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Flowers In Gun Barrels - Discography

2012-01-27T17:03:00.001-08:00

Kind of a late and no brainer in terms of posting this on here. I should have when the gettin' was good, but still relevant in 2012. Plastic Smile Records had their discography with all their hits on 'em, but sadly that is now unavailable, I think. Still, the split with xiwswuysbx... is still available for the taking, so take it! Considering they had some of their stuff released on PSR, and they had a split with xiwswuysbx, you can kind of assume what they sound like: skrammy skramtacular skram. It's not violent, in that it's not very aggressive sounding, but it's really fast and light, airy, kind of like a blender. Chrispy guitars, airy atmosphere, screamy vocals on the verge of screechy, and some of dat emo. The Finest.

Flowers In Gun Barrels - Discography
http://plasticsmilerecords.bandcamp.com/album/figb-discography

Brain Fever - Brain Fever

2012-01-05T09:22:00.000-08:00

Female fronted weird and mathy hm, screamo? I don't know or think that's the best way to describe Brain Fever, but it's close and good enough for now. To me it sounds like a non-synthy VSS discovered a female singer, at least a little bit. Ripping bass sound and magical background growling, or howling or whatever it may be. The instruments sound very good, it gets very Orchid at times, but I suppose music like this is supposed to get very Orchid at times. This is a chunky sounding release, which most of the time I don't like, but since I really like the rhythm section in this mathy band it works really well. What more is there to say... well, it sounds like they're having a good time with their sound which I like, it's very loose and tight knit at the same time, chaotic organization. It's funny to say, but if I were describe this band using other bands I would probably (and am going to) drop Shroomunion, The VSS, The Blood Brothers, and The Avenging Disco Godfathers of Soul (I'm such a piece of shit for comparing this band to others).

Brain Fever - Brain Fever
http://brainfever.bandcamp.com/album/brain-fever

Pilot Episode - Demo

2012-01-05T09:04:00.000-08:00

Pilot Episode are pretty good, and now you realize that today is another day that I do not want to write anything about anything. I suppose you can call this more hardcore than skrammy, if that even makes sense. I feel like this is a band you can show your girlfriend to sorta stray her away from A Day To Remember and probably even Thursday, but there's nothing wrong with being a girl and there is nothing wrong with being a guy and listening to both ADTR and Thursday, there is probably nothing wrong with anything. That Meet me Outside track gets a little freaky at first, I dig that a lot, same with 3 at 54 seconds in. The guitars are good, the vocals are good, the bass and drums are pretty melodic, but it all follows through to being urgent sounding and ultimately, what the poets call, very emo. The band rules.

Pilot Episode - Demo
http://pilotepisode.bandcamp.com/album/demo

MOTHS - MOTHS

2012-01-04T08:30:00.000-08:00

MOTHS are from Texas, and are on their West Coast tour currently (please help them out since some of their equipment was just stolen a day or so ago), hitting up what are considered local places for me. Their bandcamp has their s/t full length album, which I'm sure a lot of you will enjoy. It's not uber chaotic, but has some extremely nice textures and atmospheric guitars sprawled all throughout it. I definitely hate post rock infiltrating screamo, but this isn't so overbearing and overdone. The only track that's long is the last track, and it's not really that bad, especially as a closer, when I suppose one should expect something really brooding and almost romantic sounding. Chaotically inclined post rock. It's not the most perfect album, but that in fact gives it the ingenuity that we need in this type of scene. Less perfection, more destruction which will lead to building something a little new, or at least fresh, from worn out parts. I like it. Get it. HELP THEM OUT. I'll be seeing them (hopefully) twice this week.

MOTHS - MOTHS
http://moths.bandcamp.com/

*Also if you haven't noticed, in order to give the bands more attention somehow, I've been trying to link their facebook profiles near the download on my posts. Usually, or if the band thinks it's a good idea, and sometimes it is and isn't, a band will post where to buy their stuff or shows or whatever. The best deal is info on contacting them.

SWELLS - Illuminated Levels

2012-01-03T19:17:00.000-08:00

If you haven't noticed, I probably will only ever post bandcamp links on here from now on... maybe. I just am not feeling uploading shit lately, it's not like it matters, there are a zillion other blogs with similar content on them.

Nice cover art. Chaotic screamo, simply put. The guitars are doing their own thing, which I really like. Released the last day of last year, so technically I guess this is a 2011 release, but it's the second screamo release of 2012 that I am totally into (the first being For Want Of's new one). I'm not in the mood to write reviews right now. I'm not in the mood for anything, but this is good. I swear, just give it a try. Listen to track four, it's got Spanish lyrics.

Also, I guess in the big picture it doesn't matter, but this shit redirects on last.fm. Vote it into reality.

SWELLS - Illuminated Levels
http://swells.bandcamp.com/album/illuminated-levels

* Holy shit I just realized that some of the other lyrics are in Spanish as well, at least I think. Maybe they're just in Spanish on bandcamp.

Skvlt - Demo

2011-12-22T10:00:00.000-08:00

Skvlt are pretty noisy and chaotic, blistering and sweltering sounds. Very groovy. Black metal inspired hardcore punk, similar to the rest of the stuff that I have been posting lately. Really good stuff, so good that I cannot describe it. The download link on this site is not the download link at all, it's a link to the download link on their blogspot so you can check out other stuff they have done, links to other bands, PRGNT records. I don't know, they haven't updated it in like a month maybe? I think? Or maybe they just updated it very recently, I don't care, but they're a good band.

Skvlt - Demo
http://skullkvltyouth.blogspot.com/2011/09/skvlt-demo.html

Life of Refusal - Life of Refusal 2011

2011-12-22T09:40:00.001-08:00

Another band from my neck of the woods, very aggressive as well. Total chaotic powerviolence/fastcore/hardcore, whatever. It is what it is, and it will be that way every time you listen. Pretty good band live, the singer got really into it, I got really into it. I think I developed a crush on him. Regardless of the sexual ambiguity of this, do not be scared and listen. No songs about falling in love, which is a bummer, but there are some neat sing a long type of songs, stuff about giving into the business world, being an awful person, and kind of just rejection of typical outlooks on life. If you like this type of stuff you will dig it, if you don't then you won't, but isn't that how it always is?

Life of Refusal - Life of Refusal 2011
http://lifeofrefusal.bandcamp.com/

Cynarae - Cynarae

2011-12-22T09:17:00.000-08:00

Another really great band from the West Coast, not from California though (the Pacific Northwest in fact), but hopefully they do not stay strangers and visit back. The description on their facebook page says, that they are a "Super leftist, atheistic, forward thinking, semi nihilistic, 90's metallic, hardcore hate violence," which isn't off at all. This band played and said some rad stuff, I felt totally comfortable with their aggression, which was great. They didn't put off anything mean or hateful, aside from aggressive music. Frustrated Bremen type of hardcore similar to stuff like Systral, maybe even like Zeroid, but just a little bit. I also hear a little Reversal of Man in the music, but who knows?

