post-hardcore
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A strong, passionate track from the new Defense Family 7″, which was recorded in Iceland at a studio owned by Sigur Ros, and the session was even engineered by the band’s frontman, Jón Þór Birgisson. Now the song itself delivers SDF’s usual combo of loud guitars with a
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False Monuments by Hunt / Gather Some emotionally and sonically crushing post-hardcore from the band Hunt / Gather. They’ve got a new LP titled False Moments, and it’s available on Bandcamp right now. Between the sharp guitar leads, abrasive distortion, and aggressive vocals, these guys have a lot going for
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Lumens by Beau Navire An extremely noisy and abrasive mix of post-hardcore, screamo, and powerviolence coming off this new album from Beau Navire. Something I think Loma Prieta fans would take to pretty quickly. While these guys do showcase a lot of volume and aggression, there’s a lotta passion
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Members of the Pittsburgh hardcore punk band Code Orange Kids have assembled in a new project called Adventures. With this song, it seems they have embraced more of a post-hardcore style with swelling intensity in the emotion behind the vocals as well as the instrumentation. This leads to the ending
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Up-and-coming Boston punk outfit Cerce brings together an impressive blend of extreme music styles on this CD-R-printed collection of tracks. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On their latest album, Maryland band Dope Body blends the sounds of hardcore punk, funk, noise, hard rock, and sludge metal. Then they turn it into a party. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Tour Sampler CD-R by Cerce This is the first time I’m hearing Boston’s Cerce, and it’s an almost abusive experience. The band’s heavy, fist-clenching riffs are thick, distorted, and mix-punching. The drums are fast and relentless. They break into the occasional blast beat as well, making
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Stream: mewithoutYou- Ten Stories With a series of enthralling story lines delivered with passionate vocals, and backed by some experimental rock instrumentation, the new mewithoutYou record is a solid listen. The measuring contest between this album the band’s previous releases will be touched down in a review, but now
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Stream: mewithoutYou- “East Enders Wives” Another track drops from the forthcoming mewithoutYou album, Ten Stories. It’s a quiet contrast from the first song to be released from this album, but no less enthralling as a result. Can’t wait to see how all these tracks come together on the
