Tag Archives: Metalcore

Review: Architect – Ghost Of The Salt Water Machine [2008]

Posted on June 19, 2009 by gearsofrock

Laying down a confrontational and caustic foundation of apocalyptic heaviness, Architect’s abrasive metallic hardcore tackles weighty sociopolitical issues while crashing through aural receptacles with the grace of a piledriver on their nihilistic nine-track affair GHOST OF THE SALT WATER MACHINE. … Continue reading →

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Review: Buried Inside – Spoils Of Failure [2009]

Posted on June 15, 2009 by gearsofrock

Canadian squad Buried Inside return after a four-year layover with SPOILS OF FAILURE, a viscous and vitriolic affair curiously titled only in roman numerals. Produced by underground guru Kurt Ballou, this eight-track offering yields an elaborate mix of sludgy guitars, … Continue reading →

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Review: Hatebreed – For The Lions [2009]

Posted on May 4, 2009 by gearsofrock

Metalcore staple act Hatebreed, unleashes 18 influential metal covers on their latest studio endeavor For The Lions. Honoring bands from the early thrash era (“Ghosts of War” Slayer, “Escape” Metallica), to the roots of hardcore punk (“Hatebreeders” Misfits, “Shut Me … Continue reading →

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Review: Bleed The Sky – Murder The Dance [2008]

Posted on March 28, 2009 by gearsofrock

Oklahoma City, OK act Bleed the Sky implement the emotions of enduring the endless rigors of being in a fledgling metal band just scraping by into an explosive 12-track album MURDER THE DANCE. Crossing metalcore anthem choruses with jagged shards … Continue reading →

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Review: Sonic Syndicate – Love And Other Disasters [2008]

Posted on March 16, 2009 by gearsofrock

Swedish metalcore sextet Sonic Syndicate portray the perfect product of their environment, as LOVE AND OTHER DISASTERS carefully follows templates from the genre’s commercial successes to comprise this band’s by the book sound.  Tracks like “Contradiction” easily fits somewhere on … Continue reading →

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Review: The Classic Struggle – Bring Back The Glory [2008]

Posted on February 1, 2009 by gearsofrock

South Carolina metalcore crew The Classic Struggle merge Euro thrash, hardcore, and metal for a blistering 10-track offering in the form of BRING BACK THE GLORY. While this unit’s infernal heft is sure to leave quite the impression, tactics like … Continue reading →

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Review: 36 Crazyfists – The Tide And Its Takers [2008]

Posted on January 20, 2009 by gearsofrock

36 Crazyfists has been a mainstay in the metalcore genre for over a decade with good reason, as this Alaskan outfit manages to perpetually release quality music that illuminates both their heavy and harmonic side. The  latest 11-track endeavor THE … Continue reading →

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Review: Deadlock – Manifesto [2008]

Posted on January 11, 2009 by gearsofrock

Deadlock return with another dose of bludgeoning metalcore with dual male/female vocal on MANIFESTO, this German outfit’s latest offering. The 11-track affair maintains the crush employed by many of the new wave of European metal acts, yet this sextet continuously … Continue reading →

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Review: This Or The Apocalypse – Monuments [2008]

Posted on January 8, 2009 by gearsofrock

Pennsylvania metalcore troupe This or The Apocalypse transcend the genre’s mundane monotonies with an abundance of  nimble guitarwork and clever juxtapositions of brutality and melody on their 10-track debut MONUMENTS. This unit’s lineage is easily traced to bands such as … Continue reading →

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Review: The Fight Between Frames – Birth Of The Bull And The Labryrinth [2008]

Posted on December 31, 2008 by gearsofrock

Louisiana metalcore squad The Fight Between Frames comes out with fist flailing on their six-song EP BIRTH OF THE BULL AND THE LABYRINTH. Despite their geographic location and what their publicity propaganda suggests, the southern rock heard from cuts like … Continue reading →

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