Cynarae - Cynarae
http://www.facebook.com/cynaraekittenmachine

Beezlebup - Demo

2011-12-22T09:11:00.000-08:00

The imagery of the bandcamp download is pretty spot on. Not sure how the tape looks or if it is even out yet*, when I saw them I didn't really look because I ran out of money paying for all my friends to get in the show. Really hardcore, fast stuff. Queuing the same "VIBES" of most of the stuff I have been posting recently: angry, pathetic, to the point, noisy, aggressive, worthless. All the good stuff rolled up into one. I hope their demo tape has more stuff on it, because these two songs are really good and I'd like to sink my teeth into more. Again, this stuff is dark and ultimately defeating rather than run of the mill dumb midwest girlfriend lyrics, not to be harsh.

Beezlebup - Demo
http://beelzebup.bandcamp.com/

*Fuck, just checked that the show I went to was their tape release show. I feel like such a shit head for passing out on their tape, hopefully I catch them again soon though.

Hordes - Abaragnosis

2011-12-22T08:36:00.000-08:00

Hordes is a nice band from my neck of the woods. Four dudes that make hardcore music, nothing brutal, but it is particularly heavy and noisy when witnessed live. Grunty vocals, and doom tuned guitars playing hardcore in a dark way. I'm kind of glad bands like this exist, I really do not like that happy popular shit that's easy on the ears and particularly dominating places like tumblr or Alternative Press. I'm not sure what I'm trying to say without sounding a bit pretentious, but considering my last few posts have had me saying some kind of mean things, I can continue. This shit is not ear plug, cut off jean shorts, bright colored beanie hardcore, this is influenced by the dark side of the music. Crust, Japanese, late 80's, mild beatdown, guttural vocals, and mosh.

Hordes - Abaragnosis
http://hordeshc.bandcamp.com/album/abarognosis

Gay Kiss - Anxiety Machine

2011-12-21T10:45:00.000-08:00

Not a homosexual cover band that does Kiss songs, but that would work as well. Very hardcore, very fun. Not fun like dumb ass fun, but fun as in headache, clogged arteries, and smashing guitars type of fun. I saw this band last night, the singer was crawling all over the floor, looking mighty miserable, as the rest of the band played fast and a tad bit sensual. From Arizona.

Gay Kiss - Anxiety Machine
http://anxietymachinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/dumpster-rules

Ruptures - D e a d b l o o m

2011-12-19T20:28:00.000-08:00

Ruptures are from Southeren California and they played my backyard. While their output has been good, this EP saw them take away a lot of their melodic edge, and while the music is still groovy it has a sneakier chaotic edge to it. I dig this EP more than their earlier stuff because of that chaotic feel it entails. It could be a product that comes from their evolution of being a four piece to now a three piece. The band went from melodic post-hardcore to a little more rawer of a sound, dipping into almost indie dance music at times (The Red Light Sting comes to mind), and it works. Catch the band live, very fun.

Ruptures - D e a d b l o o m
http://ruptures.bandcamp.com/album/d-e-a-d-b-l-o-o-m

chinesedream. - Winter Demo 2011

2011-12-19T20:15:00.000-08:00

This band has more Reversal of Man and Palatka "vibes" than a shit ton of other screamo bands that have come out this year. Most of it has been trash, but diamonds are in the rough, and when patience provides gifts we get them in the form of bands like chinesedream. Get it before internet scum such as RealScreamo hops on this and leaves an "omg good skramz <3" post on their last.fm page. I cannot wait for a physical copy of this.

chinesedream. - Winter Demo 2011
http://chinesedreamperiod.bandcamp.com

Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass

2011-12-17T00:38:00.000-08:00

http://michaeljordantouchdownpass.bandcamp.com/

I'm digging this a lot lately, it's really fun and poppy, folk punkish.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sltnubmjbyy

cash money

Luke Skawalker - Last Tape

2011-11-07T16:12:00.000-08:00

Luke Skawalker (I think that's their name) has a very important message that I can get behind: Ska is stupid. Yes, it fucking sucks. Bomb the Music Industry, Sublime, No Doubt, your local ska band; it's awful. Perhaps I am a bad person for liking this, perhaps you're a doofus. Regardless of that, Luke Skawalker sounds like your radical 90's extreme screamo (otherwise known as extremo, jk, emo violence) band. It's very emo summery, very in/humanity-y, and similar to other bands in that vein. Songs about sadness, madness and killing yourself, with a slight uneducated/retarded charm, i guess, but that's not really me ridiculing them as people, just that this music is ridiculous.

Luke Skawalker - Last Tape
http://lukeskawalker.bandcamp.com/album/last-tape

*perhaps 3rd generation ska? what generation are we at now? the one that includes skacore.

Hi

2011-10-23T17:14:00.000-07:00

http://sonofoneiros.blogspot.com/

This is MY other blog, Mappy probably doesn't know about it, but he doesn't really like the 'other' type of music I listen to. Regardless of that, maybe you do? Or you don't. Lots of bad indie rock crap. It's easier to keep it updated with an endless amounts of mb's because for every 1 screamo band there are 103984309840938439 indie rock bands.

Sig Transit Gloria - Sig Transit Gloria

2011-10-09T18:36:00.001-07:00

Very non-influential and ultra-awesome emo/power pop band. You know the type, moog synthesizers, radical choruses. Everything I want to hear when I feel like killing myself. Much RESPEKT. Brand New jokes will come, but this stuff is awesome.

Sig Transit Gloria - Sig Transit Gloria
http://www.mediafire.com/?jmnbuynm0o4

The End Of Six Thousand Years - Demo 2011

2011-09-25T13:07:00.000-07:00

The End Of Six Thousand Years is a really tight metalcore band from Ravenna, Italy. They take a lot of cues from Embrace The End (they even did a split together), they're highly influenced by '90s melodic death metal. However, whereas Embrace The End went more on the technical "mathcore" route for their full length following the split (Ley Lines), TEOSTY basically cut out their metalcore influence on their album (Isolation), and turned into a straight forward melodic death metal band with some ambient guitar build ups here and there. This demo sees them following that ambient route, with more sludgy parts and a lot more crust influence.

This is a poor quality web-rip and I just put their name on a picture from their facebook page, but trust me, this shit is GOOD.

Get it before I call your mom.

Various Artists - Longbow Project Compilation LP

2011-08-29T16:51:00.000-07:00

Woah, WOAH, WOAH. Really awesome compilation that gathers the best of the best, no posers allowed. Awesome Dryeve track, awesome Wallside track. Everything is just 100% good. Stole this from Mind Intrusion.
Dryeve - Breath

Various Artists - Longbow Project Compilation LP
http://www.mediafire.com/?xwdx3njlfld

Amestigon - Sun Of All Suns

2011-08-16T14:19:00.001-07:00

So I asked this Dutch dude for black metal and he showed Amestigon. DEPRESSIVE MYTHIC SUICIDAL BLACK METAL.

