![]() Imagine Converge at their most relentless fused into the electronic soundscapes of Sewerslvt. The Houston, TX metal crew pull together totally disparate sounds together into something truly impressive. What would happen if Serial Experiments Lain expressed its feelings of alienation through breakcore and heavy metal? It would sound a lot like Fromjoy’s self-titled LP. Hayes of Pig Destroyer and Full of Hell’s Dylan Walker, there’s no downplaying what END is doing. With riffs courtesy of heavy-music savant Will Putney and vocalist Brendan Murphy at his most pissed off, it’s an atomic bomb of pure crush. In the arms race for heaviest band going, END make a very good argument for themselves as frontrunners on The Sin of Human Frailty. Plus, their decision to cover the best song The Descendents ever wrote, “Good Good Things” and reimagining it as a beachy jam only adds to Living Proof’s success. ![]() Living Proof gave them a new arsenal of sonic missiles to kill em’ all with, “Evil Finds Light” delivering killer riffs. Merging together crossover with… beach vibes, they found a combo that has captured the attention of moshpits nationwide. Santa Cruz, CA band Drain quickly became the year’s hardcore band to watch. Aiming squarely at rock music, Code Orange level up their songwriting ability, easily switching styles on big-ass singles like “Take Shape.” Crazy enough, the best song they’ve ever written might be their softest: “Mirror” pulls singer/guitarist Reba Meyers front in center on a song that sits somewhere between Portishead and Alanis Morissette, a huge swing that shows what they’re willing to do. ![]() But musically, the band’s experimentation paid off in spades. Whether it’s frontman Jami Morgan’s unabashed confidence that his band is pushing heavy metal’s next evolution forward, or that they decided they don’t want to play hardcore in VFW halls until they’re in the grave, many did not want The Above to be a success. There are a lot of people out there who do not Code Orange to win. Among all their impressive releases, nature morte is BIG|BRAVE’s most sonically cinematic experience to date. Throughout the album’s runtime, the band offers a captivating barrage of technical performances, utilizing a blend of abrasive and hauntingly minimal instrumentation. Nature morte makes for another astounding work of doom and atmosphere from BIG|BRAVE. Shadows living out his love for pop music, contrasted the funk metal of “G.” This isn’t for the musically unadventurous, but we think it’ll prove out to be one of their most impactful albums. “Cosmic” is an odyssey somewhere between the borders of Mr. We think they’ve honed in on something very riveting. Look around the internet and listeners have either dubbed it a travesty or a masterpiece. It takes a lot to craft an album as polarizing as Avenged Sevenfold’s Life Is But a Dream, which stands as bar none, the band’s weirdest record ever.
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