Fuck me. This is belligerent. In a good way, like. I don’t often listen to modern metal or metallic hardcore. It either doesn’t sit well
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Converge – The Dusk In Us (Deathwish Inc. / Epitaph, 2017)
First off, this has been a very challenging review to write. I have binned and restarted it at least 3 times, after a significant number
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Acrylics – Structure / Gluttony (Drunken Sailor Records / Iron Lung, 2017)
This crew from Santa Rosa, California have what strikes me as a relentless, dark take on the ever influential US hardcore sound of the early
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Sharptooth – Clever Girl (Pure Noise, 2017)
You definitely want this reptile on your side at a riot, girl. The blisteringly angry Sharptooth have tried to send the bitterness of their first
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Burn – Do or Die (Deathwish, 2017)
The year is 2017. The name of the band is Burn. 27 years after their first EP, Burn have released their first full length record!
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Woah-woah! The gang’s all here! Introducing the writers (part 8)
I’ve known Ian for a very long time, probably since the early days of when I DJ’d the Thursday punk room at Jilly’s Rock World
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Wear Your Wounds – Self Titled (Deathwish Inc, 2017)
Wear Your Wounds is a long gestating solo project in which Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon, explores fresh sonic territory and exposes his throat somewhat with
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Iron Reagan – Crossover Ministry (Relapse, 2017)
If there is one thing we can be almost certain of, 2016 was the precursor to the impending apocalypse. It also seems likely that 2017
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Code Orange – Forever (Roadrunner Records, 2017)
Forever is the latest creation by Pittsburgh hardcore outfit Code Orange, newly signed to Roadrunner Records. It is straight from the deepest, darkest pits of
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Youth Funeral – Heavenward (Skeletal Lightning / Dog Knights Productions)
Youth Funeral are based out of the general New Hampshire / Massachusetts area, and Heavenward is their debut full-length album. Although, it is actually quite
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