Very Satan, I gotta say.

Get it or I get my belt.

Masakari/Alpinist

2011-08-15T15:30:00.000-07:00

Alpinist is phenominally krieg. Top of the game in German selfless blackened-screamo influenced crust scene.

Masakari is pretty elite too, and their bassist has a sweet fucking beard.

Get into it, or you're grounded.

Iselia - Life From Dead Limbs

2011-08-03T22:26:00.000-07:00

Okay, so Adaptations came out and I was like, "damn bro this is pretty damn chill," and it was, but then I realized it wasn't that damn chill, espesh 'cause it's only three songs, which grates on you son. Plus the three songs are all really similar. Life From Dead Limbs is slightly less repetative, and it's long enough that the songs don't all muddle together.

If you haven't heard the band before, they're a mellowed out spacey skram-ish band. Not the best ever, but it's definitely a nice listen when you're just chilling outside and staring at trees (I have a very eventful life).

Download.
Thanks Perception Through Dissonance for the dl link.

P.S. the album art is elite.

You'll Live - Things Would Change If You Heard This

2011-08-03T19:35:00.000-07:00

Personally I can do without the kind of twinkly stuff (it's not really twinkly at all), I really that shit, I wish it was a little more like jumping into a blender, guitar wise. But this is pretty good. At most I feel like I am listening to Boys Night Out but without the parts where the singer screams about killing himself or someone else because they are pretty, mainly just the neat parts, well the parts I like. I doubt that anyone else will hear Boys Night Out and you're probably in the right if you aren't. Anywho, maybe it's like a calmer iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook + {{ache:emelie}} or maybe it's really like Boys Night Out but without the parts where the singer screams about killing himself or someone else because they are pretty.... This band is like a more cleaned up version of screamo than I think a lot of you are used to, but who knows? Algernon Cadwallader (not screamo) is fucking popular so why can't this be too? Their bigcartel page has neat stuff.

You'll Live - Things Would Change If You Heard This
http://youlllive.bandcamp.com/album/things-would-change-if-you-heard-this

Alexander Korda - Vous Avez Encore Des Secrets Á Dire

2011-08-03T19:17:00.001-07:00

Very shouty, nearly screechy screamy jeebies. You know what I mean? I feel that there is a band like this at least once a year but no one ever pays real attention to them for some reason. Do you guys honestly not like this chaotic, but kind of pretty sounding stuff? It's in yo face, but not. I feel like these guys have social anxiety disorders and used to write dark poetry in high school, I know that 87% of you can relate to that and the rest of you were just nerds/jocks that are barely finding out how to use the internet and accidentally stumbled upon this page. Peace out.

Alexander Korda - Vous Avez Encore Des Secrets Á Dire
http://alexanderkorda.bandcamp.com/

Hero Of A Hundred Fights - The Remote, The Cold EP

2011-08-03T19:12:00.000-07:00

Hero of A Hundred Fights is probably one of my more favorite hardcore tinged bands that I have ever heard in my entire life. EVER. I used to do meth in my grandmas bathroom while listening to this on a cdr a few years ago. I used to do a lot of things while listening to this. It's like that one band TOOL got really good instead of just stayed their same shitty selves. R.I.P. Forge Again Records reissued this EP on a one-sided vinyl thing that looks very fresh (a link on their bandcamp page directs you to the great purchase page). Also, best artwork.

Hero Of A Hundred Fights - The Remote, The Cold EP
http://forgeagainrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-remote-the-cold

Ravachol - Great Moments In The Void EP

2011-08-03T19:05:00.000-07:00

I was like going to say something along the lines of, "well like, I guess I could say something that goes like, 'well hey maybe they sorta sound like Petethepiratesquid,' but I didn't because that would be a lie," and I didn't say that because THAT wouldn't be a lie. I guess. I don't know, the only similarity between this band and petey is their girl shouter/singer/human and the thin association of being hardcore of the cloth that brought so many DIY bands to fruition in the past decade or so. They are pretty good though, at least in my opinion and you can cop their mp3's at the very amazing cost of free.99 or you can be a doll and donate some proper dough. Their bandcamp page also has a really neato link to their bigcartel where you can buy a 3"cd that'll go great with that cassette that'll go great with that t-shirt.

Ravachol - Great Moments In The Void EP
http://ravachol.bandcamp.com/album/great-moments-in-the-void-ep

Infected Womb - Hail Sagan

2011-08-03T19:00:00.000-07:00

I don't know anything about this band, I don't like looking for information about bands nowadays, I just like to have this whole creative thing a mystery now. I just want to include another wall between me as a listener and the artist as the creator. I just wish I could crush my head in without making a mess. Infected Womb are pretty killer, crusty, grindy stuff... the guitars/bass and sometimes drums remind me of Systral but without the cookie monster vocals. More shouty, in your face, and kind of smelling of anxiety. I don't know. I just can't know.

Infected Womb - Hail Sagan
http://infectedwomb.bandcamp.com/album/hail-sagan

But basically do yourself some justice and check out all their stuff and perhaps download them all for free.99 or some donation.

INIT FEST

2011-07-15T20:51:00.001-07:00

Init Fest is this weekend and if you are able to get there then please do, Sinking Steps, Rising Eyes will reunite for this one time only! Follow all news on INIT's twitter, join their facebook, buy their albums and stuff. Be safe.

Oh yes, read this interview with Steve INIT.

Kickball - Huckleberry Eater

2011-07-01T11:48:00.000-07:00

Okay this band is really mad awesome, and I couldn't find this album anywhere for a while so like holler dude.

Probably my favorite singer guy ever, really cool delivery.

Download suckas.

Perversor - Cult Of Destruction

2011-05-27T09:49:00.001-07:00

Check it if you liked Demon Metal, this is mad grimy too. Hatestep bitches.

Download.

Ampere - Like Shadows sampler

2011-05-27T08:31:00.000-07:00

The kitten gurus just put up more songs from their upcoming album. It's all quite screamo, check it oot.

Perversor - Demon Metal EP

2011-05-24T05:44:00.000-07:00

This is some gnarly arse blackened death metal that came out last year, very oldschool. Grimy as fuck.

Check it oot.

Thinking of making a Purevolumexcore mix

2011-04-21T08:05:00.001-07:00

You know what I mean, you should know what I mean...
12 tracks or something. Featuring seminal... uh... emo acts like A Distant Memory and Cross Town Rivals.

Demeanor - The Slugs Throne (2010 omg late 2 da party)

2011-04-10T17:38:00.001-07:00

Demeanor is a two piece from Kentucky, consisting of a vocalist/guitarist and a drummer. An extremely talented two piece that sounds like a complete band. Their sound is thick and layered; heavy as that guy who died fused to his couch in Ohio.

