and leads to more replay value than a lot of other metal albums in my opinion.

This isn't a SOPHIE album, yes it may have material that was written by her on it and it might literally be named "SOPHIE," but it's not a SOPHIE album. If it was a SOPHIE album, it would be wild and dynamically different. Instead, this project is bland, basic, and on average boring. The guest vocalists don't really seem to add anything akin to SOPHIE's work or even special on their own. Very disappointing album that hurts SOPHIE's legacy.

Paleface Swiss are a band I've listened to a handful of times even though I never found their music to be high quality, especially when it's combining two normally generic and weak subgenres of metal together. Those being deathcore breakdowns and riffs mixed with nu metal rapping and occasional electronic beats. However, with this project I think they've become a more derivative version of themselves.

"CURSED" doesn't offer anything new when it comes to ... read more

Every genre has its magnum opus. A project that encompasses everything true to that genre and showcases the distinct experience that genre can provide. Jane Doe by Converge would be metalcore's magnum opus.

The production by Kurt Ballou is raw yet super clear. The memorable shrieking vocal performance across the album is haunting, like hearing a fox in the night crying out. The occasional singing performances don't take away from any instrumentals or the heaviness of the songs and ... read more

Despite this project being a contender for Full of Hell's most left field album, I don't think they pull it off that well. Even though this project has some good electronic and noisy unpredictable elements to as a whole it I'm disappointed with it. A lot of the songs on "Scraping The Divine" feel underwritten and feel more like demos that don't really add to a narrative. Maybe listen to it if you are a huge fan of this band.

I tried to like this as much as I could because this is the hardest I've heard a thall band try to make a project sound good and compelling. But the grinding thall riffs were too repetitive as they usually are and I needed some other type of audio input that added more mixture to the EP. I know they try to accomplish that with classical elements across the project, but most of the time they were just as intense and repetitive as the metal moments of this album. Maybe for their next release ... read more

While not as memorable and distinct as The Lemon Twig's last album, "A Dream Is All We Know" is still a very well made and performed soft rock album that feels deeply human and welcoming to listen to

Some ok riffs here and there but not really something I would say is worth spending time on as it's not pushing any genre boundaries or let alone showcasing memorable and catchy songs in my opinion

Variety? Not really.
Features? For the most part they're good.
Vocals? I don't care that much for some of the low guttural vocals that are too similar across all of metal music right now.
Riffs and Breakdowns? Oh yes, some of the hardest of 2024. I'm glad that No Cure being signed to SharpTone Records didn't damped their sound which I was worried was gonna happen.
Verdict? Listen if you like breakdowns.

I was gonna give this Dealer album a proper review really where I really dig into it, but I don't think this record is even deserving of that, and it's not worth anyone else's time.

If I had to say one thing though, it would be how can the vocalist be that big of an assh*le and make such a lame, repetitive, and forgettable metal album.

I had a lot of high expectations going into “Impossible Light” as I loved Uboa's last work "The Origin of My Depression." Uboa still delivers some eerie vocal performances, some good instrumental ideas, and terrifying electronic additions throughout the album.

With that said, I think “Impossible Light” as a whole stumbles in spots where Uboa’s previous work hasn't. I'm not really that enamored with the songwriting direction on ... read more

Whatever this albums' sound is, it's definitely not in Kaonashi's wheelhouse

Silent Planet with this new single succumb to the 'generic octane metal' disease that plagues most bands of their style of electronically infused and heavily produced alternative metal

Underneath release another LP in 2024 that I feel is a scant version of their previous album "From The Gut of Gaia." I think this album doesn't provide that full of an experience as it's too short and has a surprising lack of variety. The performances and production are still decent especially for the genre it's a part of, but I know they can make more fulfilling music that sounds a little less produced.

My first experience with Crippling Alcoholism sounds to me like the band "Chat Pile" if they didn't know how to write music. Admittedly, some of the instrumentals worked at certain points across the record that would leave me to believe this band has some potential to be good. However, the vocals as a whole are impossible to take seriously, like with the forced vocals on "Liquid Jesus" that sound like someone drunk trying to serenade someone else at karaoke night. The ... read more