Saturday, February 21, 2009

For Today/Mortification/Protest The Hero/Godspeed You! Black Emperor/A Stained Glass Romance

Ekklesia-AMAZING!!!! Possibly the only release with a good african american vocalist. Metal archives refers to them as melodic thrash metalcore but they defenitely have alot of melodic deathcore elements. The guitars are sweeping all over, and in some songs they pull off a poppy vibe but are pure metal at the same time. I stumbled across this release through amazon.com and i bless them so much. Recommended for fans of: As Blood Runs Black if they met popcore and dated. Overall Rating: 4567u6545678976546789876545678uhuy765tryu8376tfgyhu8y7t6gyhuj3y723h23r6hy3r/10
Erasing The Goblin-Newest release from death/thrash band Mortification. They went back to their moreso death roots. Only bad thing is none of the tracks had a memorable flare to it like the other albums do. Not really as much of a marketable release unless your a fan of the band. Recommended for fans of: Mortification. Overall Rating: 6/10
Kezia-A sort of off-kilter from the norm release. When you hear "Metalcore" you think of material like unearth and killswitch engage. This band takes power metal vocals and mixes them with metalcore elements and also is progressive epic power/metalcore. The release is for basically a new wave of people who like avant-garde music. Recommended for fans of: Iron Maiden and Unearth. Overall Rating: 6.92/10
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven-My favorite of all Godspeed releases. The tracks are flowing with atmosphere. Orchestral arrangements ween in and out. The band has influenced a multitude of people. Recommended to fans of: Silver Mt. Zion and Sigur Ros. Overall Rating: 8.7/10
It's Not A Party Without Us-Amazing metalcore from north carolina. The band never made it till they got signed by torque (a subsidiary of victory records) and released this album. The band introduced me to the beauty of breakdowns with the help of a KAOSS pad. The breakdowns boom in and rumble the car when you pop it on. Recommended for fans of: Caught In The Line Of Fire, Labyrinthe, Onward To Olympas, and other local north carolina bands. Overall Rating: 5678865435678987654ertyu765435ty7u8987654erfghu765rtghu76543ertyu/10

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