Everywhere I've looked Demeanor has been referred to as a "harcore/grind based act"... in other words, they're a gray area band. This release is 12.6 minutes of mind-raping post blackened sludge-grind, with a misanthropic atmosphere to give Kierkegaard a run for his money. That sounds dumb as hell, I know, and it was kind of the point. Trying to describe Demeanor as hardcore or grind is just silly, it's far too out there, but it's brilliantly cohesive and distinct in feel. One moment you've got an epic "post black metal" sounding riff, and the next moment the song's three times faster and dissonant as all hell, the prime example of this being the ending of the first track A Stable Life, A Bright Future.

Download.

Kaddish - Kaddish

2011-03-30T13:42:00.000-07:00

Kaddish is yet another post rock styled skramzo band from Scotland. Very quality.

Download.

Lies Of A Murderer - Bodies Of Water EP

2011-03-28T11:57:00.000-07:00

So like, I'm in a metalcore band with some friends and we did this demo in like two takes each and it's really cute. Stay Rasta.

Download.

The Saddest Landscape & We Were Skeletons

2011-03-19T15:56:00.000-07:00

Don't feel much has to be said, everyone knows TSL and WWS at this point. It's a great listen for real. I really like the album art... and I cropped it to 420x420 pixels.

Download.

Various Artists - The Machines (1990 - 1993)

2011-03-19T15:44:00.000-07:00

I'm really lazy and slow when it comes to wanting to upload something for other people to hear, more or less I have given up on blogging because I figure everyone else does it and does it better than me! I should have just given up on this a long time ago and let Mappy deal with it. Anyways, enough of the shit I just posted, you probably didn't even realize that there are two dudes using this blog anyways. Onto the post:

This is such a good fucking documentation of independent music in the early 90's, lots of East Coast in this. Simple Machines did a 6 EP thing documenting stuff they felt was not going to be welcomed on other labels. The end result were some of the best EP's ever put out, the end result of that was this really amazing compilation. A little bit of Emo, a lot of indie, anthems, Jenny Toomey. Here's the tracklist:

For more info you can scope it out on the Simple Machines site.

Various Artists - The Machines (1990 - 1993)

Salt The Wound - Kill The Crown

2011-03-19T15:04:00.000-07:00

Salt The Wound has always been a band that was slightly ahead of the ("deathcore") pack, but a bit too cliche to listen to regularly. Then Ares came out, and they really showed their ability, except Kevin (vox) started doing this really bad attempt at brocore vocals, where his voice just fucking cracked embarrassingly every .5 seconds. Anyway, this album is like Ares, but with heavy Darkest Hour influence, no brocals, and minimal brees. Very catchy, you're moshin.

Download.

The Drago Miette - A Slow Summer Drowning

2011-03-19T11:15:00.001-07:00

Stole this link from Noisecorporation (didn't want to reupload it, what's the point...). The Drago Miette contained members of Usurp Synapse, that might be enough to entice you to walk this starch dark realm of misery and anger. Really essential hardcore, slam your head on your keyboard.

The Drago Miette - A Slow Summer Drowning
http://www.mediafire.com/?ytmyen0mzfn

Also MIA from Caitlyn Bailey...

2011-03-19T10:56:00.001-07:00

Is in Japan and she's asking for donations to help out over there. CLICK. They have their shit on check over there, it's literally amazing to see a people respond kindly to one another in time of crisis (IE: NO LOOTING). Also if you can't help by donating then spread the message, if you don't want to help then don't. I realize that a lot of us have a lot of shit to worry about so it's no problem.

Be safe world.

Tentacles - isolation is a gift

2011-03-19T10:50:00.000-07:00

A really great band from Texas, and yes you thought Texas emo was dead (or not! For Want Of), well it's not! Tentacles is pretty dark, really loud sometimes, has dark buildups. Feels like your suffocating and enjoying the ghastly images that are clotting your brain. Aside from sounding like how a funeral makes you feel, Tentacles is... Well not a lot more than just what they are, a dark emo band, Usurp Synapse, The Drago Miette, etc etc. You can freely download their songs one by one off their bandcamp page or go to one of their shows and get a freebie cdr.

Tentacles - isolation is a gift
http://thetentaclesaflower.bandcamp.com/

P.S. Thank GOD for bandcamp, totally the next hxcmp3.com. Also I'm too lazy to upload anything so this is really neat. I know, I know, some people are like 'fuck bandcamp make an actual release!' but in all hearts honesty do you really care if you're going to download the album anyways?

Håp - Demo 2011

2011-03-19T10:45:00.000-07:00

Screamy hardcore band from Stavanger, Norway. A little more in the modern screamo category, shouty with neat guitars. Kind of reminds me of La Quiete. This short little four song demo will rest well in your computers harddrive for a quick listen from time to time. Also for those of you not in the know (which did include me, until there was some help on the cmhwak forums) it's pronounced haup. :)

Håp - Demo 2011
http://haap.bandcamp.com/

Quartier Rouge - Les Années Lumières

2011-03-19T10:40:00.000-07:00

Again another band on the Throatruiner Records roster. This time it's very dark sludgy metal...? Really in the vein of Daughters' last two albums but with a more mysterious edge to it. It could be that I don't understand what the singer is howling about, but more or less I dig it and I figure a few of you would too. You can download this on their bandcamp page and buy it on bigcartel (on sale/euros).

Quartier Rouge - Les Années Lumières
http://throatruinerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/les-ann-es-lumi-res

The Phantom Carriage - New Thing

2011-03-19T10:32:00.000-07:00

Well I haven't been on here in a while, mainly because I've been busy with school and there has been nothing that has interested me enough to post it on here. There's a few things though.

Anyways, I was lurking the CMHWAK forums and ran across a few bands that I dug. First off here's The Phantom Carriage. They have been described as a mix of Emo (of the chaotic vein) and black metal. The marriage of the two works pretty good, I mean I'm not the biggest black metal aficionado and don't want to be but if what people are saying is true then this band mixes the sounds really well. A little relentless and often times very angry and throaty. Not screechy. You can get New Thing on bandcamp, or purchase the preorder on throatruiner records' bigcartel page.

The Phantom Carriage - New Thing
http://throatruinerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/new-thing

The Planning Fallacy - Tides EP (repost)

2011-03-16T14:28:00.000-07:00

Twice the album art cause the pic is so small.

Anyway, rapidshare deleted this, so mediafire woo. The quality is shitty (128) but whatever, it's all I could find. These guys were awesome... one of those bands that I listened to repeatedly in for hours in high school, one of the bands that made me start singing. I've been listening to it on repeat again lately, since I found it.

Very spacy "post hardcore" with really great singing and weak but enjoyable screams. The instrumental aspects of this band are about as chill as Jonny Craig on DBM2.

Download.

P.S. Karl Marx And Friends part 2: Casterbation, get pumped.

