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| My hardcore/post-hardcore/metalcore homework, pt.2
If you were around for the first one, you know the basic gist of how this list will go; 99% of this list is going to be made up of recommendations that I’ve been given by you all, the Sputnik community, and the remaining 1% is shit I’ve been meaning to listen to and never gotten around to it, or things that looked interesting to me and I’m adding it. Slightly expanding my scope here and adding some OG deathcore here, but the title won’t allow me to put more words in there. Phooey. Obviously there’s been more than enough to make a pt. 3 (and 4!), so if you wanna rec something that you’d think I’d like and you consider essential to my growth and appreciation for these genres, check the other lists first lol.
MULLIGAN!!! | | 1 |  | Zao
The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation
Ahhh yes. By this time in my list, Zao is becoming the “fat pants” of my homework lists: a little bit older than you wanna acknowledge, comfy as fuck, and I can’t wait to put them on as soon as I’m free to do so. This is another solid entry into my dive through their discography, and a little bit of a change up, vocally, from what I remember of the other two, but it’s a welcome change up, to be sure; now that I’m enjoying them, I can be quite accommodating to changes like this. The production here sounds a bit cleaner than in the other two as well. A damn good time spent with this monster of an album.
4.3/5 | | 2 |  | Tripface
Some Part Sorrow
This is some solid shit right here. Real nice, raw sounding hardcore where everything sounds balanced and the instrumentation is on point; guitars have nice tuning, bass sits comfortably in the mix, the drums sound punchy and the vocals sit well for my tastes and they have some nice vitriol to them.
4.4/5 | | 3 |  | The Ghost Inside
Get What You Give
You know, it’s been awhile since I’ve listened to metalcore like this, where it’s crossed all its T’s and dotted the I’s, yet doesn’t feel better than “normal”. As an intro to The Ghost Inside, I enjoyed this quite a bit, but nothing really stood out and aurally grabbed me. I wanna lump it into the “solid meh” category but it’s sliiiiiiiightly better than that. What the hell: meh.
3.4/5 | | 4 |  | Burst
Origo
Dude... the fucking atmosphere on this thing is insane! It's incredible! I like how they speed it up AND slow it down, creating this atmosphere that just drags you into its embrace and doesn't let you go or let up for its entire running time. It's phenomenal. I was a little scared in the beginning because I wasn't exactly connecting with the "normal" unclean vocals, but then they added in cleans and added range to the uncleans, and I really got on board their train. Yush.
4.4/5 | | 5 |  | Merauder
Master Killer
Man, but this was good. Solid metalcore with more riffs and killer vocals than you can shake a stick at. I really liked how everything flowed together well, along with the pluses listed above. A fun time listening to this, and I’ll have to come back to this again soon.
4/5 | | 6 |  | Shai Hulud
A Profound Hatred Of Man
Yes. YES. YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH. ShaiHuludisfantasticthatisall.
Even though this is termed an EP, this was a fucking banger from start to finish. I can totally understand how these guys are the inspiration for so many other bands who came after, by creating a template of aggression without sacrificing any sense of melody. Driving from work to my home, I was mini-moshing in my seat the entire way; that 1-2 punch of “Set Your Body Ablaze” and “Anesthesia” is monstrous. Love it, love it, love love love it.
4.7/5 | | 7 |  | Burnt By the Sun
Soundtrack to the Personal Revolution
I had some time to kill, so I slipped this on... and I wasn’t prepared to be battered about so ruthlessly and with so much intensity. The first of a run of recs from TheMightyScoop (4-15, minus KSE), this record is fuckin’ NASTY in the best way possible, combining a sense of speed, aggression and a hint of sludge with outstanding technical proficiency. This was a banger from start to finish, and I fucking enjoyed every second, including the “kamehameha” at the end lol.
4.2/5 | | 8 |  | Candiria
300 Percent Density
Interesting.... terribly interesting. I had to listen to this twice to really collect my thoughts on this, and I ultimately felt like I enjoyed this. It was interesting to note the progressive tendencies in the song structures here, and thinking hard, the only thing I could similarly equate it to was DEP’s “Under The Running Board”. I’m perfectly OK if you think I’m wrong, but that’s how my mental rolodex works. I greatly enjoyed the jazz-infused track “Constant Velocity Is as Natural as Being at Rest”, and everything sat well with me.
4/5 | | 9 |  | Curl Up and Die
Unfortunately We're Not Robots
Lyric sheet. I need a lyric sheet here!
