Review: Guilt Trip – Armour Of Angels
Guilt Trip’s “Armour Of Angels” is a relentless, riff-fueled beats. The record cements the band’s place at the forefront of modern hardcore.
Tag: Metalcore
Bleach – Cursed Life Fades
Bleach’s “Cursed Life Fades” is a relentless, atmospheric plunge into the bleakest corners of metallic hardcore, a sound that channels the H8000-inspired aggression of the late ‘90s and early 2000s.
Review: Converge – Love Is Not Enough
With their first new record in five years, Covnerge show their compassion for heavy, intense music. Each song hits like a hammer and shows that the band always delivers.
Review: Spiritbox – Tsunami Sea
Spiritbox release a turbulent, heavy, and emotionally charged record that proves the band is still evolving, while already delivering intense music.
Review: The Acacia Strain – You Are Safe From God Here
The Acacia Strain’s latest record “You Are Safe From God Here” crashes into the listener’s home like a meteor forged from the band’s own bile. It’s heavy as advertised and it occasionally feels like the band is swinging the same sledgehammer at the same nail, …
Review: Cabal – Everything Rots
The lastest record of Denmark-based Cabal is a suffocating, smartly crafted descent into deathcore brutality that occasionally stumbles into predictability, but does so with enough conviction and creativity to leave a mark.
Review: Despised Icon – Shadow Work
Despised Icon’s “Shadow Work” is the kind of album that doesn’t just demand your attention. No, it seizes you by the throat and refuses to let go until you’re left gasping for air, bruised but exhilarated. This is deathcore as it should be: unapologetic, self-aware, …
Review: Heaven Shall Burn – Heimat
In a genre often criticized for stagnation, Heaven Shall Burn continue to evolve, proving that metalcore can be both intellectually stimulating and emotionally devastating. “Heimat” is not just an album, but an experience, one that lingers long after the final notes fade. It’s the kind of record that rewards repeated listens, revealing new layers with each spin.
Review: Blossom Decay – Sorrow Falls
“Sorrow Falls” thrives on contrast, swinging from violent breakdowns to brittle interludes that feel like open wounds briefly exposed. It’s raw, uneven, and imperfect, but Blossom Decay’s honesty and urgency make it an EP worth bleeding with.
Review: Ingrown – Idaho
“Idaho” hits like a punch to the teeth and then tends your wound with surprising nuance, mixing pulverising riffs and speed with touches of folk, personal history, and community pride. It’s relentless and unforgiving, yet those cracks in the armor make the intensity hit harder.