Manners - Apparitions

2011-03-14T17:49:00.000-07:00

I'm very on the fence about this release. Admittedly, I haven't listened to it very heavily... sometimes it clicks, other times neh. Right now I'm feeling it hard though, pretty cool moshy hardcore with a good contrast of melodic riffs.

Download.

Monarcs - Apocalyptic Bebop

2011-03-07T08:00:00.000-08:00

Mad noodly, forgot about this. It's kind of like a more balls out Daniel Striped Tiger. Florida, figures.

Download.

Liar Liar Cross On Fire - Exposed, Barren and Often Windswept

2011-03-01T05:46:00.001-08:00

This is Terzij de Horde's first release. Name is hilarious, but I'm glad they changed it haha.

Download.

Love Like... Electrocution - Demo 2004

2011-03-01T05:21:00.000-08:00

Drowning, in a sea of pressed shirts & conscientious suntans.

Download.

P.S. that's not album art, it's the best shirt design ever.

Woods Of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason

2011-02-28T02:20:00.000-08:00

Oh Jesus, I'm caming. This is so far, the best black metal I've heard this year (it's early, but I have a feeling I'm gonna stick to this opinion). Band is comprised of "D." from Grey Waters and Tim, or "Sorrow" from Austere... Austere is one of my favorite bands ever. Also previously featured Mitch ("Desolate") from Austere and Knight from Odium.

Anyway, I was real bummed when Austere broke up, but, it seems Woods has gone somewhat in the direction Austere was going in, with the heavily layered, whimsical sounding guitars, and of course Tim's unbeatable shrieking (think Jeromes dream on meth or steroids). This is what depressive black metal should sound like, in my opinion.

Download. It's real good.

Terzij de Horde - A Rage And Rapture Towards The Dying Light

2011-02-28T02:17:00.000-08:00

Aside from how strange and disjointed this album is, it's really fucking good. It's a very interesting mix of black metal, screamo, crust, and hardcore. Overall I'd say it has a feel somewhat similar to newer I Pilot Daemon, but more "blackened". Very depressive.

Download.

Frontlines - Sleepwalker EP

2011-02-02T14:20:00.000-08:00

Frontlines is an awesome local band, they're pretty accessible if you're into deathcore in the vein of The Acacia Strain, Molotov Solution, Oceano etc. Featuring ex members of Omerta, In Confidence, Set These Wings Ablaze, etc. Chris Loch is the man. Oh and Disconnected features the singer from Motionless In White.

Download.

This Or The Apocalypse - Monuments

2011-01-31T21:31:00.000-08:00

I'm from Pennsylvania. I like metalcore. This Or The Apocalypse is from Lancaster. Lancaster rules. I have friends in Lancaster. Shows in Lancaster rule. They have a Renaissance Fair. I mean seriously, I saw Misery Signals in Lancaster, and I threw Axes at Targets for $5 and won Jelly bracelets for bull's eyes. Needless to say, got mad Jelly Bracelets.

Anyway, This Or The Apocalypse is similar to August Burns Red and Texas In July (both are from Lancaster lol, TIJ used to play with TOTA at fire halls and so forth).

Download.
Myspace.

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Mass Movement Of The Moth

2011-01-25T15:33:00.000-08:00

Just put up their entire discography online, have at it:
http://mmm.amplific.org/

Robot's Don't Cry - Tour 2004 CDr

2011-01-07T06:01:00.000-08:00

The only thing I know about Robot's Don't Cry is that there are two of them, this one is top skramz straight from Omaha (where a recent school shooting took place, very angry location). The first track on this has a few little scratches, but since the song is nearly 10 minutes then you won't be able to tell. Recording is very sub par, but so is nearly most recordings for this type of music in 2004. Taking cues from the Kanaris train of though, meaning that this shit is constructed to sound long, brooding, motherfucking bad ass and generally kick ass as well. You feel me? Does I Would Set Myself On Fire For You sound like this? Probably, I've never heard. Unbelievably bad song titles and nice quiet parts. EAT THIS.

Robot's Don't Cry - Tour 2004 CDr
http://www.mediafire.com/?78zecmvc7u8pif1

Really Good Parents - ...Kissing Girls Is Cool I Guess...

2011-01-07T05:51:00.000-08:00

Back to bring you the latest (like 2005 or so, actually... maybe?) in the skramz and the mother fucking jamz. Really Good Parents was a band that outta nowhere made some really intricate songs, great guitar work that was typical for the genre. Reminds me of a more melodic and brooding Dispensing of False Halos, vocal wise. Song names make it seem like they were taking cues from Emo Summer (overlords). Is it all a joke? I think it's serious as hell, disguised with pretty guitar work and jumpy drum playing. The bass hasn't much to offer, but I'm only saying that because I don't really listen to the bass when I try to listen to screamo (unless it's Usurp Synapse). Anywho, if anyone has a higher bitrate (aka 192 and up) then let me know, I would like to listen because I assume that higher quality would help these songs break the fourth wall (so close).

Really Good Parents - ...Kissing Girls Is Cool I Guess...
http://www.mediafire.com/?dl6mrp56tngdwft

Desobediencia Civil - No Hay Libertad Sin Desobediencia

2010-12-23T11:57:00.000-08:00

I stole this from another blog (well someone sent me the link which I stole) to put up on here. This is really fast, abrasive and angry Anarcho-Punk from Mexico. Very straightforward duel male/female vocals screaming into your ears. Hardcore fans of anarcho-punk will certainly dig this, those that want to check out a Mexican punk scene can start off with this.

Desobediencia Civil - No Hay Libertad Sin Desobediencia
http://www.mediafire.com/?itjowb23xy0#2001%20[v0].rar

Ed Warner's Cage and Rookie Rock Radio - Story 1 Split

2010-12-20T12:25:00.000-08:00

The second split by by Ed Warner's Cage and Rookie Rock Radio. Really fast abrasive and introspective tracks done by both bands. You get more insight to Ed Warner's Cage before their full length Iera Anagrafh (which you can get for free on last.fm).

Ed Warner's Cage and Rookie Rock Radio - Story 1 Split
http://www.mediafire.com/?fweltomfhdd

Sunrise.Sunset. - The Sacrifice Of Cupid

2010-12-20T08:53:00.000-08:00

Very Chaotic and loud, abrasive and spastic screamo that's similar to Last Man Laughing. As far as experimental Screamo goes, the crown goes to Index For Potential Suicide, but this isn't so far behind. It's really scratchy and mad, totally psychotic. A little bit like Archeopteryx, but a bit heavier. Can't really say that much more aside from this is some mean skreamies.

