I’m not much of a fan of experimental hardcore, and almost halfway through this album I was sticking to that opinion. But then "Exploding In...

For those of you who appreciate chaotic and erratic grindcore, live recordings and intense DVD footage, the Number Twelve Looks Like You’s l...

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...

They’ve been in the news, they’ve been at our shows, they’ve been loved and hated and rightfully so. Liferuiner, or Liferuinher (we’ll leave...

Not unlike many of their musical counterparts, this Orange Country hardcore quintet almost seamlessly blend aggressive vocals, heavy bass li...

The simplicity of hardcore tends to be buried beneath the complex curtain of overly ambitious guitar, drum and throat work, which is why it’...

It’s almost unfortunate that So-Cal’s Stick to Your Guns have such a riveting live performance, mainly because their albums tend to pale in...

Elysia vocalist Zak Vargas has said that his band’s latest release, Lion of Judas, reminds him of Converge’s contributions to The Poacher Di...

My apprehensions were running fairly high when I dropped Dead and Divine’s latest release, The Fanciful, into my stereo. Not because I’ve ha...

With the album’s premature leaks and initial release in the UK, fans of 36 Crazyfists have been waiting on The Tide and Its Takers, and than...

With originality swiftly becoming a value of the past, bands are facing one of two options: either work harder (and possibly endlessly) to m...

If you thought technical metalcore was dead, you’d better get your hands on a copy of Asleep on the Carousel ASAP, even if just for the sake...

I’ll be the first to admit that I often have preconceived notions about albums with, um, "interesting” cover art, despite the occasional ple...

I can’t pinpoint exactly where my moderate liking of this album lies. It could be the surprising fact that these kids are barely breaking th...

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...

The intent of the album is to represent a place where light cannot exist, and Tennessee’s Across Five Aprils paint the picture well with Lif...

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...

Farewell to Freeway’s debut on Victory’s roster is possibly the band’s most definitive work yet. Definitions not only well represents the mu...

The realms of hardcore are always expanding to include other genres, but there are a handful of bands around who seem to purposely sidestep...

Memphis May Fire’s mid-December debut on Trustkill had to have resulted in a happy holiday for both powerhouses. After all, duel vocals remi...