Jokes aside, I did like this album as a whole and I liked how they shook things up a bit with the two longer tracks (track 8 being a genius moment here), but when I can’t understand practically anything the vocalist is saying and it sounds like he’s angrily eating a bowl of hot soup. It kinda takes me out of it a little bit, you know?
3.4/5 | | 10 |  | December
The Lament Configuration
First and foremost, I want to say that I liked this and I enjoyed listening to it, but it took me a couple more spins than normal to get into this. For right now I’m chalking it up to me not quite being in the mood for this type of music today, but my mind was drawing parallels between this and American Nightmare in the fact that while solid, of you’re not careful enough you can zone out here, which is what I did (unfortunately) the first two spins around. Still good, and a slap on my wrist for not paying more attention.
3.9/5 | | 11 |  | Killswitch Engage
The End of Heartache
This was fun, possibly the best KE album I've listened to yet, although that's not saying a whole lot... I did enjoy Howard's vocals here, and I think I like him better than Jesse. The flow was serviceable, but from time to time it did dip into the "samey" pool. "Rose of Sharyn" was a bop, but c'mon, we both know we were here for the t/t. This would probably be a good "starter" album for those who are just starting to dip their toes into the metalcore pool.
3.7/5 | | 12 |  | Nostromo (CHE)
Ecce Lex
THIS. This was a fucking banger of an album! Mixing metalcore with what sounded to me like mathcore-esque time changes, this was fucking fantastic from start to finish! Not one quibble from me, no sir; I like this!
4.7/5 | | 13 |  | Training for Utopia
Plastic Soul Impalement
Minus the ominous-sounding interludes, this sounded like a spiritual cousin to what Glassjaw were coagulating into. This was 42 minutes of pointed hate, hate without drawing lines or boundaries. Took me three spins, but it was worth it, as my brain began to dissect the time changes and understand the album as a whole with each successive listen. Good isht.
4.1/5 | | 14 |  | The Secret
Luce
This was good. I wasn't expecting it to be so... "angry", if you will. I loved the omnipresent sense of aggression, and how they kept that sense up throughout the album, even when they slowed things down towards the end and went a llttle more atmospheric. Good stuff.
4/5 | | 15 |  | East of the Wall
Redaction Artifacts
I see what you guys are doing here, you can't fool me. You noted my 5'ing of Amia Venera and wanted to go 2 for 2. Close, you guys were soooooo close...
I really liked this album, sounding as if Amia Venera and Steven Wilson had a baby, with sprinkles of TesseracT's Daniel Tompkins thrown in for good measure. On paper, all three of those elements on their own I greatly enjoy, and added together, you'd think that would be a musical wet dream for me; however, this didn't hit quite as hard as I expected, and initially hoped. That shouldn't be taken as a negative at all, though. This was stellar from start to finish, and I'll definitely dig through the rest of this band's discography when I have a moment away from these lists lol.
Fun Fact: I actually remember I downloaded their latest album earlier this year, but it got lost in the wash. I'll have to dig through my music library and find it again.
4.7/5 | | 16 |  | Beecher
This Elegy, His Autopsy
Yeeeeesssssss, and we're back with some GOOOOOOD Beecher shit here. Not as fast and feral as BtFW, but worlds and away much better than their EP, this outing sees Beecher retain much of that spastic nature in their instrumentality and the speed and vitriol in the drumming (love it), but add an element of maturity to their sound, willingly slowing the tempo down here and there, for the betterment of the songs and atmosphere present. I liked this as much as their BtFW, and yet for diferent stylistic differences. Delicious.
4.3/5 | | 17 |  | Beecher
Breaking the Fourth Wall
I said it before, but this list is the list that keeps on giving. Underrated, deep cuts - whatever you want to call it, this is some GOOOOOD shit. I loved how this mixed in electronic elements within all the instrumentation, and correct me if I’m wrong, but was that some grindcore elements in the percussion? Damn, this was good.
4.4/5 | | 18 |  | The Postman Syndrome
Terraforming
This was simply splendid. Progressive styled post hardcore? Yes please and thank you very much! I loved how they kept switching up the styles and time signatures while maintaining a nice, light and clean vocal style throughout and punctuated it with uncleans at just the right moments. I really enjoyed every minute of this. Thanks!
5/5 | | 19 |  | Snapcase
Progression Through Unlearning
Pretty much the same thoughts as the one below it (#20). This was some good hardcore, and I actually liked it. I’ll have to sift through the rest of their discography if they have more.
