Im not much of a fan of experimental hardcore, and almost halfway through this album I was sticking to that opinion. But then "Exploding In...
Articles By Andrea Dyer
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ReviewsThey and the Children Home Published Jul 22, 2008
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ReviewsNumber Twelve Looks Like You Here At the End of All Things Published Jul 22, 2008
For those of you who appreciate chaotic and erratic grindcore, live recordings and intense DVD footage, the Number Twelve Looks Like Yous l...
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ReviewsMisery Signals Controller Published Jul 22, 2008
Even months after Mirrors dropped, and now that Controller has made its way to the forefront of my attention, I am still distracted by one v...
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ReviewsLiferuiner Taking Back the Night Life Published Jul 22, 2008
Theyve been in the news, theyve been at our shows, theyve been loved and hated and rightfully so. Liferuiner, or Liferuinher (well leave...
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ReviewsEnd the Century Hammer & The Anvil Published Jul 22, 2008
Not unlike many of their musical counterparts, this Orange Country hardcore quintet almost seamlessly blend aggressive vocals, heavy bass li...
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ReviewsBraindead No Consequences Published Jul 22, 2008
The simplicity of hardcore tends to be buried beneath the complex curtain of overly ambitious guitar, drum and throat work, which is why it...
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ReviewsStick To Your Guns Comes From the Heart Published May 20, 2008
Its almost unfortunate that So-Cals Stick to Your Guns have such a riveting live performance, mainly because their albums tend to pale in...
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ReviewsElysia Lion of Judas Published May 20, 2008
Elysia vocalist Zak Vargas has said that his bands latest release, Lion of Judas, reminds him of Converges contributions to The Poacher Di...
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ReviewsDead and Divine The Fanciful Published May 20, 2008
My apprehensions were running fairly high when I dropped Dead and Divines latest release, The Fanciful, into my stereo. Not because Ive ha...
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Reviews36 Crazyfists The Tide and Its Takers Published May 20, 2008
With the albums premature leaks and initial release in the UK, fans of 36 Crazyfists have been waiting on The Tide and Its Takers, and than...
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ReviewsRed I Flight The Years Published Apr 23, 2008
With originality swiftly becoming a value of the past, bands are facing one of two options: either work harder (and possibly endlessly) to m...
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ReviewsThe Glasses Otter Asleep on the Carousel Published Apr 23, 2008
If you thought technical metalcore was dead, youd better get your hands on a copy of Asleep on the Carousel ASAP, even if just for the sake...
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ReviewsFor Today Ekklesia Published Apr 23, 2008
Ill be the first to admit that I often have preconceived notions about albums with, um, "interesting cover art, despite the occasional ple...
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ReviewsOceana The Tide Published Mar 19, 2008
I cant pinpoint exactly where my moderate liking of this album lies. It could be the surprising fact that these kids are barely breaking th...
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ReviewsBurden of a Day Blessed Be Our Ever After Published Mar 19, 2008
I wish I had been as interested in the musical aspects of this album as I was with the conceptual ones. With his childhood interest in the D...
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ReviewsAcross Five Aprils Life Underwater Published Mar 19, 2008
The intent of the album is to represent a place where light cannot exist, and Tennessees Across Five Aprils paint the picture well with Lif...
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ReviewsGwen Stacey The Life I Know Published Feb 19, 2008
It can be hard for any band to stand out amongst an oversaturated genre like metallic hardcore, which is why it is sometimes beneficial to s...
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ReviewsFarewell to Freeway Definitions Published Feb 19, 2008
Farewell to Freeways debut on Victorys roster is possibly the bands most definitive work yet. Definitions not only well represents the mu...
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ReviewsToo Pure To Die Confidence and Consequence Published Jan 26, 2008
The realms of hardcore are always expanding to include other genres, but there are a handful of bands around who seem to purposely sidestep...
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ReviewsMemphis May Fire Memphis May Fire Published Jan 26, 2008
Memphis May Fires mid-December debut on Trustkill had to have resulted in a happy holiday for both powerhouses. After all, duel vocals remi...