Saturday, February 21, 2009

As Blood Runs Black/Agraceful/Trenches/North/Emarosa

Allegiance-Probably my favorite band for melodic lines mixed with good breakdowns. A long time ago when i first heard them i thought they were complete garbage. And then i searched around the deathcore scene (from a few years ago (through the eyes of the dead, job for a cowboy, black dahlia murder)) and i heard the track "My Fears Have Become My Phobias" with it's tight triggered double bass. The band has really good tech lines infused with great melody. Recommended for fans of: For Today. Overall Rating: 9/10
The Great I Am-Ok, so Dance Gavin Dance's original singer ended up leaving and joining a band called Emarosa because Emarosa's old singer left to create this one. This is a mallcore/metalcore release. I really don't even know how to describe it. The CD jumps around from light to ballsy with tech melodies and breakdowns, to vocal harmonized choruses. Recommended for fans of: (early) Emarosa. Overall Rating: 6.6/10
The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole-What seems at first to actually be a sludge release but is actually along the lines as undescribable semi-metal/semi-post rock. Contains old singer of Haste The Day. He left due to the fact he kept having vocal issues and in Trenches there is alot less vocals in their music. Recommended for fans of : Suffocate For Fuck Sake. Overall Rating: 6.4/10
What You Were-Beautiful atmospheric sludge from North. They originally played instrumental and metal-archives didn't recognize them as metal until they gained a vocalist who only screams. Some parts of the album are better off without vocals due to the fact the music itself is so beautiful. Recommended for fans of: Isis, Irreversible, and Voyager. Overall Rating: 8/10
Relativity-One of the most amazing vocalists of our time. The music is along the lines of post hardcore/indiecore with all vocals. This album is the epitome of the fact that there atleast is "some" greatness left in music. Recommended for fans of: Emery and early Dance Gavin Dance. Overall Rating: 100/10

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