3.9/5
[edit]: I already did listen to another of their albums, #87. Doink. | | 20 |  | Snapcase
Lookinglasself
Fuuuuuck, this was a delicious slice of hardcore. The vocals were good and sat well with me, the guitars and bass were punchy, and the drums were tight. There really isn’t much more to say for me. I enjoyed the fuck outta this.
3.8/5 | | 21 |  | Rosesdead
Stages
Once again, you guys come up with a fucking winner, with this being the latest to take the cake. Metalcore? Melodic Hardcore? Who cares, this was dope as fuck. I loved the strong sense of melody throughout every single song and how everything else was built off that melodic skeleton. This was a blast from start to finish, and I’m sad that this was their only LP. I’m gonna go smoke out there EP right now...
4.6/5 | | 22 |  | Length of Time
Approach to the New World
This was an interesting slab of hardcore, in the fact that at times it felt more metallic and thrashy than hardcore. That’s not a bad thing, per se, but it threw an interesting wrench in my expectations. Overall, not bad, but the vocals are a bit of an acquired taste. In time, I think they’ll grow on me.
3.5/5 | | 23 |  | Beloved
The Running
Sooooo..... apparently this EP was the bonus tracks in the reissue for “Failure On”. Oops. Taken on their own (and separated from “Failure On”), this was a fucking solid EP and continues my appreciation for Beloved.
4/5 | | 24 |  | Beloved
Failure On
Melodic hardcore. Post-hardcore. I don’t care what this is termed, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. This would fall in line with what Casey did with their albums, but this was a smidge heavier with the uncleans and breakdowns. Maybe it’s because I listened to the reissue of this album, but it did feel a tad overlong once all was said and done. Minor quibble at most though.
3.9/5
[edit]: album alone, without bonus tracks: 4.1/5 | | 25 |  | Beecher
Resention Is a Big Word in a Small Town
This was decent. A little more organic sounding than BTFW, I wasn’t as enthralled with this than I was sincerely hoping to be after hearing BTFW, but then again, when comparing this to that album, you realize that’s one fucking HUGE mountain to overcome. Still, this was a nice little bite-sized EP.
3.7/5 | | 26 |  | The Chariot
One Wing
This was a vicious and delicious little album, just half an hour of pure vitriol being spat at you through your speakers. Throughout the entire album I kept asking myself where I’d heard the vocalist before because he sounded familiar. Turns out he’s the vocalist for the band ‘68, who I really enjoy, so that little nugget put a smile on my face. I really liked how the closer utilized Charlie Chaplin’s ending speech from “The Great Dictator” throughout its runtime. On its own it’s a powerful speech and to hear it Here was really nice.
4.4/5 | | 27 |  | Damaged
Token Remedies Research
This. This was another good album slightly marred by an iffy vocal performance in my eyes. I swear I’m paying attention! I just cannot understand exactly what it is he’s trying to say, although my mind made parallels between this and the vocalist for Archspire, which DEFINITELY took 3-4 spins to even begin to understand what he was saying. I laud him for his rapid-fire delivery and a good tone; maybe it’s just me. Anyways, everything else was fucking A-1. The band as a whole sounded like they were firing on all cylinders, and is that drummer even human? Fuckin’ A, man, that drumming was phenomenal. I think I’m gonna have to come back to this after all is said and done and re-listen to this several more times.
4.2/5 | | 28 |  | Cast From Eden
The Deafened Art Of Bleeding Secrets Automated On
This was pretty decent. I liked how everything flowed together and how the instrumentality and vocals all meshed together into an enjoyable whole. Minor quibble though, but the mix felt off; it felt like everything was sitting a little low and I had to turn this album waaaaaaaaaaaaaay up to properly hear it.
3.8/5 | | 29 |  | Eleventh He Reaches London
Hollow Be My Name
All right, you asked for it; I listened to it. Aaaaaaaaaaaand.....
It sounds like a post hardcore version of Brand New... which means I liked it. Very emotive lyrics but overall a heavier sound than straight up alternative/indie rock, with just enough uncleans to highlight the emotiveness further, this was a decent album. Definitely not what I was initially expecting, but still a solid time all around.
3.7/5 | | 30 |  | Deformity
Murder Within Sin
Daaaaaaamn but this is some good shit. Nailing down an overwhelming tone while making each song feel succinct despite the small runtimes, Deformity bring the jams here and it fucking delivers. Dunno if it’s just me, but I’m also detecting trace snippets of groove and thrash hiding under all this instrumentality. Whether that’s true or not, this is a fucking jam.