Sunrise.Sunset. - The Sacrifice Of Cupid
http://www.mediafire.com/?pn2v2ol17wwz5tm

You can get two of their other releases on the KMO mp3 site (as well as stuff from Vincent Prices Orphan Powered Death Machine, Last Man Laughing, Clancy Six and Dot Flash Line) here:
http://dk.toastednet.org/KMO/

Explosions InThe Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone

2010-12-20T08:22:00.000-08:00

Since Ripping the City of Caterpillar Cd was so fun, I decided to do this one too. Bonus CD as well. A long time ago, I gave my 12" inch version of this away (Bonus Cd that came with it too) to some guy as a gift of some sort. Pretty good stuff. And now I know most of you don't like what I put up on this blog, but this is a really good album, instrumental stuff that they call Post-Rock (like you already know).

Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
http://www.mediafire.com/?a1lmjaf5cwhmwqf

City Of Caterpillar - City Of Caterpillar

2010-12-20T07:58:00.000-08:00

This morning I got up and was bored so I decided to try ripping one of my CDs using Mediamonkey Gold (the NOT free version, which is awesome btw) and this was the lucky winner. So here it is in V0, I'm sure there are plenty around the internet already, but WHO CARES?! You can update your 192 or V2 or whatever right now if you want, or you can skip out on this momentous occasion. Quite frankly, this is REALLY good, probably as good as this type of hardcore is going to get; better than Envy's Insomniac Doze and better than most things Circle Takes the Square will put out. But I think my time has passed with this recording. I don't like it as much as I used to, although I suppose it's not so bad. WHUTVR.

City Of Caterpillar - City Of Caterpillar
http://www.mediafire.com/?4xp513vpo08wa4q

The VSS - Nervous Circuits Reissue

2010-12-16T11:31:00.000-08:00

Pretty dark no wave inspired Post Hardcore featuring members of the band Angel Hair. You can easily tell they inspired a shit load of bands from their super sonic sound which includes (at times) noisy guitars, Synthesizers, Keyboards, and a megaphone. That's all I have to say, you should hear the rest for yourself (they had a lot to say)

The VSS - Nervous Circuits Reissue
http://www.mediafire.com/?gmme2r3zdvz

The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower - If You Cut Us We Bleed

2010-12-16T11:26:00.000-08:00

One day I'll be able to dye my hair blond and it'll be normal (again). This is a pretty good EP from a pretty sassy band. RIP Willi Graves. Living members went on to join/form The Muslims/The Soft Pack, Crocodiles and other bands. :)

The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower - If You Cut Us We Bleed
http://www.mediafire.com/?ujtgxgejzz3

Various Artists - Wayfarer's All

2010-12-16T11:19:00.000-08:00

This is the track listing :)
1. Life At These Speeds
2. The Pine
3. True Feedback Story
4. Liza Kate
5. La Quiete
6. Sinaloa
7. Wilderness Medicine
8. The Shivering
9. Reactionary 3
10. Hit Self Destruct
11. Stop It!!
12. Big Little Torso

Various Artists - Wayfarer's All
http://www.mediafire.com/?tgznmuazzan

This compilation reminds me of the time that I gave my copy of the Shivering/Funeral DIner 12" Split away to some guy for a ride to a backyard show. Good times.

Pack of Vipers - Demo, split with To Fester Within, 2nd Demo

2010-12-16T11:11:00.000-08:00

Early 00's screamo with a dark tinge to it? I guess a lot of this stuff was pretty dark and moody in the early 00's (Rue Morgue, DoFH, ILM, Part II). Lots of instrumental parts and grooves that seque into complete shout fests. Pretty heavy too. Nothing screechy though. Give it a try, it's not mandatory, but seriously.. the gems are GEMS.

Pack of Vipers - Demo, split with To Fester Within, 2nd Demo
http://www.mediafire.com/?wk75vglm756752g

Various Artists - Emo In The Abyss

2010-12-16T11:01:00.001-08:00

I'm going to say that this was a French MP3mo release, probably circulated around slsk or mp3.com. Lots of variety here, you find classic screamo songs by The Apollo Program, Gantz and Amanda Woodward, as well as more acts that have a total mainstream sound but were kept underground. It's pretty cool to see that at some time, stuff that sounded like A Static Lullaby was being mixed with more chaotic screamo stuff. Not necessary the best compilation, but still has its own hits.

Various Artists - Emo In The Abyss
http://www.mediafire.com/?exkue6g9k2v784c

A Rose For Ona - Demo

2010-12-16T10:54:00.000-08:00

A mysterious and super long forgotten metalcore band. Nothing special and maybe a little derivative to a few of you, but try to fit into your girl jeans and rock out again like you did in 2002. This is from a time when stuff like Belay My Last and Underneath the Gun were trying out 16 year old bassists with fauxhawks, so maybe not 2002, but more like 2006. Anyways, I'm sure this demo predates that. I can compare it to genre snapping screamo like Dispensing of False Halo and myspace mp3 2 step bands like Judeah quite safely. Basically this sounds totally neat, but other than my own speculation I have no idea who this band is.

A Rose For Ona - Demo
http://www.mediafire.com/?8753qg8y5105xzf

Heads And Heads

2010-12-14T21:55:00.000-08:00

Spanish screamo and some of the most perfect screamo I've ever heard. I only know them and Ekkaia, but that's 2/2 Spain.

Download.

Snowing - I Could Do Whatever I Wanted If I wanted

2010-12-04T15:50:00.000-08:00

Oh hey, more snowing, more fun, more awesome.

Scene, love, and unity.

Download.
Snowing facebook

Square Of Opposition Records
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Wellspring - The Divide

2010-12-04T15:23:00.000-08:00

I need to plug this. It's my friend Jon's new EP, and all that needs to be said is that the guy's a great musician and vocalist. It falls under the blanket of black metal I guess, but it's got a progressive tinge, kind of like Opeth... but that doesn't really do it justice, it's a very eclectic mix of many styles flowing together to say the least... like, there's post hardcore-ish breakdowns and such.

Title track is the best.

Here's his "single" track for a preview, as well as the teaser:
Teaser

Order the EP:
CD
Clear Vinyl

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Zeroid - 2001/2002

2010-11-29T07:30:00.000-08:00

Zeroid was a hardcore band that existed in the early 00's. Particular towards the Bremen sound as well as 90's chaotic hardcore from Canada. Apocalyptic and angry. This cd is both their 10" and LP in one format.

Zeroid - 2001/2002
http://www.mediafire.com/?uz4rudma3rdhc4c

Magdalene - Magdalene

2010-11-29T04:45:00.001-08:00

Them riffs.

Download.

Magdalene - Demo

2010-11-29T04:37:00.000-08:00

Brilliant post-rock-skram.

Download.

XOliver ReedX - AidsCrustGrindGetFucked

2010-11-16T19:08:00.000-08:00

Really grindy PV, real heavy. I so wanna do vocals for something like this.

Download.

Raein - Il n'y pas de Orchestre

2010-11-07T15:05:00.000-08:00

For some reason I listen to these guys a shit ton at the beginning of November up 'till my birthday every year, and this year is no different.

This album has "Tigersuit" on it, which is arguably their best track, and irrefutably their most popular track - which supposedly pissed them off because it's the only thing anybody ever wanted to hear them play live lol.

