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Three years after their well-received fifth studio album, 8:18, The Devil Wears Prada has shook the metal-core genre once again with Transit Blues. Although The Devil Wears Prada is typically categorized and found under “metal-core,” Transit Blues explores and blends aspects from other genres, such as atmospheric rock and ambient …

With their latest release, The Cartesian, progressive metalcore outfit The World to Come demonstrate a fascinating focus on ruthless grit combined with airy tone. The band takes clear inspiration from multiple genres including grindcore, prog rock, mathcore, and copious other styles which has given them a distinct sound that is …

It’s been three years and two side projects since Alter Bridge’s Fortress hit the airwaves, but the wait for a new album is finally coming to an end this Friday, October 7th. The Last Hero, has been percolating over the fires of the current political climate. Its imagery is saturated with 1940’s war-time …

Yellowcard’s self-titled final album is unequivocally just that—a final album. From its heartfelt lyrics thanking fans for their dedication, to its tendency to linger on the final notes of every song, this is an album that says goodbye. It feels perfected and put together, as if they have ensured this …

  Balance and Composure’s Light We Made, out Oct 7th, does not have much of a balance to it. But that doesn’t stop the album from being enjoyable and something fans will devour once released. “Midnight Zone” starts off the whole LP experience and it is one of the most …

Progressive metal outfit Opeth have put together one of the most impressive resumes in modern hard rock. With absolute essentials like Blackwater Park, Deliverance, and Damnation, Opeth have gained notoriety for their blend of death metal, black metal, progressive rock, folk, and many other styles of music along the way. …

Crobot returns with a groovy trip in Welcome To Fat City.  

After an incredibly impressive debut with 2014’s The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us, Philadelphia-based trio Beach Slang have already gained an impressive following in the indie rock circuit, and their latest release A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings continues to prove that the band, consisting …

The four-piece indie rock band from Charlottetown, PEI, Paper Lions, is back with a brand new 11-track album, Full Colour, which will surely lift ones’ spirits and turn a bad day around with just the very first song. After being finalists in the John Lennon Songwriting competition, winners of an …

Young Guns attempt to let go of the past and move toward a brighter future with “Echoes”.

  A 14 track album can seem intimidating to listeners, but on Second Hand War Thomas Charlie Pedersen makes it easy to digest by breaking up longer songs with small interludes which all culminates to a solid LP. It all kicks off with “High Dust Devil,” full of folk like …

Of Mice and Men’s fourth studio album, Cold World, is a welcome addition to the metalcore scene, and it is one of the most intensely personal and emotive albums I have listened to this decade. Vocalist Austin Carlile found inspiration for this record through his struggle with chronic illness, but …