4.1/5 | | 31 |  | Mortal Treason
Sunrise Over A Sea Of Blood
Back to back with #32, this was another good album to help achieve catharsis from stress, if you’re weird like me. Whereas The Red Chord strove to, for lack of a better word, showcase melody throughout their album, Mortal Treason here seem content to make the melodic overtures more subtle, opting instead to let the heaviness of the album to reign dominantly, with the end result being different depending on what your mindset is. Once again, a good album from start to finish.
3.7/5 | | 32 |  | The Red Chord
Clients
Damn, this was nice. Just what I needed to de-stress a day at work away. I liked how melodic this album strives to be in places without sacrificing the heaviness that gallops rampantly throughout. The flow was really nice and all in all, I enjoyed it.
3.8/5 | | 33 |  | The Eyes Of A Traitor
By Sunset
This release definitely brought an energy and aggression to the table, wrapping the whole experience in a tight, spiffy little 20 minute parcel. For the first time in a bit, I felt selfish in enjoying how clean and crisp the production was, and it really helped bring the band’s best side forward I thought. The instrumentation was tasty and the balance between the highs and lows of the uncleans was handled pretty well. Overall, a solid piece of work here.
3.7/5 | | 34 |  | Botch
We Are the Romans
I soooooo wanted to write a prank here and totally bash this album, just to get you all riled up, but the more I think about this album, the more I realize all there is to like about this album, and by the time I catch myself my mind is raving about it and I’m ready to listen to it again. Fucking A, folks, list number 2 is the one that just keeps pumping out 5’s, with Botch here the latest to join the group. A fucking banger of an album, I fucking enjoyed this one from start to finish, and then I started it again as soon as it finished. It makes sense that Sputnik lists DEP as a related artist, as I was getting DEP vibes when I was listening to it, along with some Deadguy bounce. Fuck yes, I’m ready to listen to this again.
5/5 | | 35 |  | These Arms Are Snakes
Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home
Rolling in around 40~ mins., this was a taut little album, hitting quite a few good notes and slightly whiffing on others along the way. Having never heard anything from These Arms Are Snakes before, this was a pleasant surprise aurally, as going to lunch the other day I really wasn’t in the mood for uncleans and aggression, and this album provided the balance I needed. For post-hardcore These Arms... evoke the emotional quite well, wrapping everything succinctly in a nice little bow of instrumentals. My (itty bitty) quibble is while the songs suit the band, the two longer tracks (8+ mins.) here feel bloated and therefore somewhat unnecessary; if they shaved it down by 4 mins. then we’re definitely talking.
All in all, a nice, fairly solid album.
3.7/5 | | 36 |  | Martyr AD
The Human Condition in Twelve Fractions
Damn, this hit harder than your abuelita’s sandalia when you’re in deep shit. I liked how this was a consistent level of heaviness throughout, and then the final track throws you for a loop and drops in a dollop of sludge to the whole proceedings, completely flipping the script and opening up new avenues for their sound. Nice job, peeps, and another good album.
4/5 | | 37 |  | 7 Angels 7 Plagues
Jhazmyne's Lullaby
I knew I was gonna like this from the second I hit play. This was some good, solid metalcore/hardcore right here. Everything flowed well, the instrumentals were heavy and bouncy, the riffs were delicious and the vocals were well done. Me likee.
4.3/5 | | 38 |  | Fugazi
The Argument
Alright, I actually liked this better than their “13 Songs”, in that everything presented here flowed better than the aforementioned album, everything had a better sense of completeness to it all, and the overall product felt like a natural complement to each individual portion that went into its making. This would make a good 1-2 to At The Drive In, along with a nice, quiet and lazy afternoon.
4.4/5 | | 39 |  | Every Time I Die
Hot Damn!
I liked this, but it kind of feels like it would get lumped into the same category as Hatebreed, where everything feels dynamic, and yet there's an underlying current of basic-ness to it all. That's not supposed to sound like or be a knock in any way, but it might just be because of how late to the game I am to all of this lol. For what it's worth, this was enjoyable from start to finish, and I did get a laugh out of the poppy handclaps in "Ebolarama", so at least the rec wasn't a bad one at all.
3.7/5 | | 40 |  | Bloodlet
Entheogen
So... this was decent. My hopes were up that deathcore would come through and be 2 for 2 again, and for the most part this delivers, but those vocals.... blech. The uncleans were almost grating to my ears and stuck out like a sore thumb. The instrumentals on the other hand were done quite well and in that respect everything flowed quite nicely.