When I was like 15 I thought track 5 was called "Pterodactyl Fluctuating Faster Than The Speed Of Light".

The instrumental hidden track at the end of "I Was Fine Before You Came" is pretty freaking king.

I don't think anything else needs to be said.

Download

Between The Buried And Me - Demo

2010-11-03T11:27:00.000-07:00

This is BTBAM when they started out as a continuation of Prayer For Cleansing. Very cool proto-deathcore with awesome melodic leads and really interesting rhythms during der breakdowns. Also, before Tommy fucked up his voice and then learned to scream properly, so his vocals sound pretty different/interesting.

Download.

Vile - Depopulate

2010-11-03T06:16:00.000-07:00

Brutal death metal... what could we say about it? Generic? Definitely, I can think of at least ten bands off the top of my head that haven't done anything of their own, other than taking Suffocation riffs and speeding them up and turning them to utter garbage, example: Deeds Of Flesh. Boring? No way! there's nothing more engaging than DEET DWEEDLY BEEP BOP JUN DUN DUN with a pig going grroooo groooo eee eeee eee over it. Pointless? Hahahah, anybody who's ever played an instrument can pick this out within five seconds of listening to most BDM.

So at this point, I'm wondering, how could Suffocation, Malignancy, Kronos, Cyptopsy, and a select few other bands have done it so well? This genre is probably the biggest pool of dime-a-dozen guitarists playing with drummers who don't know a single thing about rudiments to ever exist. None of the bands stand out remotely... well, that's a bit rash, because clearly A FEW do, and maybe those bands aren't even that good, but at least they don't sound exactly like Pierced From Within thrown into a blender with a pig and swamp thing.

Now Vile, here's a band that's got it right. Their music isn't "brutal" because it's an endless slurr of failed tech riffs and overdone breakdowns. This band is brutal because it's just extremely relentless, straight forward death metal. It's not too fast and pointless. It's not too slow and chugging, and it doesn't sound identical to Suffocation. Vile, you can tell, actually know how to play their instruments. The drummer sounds like a machine, but he's not trying to show you how omg fast his blast beats are. The guitarists don't overuse pinch harmonics and chugged riffs, never noticeably make an error (impressive in this scene), and actually vary their riffing style, something the reader should know I specifically look for in death metal.

You have relentless high speed tech riffing a-la Origin and Animosity (albeit more tastefully done than Origin), evil sounding tremolo riffs a-la early Decapitated, and actually heavy melodic riffs similar to what was so very huge in the south around 2004, even some black metal riffs here and there. It's like what I look for in deathcore, but heavier, and with much less mindless breakdowns... and the breakdowns they use have interesting rhythms and a kind of Cannibal Corpse-esque sound.

As a vocalist myself, I have to comment on how nasty the vocals are on here. The growls have the perfect combo of gurgle-y backing to a raspy overtone that I think creates the perfect guttural. The guy is obviously not trying to force his voice deeper than he should to compensate for weak tone, this guy has perfect tone. Albeit his highs are a bit generic and weak, but they're rarely used, and usually tastefully layered in the background for effect.

The negatives of this album would be... well, it's brutal death metal. No matter how good a brutal death metal band is in comparison to its contemporaries, it has to be really damn good to catch my interest. Secondly, the solos. I cannot stand when death metal bands try to solo, because it's always godawful. Finally, sameness, the songs themselves have a good variation of riffing style, but every song features a different take on each of those types of riffs, just in a different structure... it's less samey than say, Waking The Cadaver or Devourment, but it's not the ultimate gem of variation for sure.

Thank God this album is so short (six seconds short of 30 minutes).

Download, this shit thug.

The Saddest Landscape & Pianos Become The Teeth

2010-10-28T00:59:00.000-07:00

Oh man, this is beautiful. The Saddest Landscape's track, Death Becomes Us reminds me a lot of stuff like Ampere and Orchid, great dissonant down picked riffs, cool melodic leads, awesome bass, very sarcastic sounding vocals. Pianos Become The Teeth on the other hand seemed to be going for a more French sound, a la Sed Non Satiata and Mihai Edrisch on The New Normal. Both tracks are pretty much perfect.

Check it out.

Deafheaven

2010-10-27T14:29:00.000-07:00

Deafheaven is a black metal band from San Fransisco that recently signed to Deathwish. They play a lighter, more melodic style along the lines of Wolves In The Throne Room, I guess you could say it's shoegaze influenced, but I find that comparison with this style of BM to be kind of ridiculous, cause the influence is for the most part very minimal. Deafheaven also uses some chord progressions that you'd expect to hear in post-hardcore songs from like 2001, which is kind of cute I guess. Great this a great Demo EP

Download.

September 22nd - Hello, Throne

2010-10-20T15:03:00.000-07:00

I forget who showed me this, one of their friends is all I recall, but these dudes put this album up on myspace a while back... and of course myspace deleted the link because you know, it's TOTALLY illegal for unsigned bands to put their own uncopyrighted material up for free download. Totally illegal...

Anyway, this is a bizarre mix of screamo, post metal, and post hardcore. Kind of long winded, but extremely groovy and relaxing sounding. Vocals really remind me of As Cities Burn, but I remember their one friend getting offended and telling me there's no similarity between the vocals... judge fo yoself.

Oh, and it's a concept album about The Book Of The Duchess by William Chaucer.

Lyrics.
Download.
YAY!

Dominic - Nord

2010-10-20T10:55:00.000-07:00

Dominic is Norse as fuck. This album is called Nord. It is very airy and uplifting. The vocals are awesome. The lyrics are awesome. The songs are crafted masterfully and will leave you with cum in your beard. Album is good, three album arts, all rule.

Download.

Jet Black - The Dead End

2010-10-19T05:50:00.000-07:00

Oh hey, more amazing German screamo, big surprise!

Download.

Thoughts Paint The Sky - Schlicht & Ergreifend

2010-10-19T05:20:00.000-07:00

Whenever I read/hear the term 'acoustic screamo' I cringe inwardly and immediately think of Die! Emperor Die!

Then I remember these guys exist and I immediately receive a hard-on.

Download. Now.

...Of Death - Discography

2010-10-16T11:13:00.001-07:00

I was going to upload all of these one at a time, but I decided that it's just a little more easier to digest all of these at once. This band formed in the heyday of hardcores kittenviolence phase, they are very fast, noisy and screechy. Beloved by all those that enjoy the skramz and jamz. Lyrics are discernible and guitars are weird, everything about this band is 100% legitimately screamo.

...Of Death - Discography
http://www.mediafire.com/?74ic37rwc4bf3vr

Adonis Battlefield - Discography

2010-10-16T11:01:00.001-07:00

Adonis Battlefield were a highly chaotic skreamies band for a quick minute or two. Forming in 2003 and recording a Demo, a 7" and a split with D'amore. Like mentioned before their sound is really short, spastic and very fun. If you can get the lyrics, which gradually change from joke-like seriousness to rip-my-heart-out, you can sing a long perfectly. The band is also a master in breakdowns when they throw them around. Get their discography on their bandcamp page, it's free, it's safe, it's fun.

