melodic
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Life Gone Wrong by Landscapes Life Gone Wrong is the first album from melodic hardcore outfit Landscapes who hail from the UK. They are attempting to become another one of the few hardcore bands that is attempting to break away from the formula that seems to plague the genre. They
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California death metal outfit the Faceless move in a slightly softer direction on their their album, including plenty of melodic guitar passages and cleanly sung vocals. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A combination of slick, progressive synths and rock instrumentation on this new Infinity Shred EP. I first heard the band though a recommendation by Anamanaguchi, and I’m happy to hear some similarities–especially on the track “Wayfinder,” which has some spacey, 8-bit melodies. Stream this new EP in its
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A twisted and melodic blend of both black metal and death metal coming through on this debut from the Ukrainian band Agruss. “Morok” is the title track to this new album. It’s out now on Code 666. Hit up the band’s Facebook page here.
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Here’s the opening track to the latest Taake album, Noregs Vaapen. “Fra Vadested Til Vaandesmed” is a very nicely recorded piece of melodic black metal. The guitar leads feel pretty damn righteous at some points. There’s enough variation to keeps things interesting, too. Look for this album now