3.4/5 | | 41 |  | Embodyment
Embrace the Eternal
This was another good album, really nailing down the tone and aggression for the flow. I am finding it funny though that in my homework lists so far, the bands that carry Christian beliefs and/or messages into their albums (i.e. early Zao, Embodyment and early Underoath) have the most “extreme” vocal styles, like with Underoath’s vocal foray into death/black metal and also here with Embodyment utilizing a very singular style that wouldn’t sound out of place in some death metal. As I’m quite enjoying the novelty of it all, I kinda want to check out some more Embodyment because of it. Anyways, I had fun listening to this album and ultimately enjoyed it for what it was.
4/5 | | 42 |  | Disembodied
Diablerie
This was a good little EP, taking its time to fully immerse the listener in the soundscape it’s creating. I liked how sludgy Disembodied chose to go here, because the slower, more methodical nature on display effected a more favorable response within me than I thought otherwise. The vocals reminded me of what I’d said before about the vox for Fear Before, in that they sound like kids here trying REALLY hard, but unlike FB’s first album, the vox here fell juuust on this side of tolerable, and ultimately I know I won’t mind them terribly. Good stuff.
3.8/5 | | 43 |  | Deadwater Drowning
Deadwater Drowning EP
This was delicious. Fucking good deathcore that grabs you in a chokehold and doesn’t let go the entire 22 minute runtime. I liked everything about this and only wished there was more.
4.6/5 | | 44 | | Fall Silent
Nineteenhundredninetyseven EP
This was a fun little maxi, even if I have a bastardized version. Missing two alternate versions of their song “The Rulers” (seriously, I can’t find a complete version), everything else presented shows a snapshot of Fall Silent at the height of their powers, with their song “The Wheel of Pain” an absolute banger. I love how tight the snare sounds here, and how fucking low and dirty the bass is weaving in and out in the songs. The live songs here are probably the weakest link for me, but then again I’m absolutely stringent in regards to live recordings; the live version of “The Wheel Of Pain” rips just as much as the studio version, and the maxi closes out (for me) with them doing a 7 Seconds cover of “Clenched Fists, Black Eyes”. Overall, this was as good as their album “No Strength To Suffer”, and where else can you hear a hardcore cover of the Sesame Street theme?
4/5 | | 45 |  | fordirelifesake
Dance.Pretend.Forget.Defend
I’m really enjoying how Fordirelifesake is combining the raw earnestness of emo in the lyrics and delivery while marrying that with the instrumentality of post-hardcore. I’m pleasantly surprised with how much I’m liking this entry. Excellent!
4.4/5 | | 46 |  | Isis
Oceanic
No sophomore slump here; "Oceanic" takes the entire foundation "Celestial" built for it and construct a monolithic release here, improving and amplifying on everything the first album got right. Once again, atmosphere/ambiance is the name of the game, and Isis bring it in spades. And wheelbarrows full. And sacks. And anything else they could get their hands on to fill with. This was damn near mesmeric from the moment you hit 'play', all the way through to the end. Minor quibble though, and that was I didn't care TOO highly for how up front they put the vocals in the mix; I know "every part equals a whole" and all, but there were moments where the vocals were a wee bit louder than the instruments around them, and that detracted a bit from the whole experience. The female vocals were a nice touch though in "Weight", and no lie I was getting low-key Pink Floyd "Meddle"-era vibes in the closer here, "Hym".
4.4/5 | | 47 |  | Isis
Celestial
I loved how atmospheric this was, how it took the time to construct and immerse one in the sounds being put forth here, and I know that's one of the basic tenets of post rock/metal, but rarely do you come across a band who can do it as well as Isis can here. While it's also semi-rare to have vocals in a post rock/metal album, the vocals that were (sporadically) sprinkled throughout here did nothing to detract from the entire experience, and greatly aided and abetted the collective whole. This feels like a perfect "rainy day"-type of album.
4.2/5 | | 48 |  | Isis
Panopticon
... And here we are, the fucking best out of this little 3-run bunch. Defying logic, "Panopticon" improves on everything from Oceanic AND the vocals slide back down into a comfy niche in the mix. The atmosphere in here is incredible, with the run from "In Fiction" thru, well, frankly, all the way to the end being out-fucking-standing, with everything flowing together absolutely perfectly, with nary a drop in timing and quality. Fucking A, ladies and gents, I believe we have another 5'er on our hands.
5.5/5 | | 49 |  | Norma Jean
Meridional
Hot damn, but this is a major step up from their previous album "The Anti Mother". Relying less on the massive wall of sound and dizzying change-ups found in their earlier albums and beginning to implement a sense of melodicism, Norma Jean show here that just because even though maturity may take root in a band it doesn't make said band any less vitriolic than before. Indeed, maturity may even help focus a band and allow them to channel their focus and therefore elevate what it is they're expressing through their music, as we find here. This was a blast and I really enjoyed this.