Adonis Battlefield - Discography
http://adonisbattlefield.bandcamp.com/

cmhwak.net: CMHWAK Launch Contest - Win an OOP 7"

2010-10-10T09:04:00.000-07:00

cmhwak.net: CMHWAK Launch Contest - Win an OOP 7": "Alright, posers. We're going to start this off right. I have an extremely underrated out-of-print Fieldtree 'Fleas in his Collar' seven in..."

White Riot - DP

2010-10-08T10:59:00.000-07:00

The singer for this band has the most beautiful punk voice in the west coast, that is a large statement but not far from the truth. Very much an aggressive punk band shouting politics and with enough grooves for great moshing moments. Two of the band members are still in their teens and play pretty good, although in my mind halfway sloppy with no care in the world equates to being good. Here iss their myspace, if you want a copy of their demo then they'll send one to you.

White Riot - DP
http://www.mediafire.com/?hctx9445bqwmdt4

Cerote - Two-Face

2010-10-08T10:52:00.000-07:00

The proper definition of Cerote is turd. But this band isn't at all exactly a piece of shit although they have self described themselves as a joke early on. Started in 2005/2006 while in High School to fuck around with the Los Angeles' bloated amount of poser punks, and still doing the same 4 to 5 years later. Live, this band is full of high octane excitement. Crossover; we live in good times. Scope some of their amazing music here.

Cerote - Two-Face
http://www.mediafire.com/?gth564234pub2sa

Skramz and Jams this Fall

2010-10-07T07:10:00.001-07:00

Currently on CMHWAK.NET there are a few bands working pretty hard to put out a 4 way split. DIY and totally international, very neat indeed. You can scope out part of the Caitlyn Baileys track on here, sans vocals (cannot wait for it to be complete) HERE.

You can also check out this summers master 4 way split between Beau Navire/Carrion Spring/Te Lloraria Un Puto Rio/Discord of a Forgotten Sketch HERE, it's seriously a big fucking deal. Purchase it if you can.

Don't forget to sign up on CMHWAK.NET V 2.0 (I'm a moderator) and check out Music As Heroin constantly for good stuff. Peace out for now.

Nevermind

2010-10-05T16:26:00.000-07:00

there are actually things for me to post.

Envy - Recitation

2010-09-21T15:55:00.000-07:00

Bascially, Envy has done it again. This album is absolutely beautiful.

Download.

Xibalba - Madre Mia Gracias Por Los Dias

2010-09-19T20:48:00.000-07:00

I was literally just recced this, but it's fucking brutal, so I need to share it. These guys have a really interesting mix of "tough guy" hardcore and metalcore that I don't think I'd usually like, but there's just something crushing about their sound. Some of the breakdowns are just goddamn heavy, and some of the riffs sound like The Acacia Strain. The vocalist sounds kind of like Jesse Alford, which is weird cause he's hispanic too. IDK good shit.

Download.

New Miseries - I Am Without Me

2010-09-19T20:42:00.000-07:00

Per request of my niggu Gabby. They're a pretty emotive melodic hardcore band from north east PA... I only have given it a cursery listen thus far because I've been checking so much out that Manny's posted on here recently. Anyway, from what I've heard, they've got a good sound, very raw, frustrated sounding vocals, kind of reminded me of Oliver Sykes at points.

Download.

Rapider Than Horsepower - This Is My Big Night

2010-09-13T07:10:00.000-07:00

This band is very off putting, very relaxed in some hipster daze but still aggressive. Although they have nothing in common, the lyrical and vocal output remind me of Glassjaw, maybe because they both have unique voices, while the music (with the vocals as well) is very jazz like, or funk like, or both. Really a unique band. I'm just going to put them in the emo fodder folder because I really like calling everything and anything emo. They've got some sassiness factor bleeding through their guitars as well... but I can't put my fucking finger on why this sounds good to me.

Rapider Than Horsepower - This Is My Big Night
http://www.mediafire.com/?f8rs5f841ua9182

Hey Predator! - Spit Smoke, Black Factories

2010-09-13T07:00:00.000-07:00

This is like some sort of tricky, bag of change emo... if it's even emo in the first place. Some twinkles here. You can compare the band to the emo legends Kolya and Ohana. Check this out if that style of music is your thing. Like mentioned earlier, the guitars head towards twinkles and are ever changing, and, like implied earlier, the vocals are some double falsettos spouting out stream of thought like lyrics with certain catchy edges. Hey Predator rules.

Hey Predator! - Spit Smoke, Black Factories
http://heypredator.bandcamp.com/

Senses Fail - From The Depths Of Dreams

2010-09-13T06:55:00.001-07:00

Yes, I consider this one emo too :)

Senses Fail - From The Depths Of Dreams
http://www.mediafire.com/?9ywsjtq917n33bu

Fall On Deaf Years - We Can Do Anything!

2010-09-13T05:28:00.000-07:00

The band is a bix mix of Dispensing of False Halos and Welcome the Plague Year along with a little bits and pieces of well regarded skramz and jamz picked up over the years. Really jumpy drum playing and awesome vocals make me wish they were still playing around, sing-a-longs rejoice; had this metalcore sound stemming from pure skreamo anger. Lasted from 1997 - 2003 with many recordings (get into contact with me so I can have the ones that I don't have) including this Full length. Members went on to form dozens of bands. Very good.

Fall On Deaf Years - We Can Do Anything!
http://www.mediafire.com/?w2bih3hszdyvq0q

Eyes Like Black Stars - Demo

2010-09-13T05:23:00.000-07:00

A band from Australia supposedly formed at a Love... Like Electrocution show; only lasted for a year or so and there are hints of a full length S/T or this demo could very well be it. That's all I know, if It's anything to know at all. I feel like I could very well describe this as Love... Like Electrocution styled Aussie kitten violence, but that wouldn't be cool. They are, I mean, like Love... Like Electrocution, but they aren't average enough to be pigeon held. They have both male and female vocals with twangy guitars, playing fast enough for you to hold onto their ideas but not slow enough to where you can grasp them. Very Kitten Violence.

Eyes Like Black Stars - Demo
http://www.mediafire.com/?21tbubjp51l1o64

Damezumari - No Hugging = No Learning

2010-09-12T16:50:00.000-07:00

Damezumari is a more melodic/ambient screamo band in the vein of Funeral Diner. Great post-rock soundscapes, interesting chord progressions, emotive drumming (their current drummer is incredible, but not on this release). I recently was able to catch them at a show at The Secret Art Space in Bethlehem, they were really awesome down to Earth dudes, and their singer was wearing an Amanda Woodward shirt which was p cool.

Download.