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10 Badass Melodic Hardcore Albums
10 awesome [and underrated] albums in the vein of the elusive, enigmatic and dubious genre that is melodic hardcore. | | 1 |  | A Wilhelm Scream
Ruiner
It still blows me away every time I hear a track from the album. AWS's ability to synchronize every single musical element to create a technical, aggressive and meaningful album is something to behold. | | 2 |  | Good Riddance
Bound By Ties Of Blood And Affection
I've said this before on my review of the album, but this is, in my opinion, Good Riddances' most underrated release. Just listen to "Dylan"; I can't NOT sing along every time I hear it. | | 3 | | Lifetime
Jersey's Best Dancers
Of course I wouldn't leave Lifetime out of the list. This album is just flawless. Jersey's Best Dancers is a beautiful showcase of the genre as a whole. Cut The Tension is such an awesome track. | | 4 |  | Kid Dynamite
Shorter, Faster, Louder
Lifetime and Kid Dynamite pretty much walk hand in hand. With Mr. Dan Yemin connecting the two. This album is simply incredible. Tracks like Death & Taxes, Three's a Party and SOS give me an intellectual boner. Dan Yemin is the man. | | 5 |  | No Trigger
Canyoneer
This band deserves a lot more credit than what they're given. Their 2006 release, Canyoneer is just a solid, moving album. Buy it. Please. | | 6 |  | Gorilla Biscuits
Start Today
One of the grand daddies of it all. I got this album when I was 16, and I think that contributes to my love for this album, as well as the band itself. Songs like Forgotten and Things We Say are a testament that bands now-a-days have Gorilla Biscuits to thank. | | 7 | | Lipona
Atlas
Here's a band you have not heard of. I forgot where or how I heard them, but the second I did, I knew they were on the brink of something great. Go to their Myspace, and listen to The Citadel. You're gonna want to wear an extra pair of undies. Awesome album. | | 8 |  | Strike Anywhere
Exit English
I'm generally not a BIG fan of overtly political bands, but Strike Anywhere holds a place in my withered, black heart. Exit English is an incredibly moving, emotional and heavy album. The lyrics lack a little bit in my opinion, but the music itself speaks more to me (ahem, 'Til Days Shall Be No More, Fifth Estate, Infrared, New Architects). Dare I say it, it's one of my favorite albums of all time. | | 9 | | Anchors For Arms
Listen. React
Another band you haven't heard of. The vocals might take a little getting used to, but if and when you do, you'll fall in love. A very technical album, it's full of expertly timed starts, stops and interludes. Listen to Kingdom Came and Machines. It's great. | | 10 |  | Strung Out
Exile In Oblivion
Blueprint Of The Fall; need I say more? This might have been the first melodic hardcore album I got, and it set some high standards. According to iTunes, I've listen to Vampires 31 times. Wow. | |
jrowa001
03.05.09 | 1 isnt really underrated on this site, but the only people i know outside of sputnik that has heard of them are the ones that ive told them about AWS. ive been trying to get into more hardcore like this so ill check out the rest.
listen to some Propagandhi. their new album Supporting Caste is a mix of melodic hardcore and punk. its unreal | mynameischan
03.05.09 | ugh 10 is sooo fucking good | boundbytransience
03.05.09 | jrowa001 - You're right, it's one of the more "mainstream", for lack of a better word, albums in the category. If you're looking into more of this genre, I suggest checking out pretty much anything by Kid Dynamite if you haven't already. Or Good Riddance. And I will certainly check out Propaghandi's new album. I was unsure about it until just now, hah. Thanks! | boundbytransience
03.05.09 | mynameischan - Isn't it?! I'm so glad I discovered it. Glad you like it as well. | jrowa001
03.06.09 | thanks, ill def check these out | ThePalaceOfWisdom
03.06.09 | List needs Mantra by Shelter. | Baphomet
03.06.09 | Great list; still need to pick up 4, 7 and 9. If you like this stuff try The Carrier. | DBlitz
03.06.09 | sweet list
i have 1, 3, 5, 8
and have been meaning to get 4 and 10 | xequalscore
03.06.09 | 3. 4, and 6= + | OllieS
03.06.09 | 10 has my favourite song ever on it | ant4tbc
03.06.09 | kid dynamite and and gorilla biscuits in the same list
=
love. | boundbytransience
03.06.09 | Reddannihilation - I haven't even heard of that band, I'll definitely check them out.
Baphomet6sic6 - Oh man, I love The Carrier. I have One Year Later on vinyl :)
DBlitz - Sounds like you have a solid collection going. 4 is a masterpiece, you'll like it for sure.
xequalscore - Definitely :)
OllieS - And what song would that be?
ant4tbc - I could not leave out the classics. I've been on a Gorilla Biscuits binge lately. Great band. | Ruins
03.06.09 | Awesome list. I would personally rank Jersey's Best Dancers at 1 but that's just my preference.
And this list has reminded me to check out No Trigger; I've put that off for 2 years. | boundbytransience
03.06.09 | Ruins - Jersey's Best Dancers is such a great album, and unfortunately it was only recently I discovered it. So the other albums have a little bit of a nostalgic bias :o) Definitely check out No Trigger; so underrated. | Cesar21
03.06.09 | 10 is soooo amazing
4 and 1 are excellent too. |
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