4.3/5 | | 50 |  | Orchid
Chaos is Me
This was interesting; interesting in the fact that at first blush it sounds very much like discordant variances of heaviness, but when you pay attention, you can hear razor sharp turns in tempo and style, ala EARLY DEP, although here Orchid is nowhere near as heavy as DEP were. With that being said, once I was able to understand what, musically, Orchid was trying to achieve, I was able to enjoy this more than the first time I listened to it. This was a nice shot in the arm of hardcore heavy, and ultimately I liked this release.
3.8/5 | | 51 |  | The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower
Love in the Fascist Brothel
I’ll be honest: I was thrown off guard by the opener “Reichstag Rock”, but as soon as I recovered from that, I smiled to myself and got comfy. I really liked how mathy this whole thing was, and yet many of the tracks had a bouncy feel, a swing mentality to them, and that all fit together nicely with how everything was presented. Fun stuff here.
4.1/5 | | 52 |  | On Broken Wings
Some Of Us May Never See The World
Hoo boy, we’re 2 for 2 so far for team deathcore, with On Broken Wings providing a scorcher of an album. I must say though, this was a bit more varied, vocally, and that helped my overall impression. I will say I had to laugh at the attempted highs right at the end of “Lazarus Envy” though; sounded like the vocalist was trying to push out a constipated E.
4.1/5 | | 53 |  | The Blood Brothers
...Burn, Piano Island, Burn
I got a kick out of this album, as it was giving me heavy Plot To Blow Up the Eiffel Tower vibes, in the sense that this was a very math influenced album while simultaneously adhering to no set genres. The vocals were interesting, but they sat well with my tastes, and I liked this.
4/5 | | 54 |  | Jane (GER)
A Doorway to Elsewhere
Well damn. This is deathcore. A little rough around the edges, to be sure, but fucking solid deathcore right here. I liked how relentless and furious it sounded, and really, what else can you ask of a deathcore album?
3.9/5 | | 55 |  | Hatebreed
Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire
It’s kinda funny, but I liked how strong and full the guitars sounded and how the drums sounded punchy, and then mentally contrasted it with how basic the vocals/lyrics sounded, like “vocals and lyricism 101”. But then again, this was 1997, so the lyrics and aggression in the vocals must’ve been the bees knees, right? In a weird way, the vocals remind me a smidge as a mashup between Randy Blythe on a bad day and the vocalist from Godsmack. This is the slickest sounding release in recent recall that I can remember, and that was a nice little contrast as opposed to what one would expect with a hardcore/metalcore release.
3.8/5 | | 56 |  | At the Drive-In
Acrobatic Tenement
I really liked how this sounded; how everything sounded and felt very indie, but had that edge of confidence. The instrumentation was excellent throughout, and the song structures were well done. If this is indicative of how the rest of their discography will be, I might just be a happy camper going through their other albums.
4.3/5 | | 57 |  | Circle Jerks
Group Sex
All right, today we go with some straight up punk; technically not in the same genres as what the list is/was built for, but I really enjoy The Clash and I can always appreciate the granddaddies of what the genres would give birth to down the road. That being said, this seemed like by the numbers punk, equal parts immature and socially aware, and I was totally down for that. If there’s one thing I really love about OG punk, it’s the dirty production you hear in practically every punk LP around this time, and this had it in spades. Overall, not bad and I enjoyed my time here.
3.9/5 | | 58 |  | Black Flag
My War
Listened to this today to round out the punk trifecta in this list. Now that all is said and done, I liked this better than Circle Jerks but not as much as Bad Brains, and I think the main reason is because for half the album it’s a straight up punk banger, one after the other, and then the second half is like Henry Rollins being like “OK, we’re gonna slow it down a little bit right now...” and he goes into a very impassioned poetry recital, the songs double in length, and the transition is just jarring. Overall, not bad, but takes a minute or two to let that transition sit properly with you.
4/5 | | 59 |  | Bad Brains
Bad Brains
Ah, Bad Brains. The reggae infused punk godfather of the genre; sounding like what would happen if Bob Marley and Johnny Rotten has a love child, Bad Brains’ eponymous album is an excellent burst of energy, never quite letting up from beginning to end, except at the reggae interludes. I do seem to remember I’d heard “Pay to Cum” once before, in a compilation of early punk, post-punk and new wave bands entitled “Left of the Dial”. This compilation was actually my intro to bands like The Clash, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Echo and the Bunnymen and Bad Brains et al.
4/5 | | 60 |  | The Hope Conspiracy
Endnote
Continuing the trend of solid albums by singular bands, today we move from Zao to The Hope Conspiracy, and this particular outing left me absolutely satisfied. Much like their album “Death Knows Your Name” before it (on homework list pt. 1), “Endnote” was a heavy, unrelenting album from start to finish, birthing much of the aural hallmarks found later on the aforementioned album. Definitely recommend this album and this band.
4.1/5 | | 61 |  | Underoath
Cries of the Past
You know, now that I know what to expect from early-era Underoath, I kind of enjoyed this after all was said and done. This was a bit heavier than their first album, “Act Of Depression” but the vocals sounded better and more confident, and the end result being this album being a bit better than their first and third album.
3.6/5 | | 62 |  | Underoath
Disambiguation
This was enjoyable. Not as spastic, as filled with manic energy as DTGL and better than what I remembered of LOTSOS, this felt more mature, more reserved in its dispensing of vitriol, and ultimately this is probably Underoath’s second best album. Rather lamentable now, seeing how good this album is, and comparing it to Erase Me and just seeing the drop off in quality. Damn.
4.1/5 | | 63 |  | Erra
Andromeda
Erra do here what Erra do best, and that’s playing technically proficient metalcore, filled with djenty time structures and peppered with breakdowns, ticking boxes, crossing t’s and dotting i’s along the way. Once again, the minor quibbles I had with previous Erra releases pop up here; while the uncleans sound better and a bit more varied in tone than previous outings, they pale in comparison to the cleans, which manage to emote and take the at times basic lyricism and make something out of them; basically, the uncleans do nothing for me at all, and this begs me to begin to call into question my initial listen of their latest release, which I distinctly remember liking quite a bit. Eh, I’ve got a little bit left in their discography, let’s see if things will change for me by then.
3.4/5 | | 64 |  | Casey
Love Is Not Enough
Okay, so.... I’m really digging Casey now. Even though I listened to their discography backwards, I really like both of their albums; for me, they’re hitting the same notes that Brand New and The Republic Of Wolves hit for me, filling their compositions with such unabashed emotion and smart wordplay. Unlike the aforementioned two, Casey likes to do all that with juuuust a pinch of uncleans, lending a more heart-wrenching immediacy to their songs. Fuck me, but I’m digging the hell out of this band.
4.4/5 | | 65 |  | The Contortionist
Exoplanet
You know, this was just... OK. Progressive leaning deathcore that didn't do anything to make it stand out, at least in my opinion, and sounded quite like similar nameless bands that fire the synapses in your brain as you're listening to this. Because I enjoyed their latest album, "Clairvoyant" and because one album (typically) does not a band make, I'm gonna give this a little upswing here and add another album onto my fourth list to see if they can convince me.
3.3/5 | | 66 |  | Erra
Drift
Okay, now it feels like Erra is finally beginning to coagulate as a band, with this being their most consistent and solid work so far ( I need to re-listen to their latest to finalize my feelings on them). With the cleans being solid and consistent, it allowed the uncleans to take the passenger seat instead of relegating them to the back seat, thusly allowing them to flourish as a complement and not duel with the cleans for dominance. As always, the instrumentality here is a high point and overall this album was the first Erra album from both homework lists I actively enjoyed and didn't catch myself "zoning" out to.
4/5 | | 67 |  | Year of the Knife
Ultimate Aggression
Yush. Taking a no-frills, take-no-prisoners approach to their particular brand of hardcore/metalcore, YOTK craft an excellent release for 2019. After seeing people on another site I’m part of give this nothing but positive hype and reaction to this (not RYM, for context), I decided to bite the bullet and check it out for myself, and it delivers solidly. Nothing jumped out at me as an immediate earworm, but then again, you’ll be banging that head of yours too much to care. Between this and Church Tongue, modern hardcore/metalcore feels like it’s in good hands. Check it.
3.9/5 | | 68 |  | Saosin
Saosin
This... did absolutely nothing for me. Maybe it’s because I’ve heard so much similar material in the interim or better stuff, but aside from noting that this was technically proficient, all it did was remind me of how many vocalists sound so fucking similar to Johnny Craig and that this style of vocals can go fade away now.
3/5 | | 69 |  | Zao
All Else Failed
Not bad, not bad... as this is Zao’s first album I didn’t quite know just what to expect, and that ironically served me well here, as this flowed a bit differently than the other Zao albums that I’ve heard. This actually sounded like a “normal” rock/metal album, with little moments sprinkled throughout that would suggest the style and sound that they later adopted and Zao’s trademark vocals. I listened to the remastered version here, so the production is crystal clean here, so that may have helped play into my feelings of how this album sounded...
All in all, not a bad album, but probably one where I wouldn’t come back to it as often as several other albums of theirs.
3.8/5 | | 70 |  | Periphery
Periphery IV: Hail Stan
I was slightly surprised by this release. When Periphery is mentioned, one automatically thinks of “djent” and of the hallmarks associated with it, and then after listening to this I was struck by the fact of how un-djenty this was. To be sure, there were moments where Periphery’s older djent stylings came to the fore, but I was refreshingly surprised at how more progressive leaning they were here, and ultimately I really enjoyed this release. The 1-2 combo of “Reptile” and the opening riffage of “Blood Eagle” is stupendous, and there’s nary a quibble from me.
4.4/5 | | 71 |  | Cave In
Creative Eclipses
Wow... OK, this was absolutely unlike what I was expecting. Even though I knew this was an EP, I was expecting it to be a rager, full of fire, piss and vinegar. What was given to me though was the equivalent of a nice-sized campfire, gentle in its scope yet majestic in appearance and ambiance, if that makes any sense. And I certainly wasn’t expecting it to be sung entirely in clean vocals. As an intro to Cave In, I greatly enjoyed this.
4.1/5 | | 72 |  | Cave In
Beyond Hypothermia
All right, I finally got around to listening to this, and I’ve gotta say.... I thought it was a solid “meh” on the meh-tric scale. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t dull by any means, but their sound and style here sounded like it was between “Creative Eclipses” and “Until Your Heart Stops” and nobody could figure out exactly which way to go, although the majority of this release tended to lean more towards “Until...” more than anything. Everything from the vocals and instruments all the way down to the production sounded rawer than what I was expecting, and ultimately I guess you could say this felt like the musical equivalent of a “proof of concept” pitch. I did get a kick out of the Metallica cover they pulled in the last 3 minutes of the album though.
3.3/5 | | 73 |  | Cave In
Until Your Heart Stops
Oh. Oh my. This is incredible. Light years of difference separate this from their EP “Creative Eclipses”, and the direction they go here is as good as, if not better than the direction the EP took. The sound here is so immediate and crushing, and unlike other entries in this list, everything here sounds very well thought out, structured and orderly. This is fantastic. The opening to “The End Of Our Rope Is A Noose” just fucking blew me away. This will be the second album on this list to hit 5. Just simply incredible from start to finish. Thanks guys.
6/5
[edit]: this would be even more of a monster of an album to hear this on vinyl... | | 74 |  | Cave In
Jupiter
Here we go, another 5/5 for the list. Unlike their debut, “Until Your Heart Stops”, Cave In takes a musical left turn here, like it was said in the comments below, going in a more alternative direction that skews closer to their EP, “Creative Eclipses”. Personally, I really loved this. I was having a hard time equating this to other artists, but I can hear hallmarks that pop up in other artists’ works, namely Muse (c. Origin of Symmetry-Absolution), Monoral and even pinches of Radiohead. Everything presented here was excellent, the instrumentation was amazing, it flowed really well, and there wasn’t a weak spot anywhere. Bravo!
5/5 | | 75 |  | Bleeding Through
Dust to Ashes
Fuuuuuuuuck yessssssssss, just what I needed to end my work week on. While for the most part of this past week I had deliberately avoided "angry" music so that it wouldn't influence my outlook for the day(s), today marked the return of a modicum of normality, so I took a gamble and spun this on lunch. While I was reticent about the possibilities, this actually did the opposite: it put me in a "fuck yeah, let's do this"-type of attitude, and I immediately re-listened to this upon getting home. I really, really liked how heavy this was, from beginning to end; this had the right amounts of anger to engage positively, and this gave everything it had. I'm impressed.
4/5 | | 76 |  | At the Drive-In
In/Casino/Out
... Run and get your quarters in.
I think I enjoyed this better than “Acrobatic Tenement” when all is said and done. All the positives listed in that review apply here as well, and the songwriting and lyricism here feel like a particular strongpoint. I’m gonna have to check more of these guys out now. Good pick, everybody.
4.3/5 | | 77 |  | American Nightmare
Background Music
Solid, if particularly unspectacular hardcore being presented here. Vocals are decent and everything flows well, but the whole thing kinda smacks of sameness and if you’re not careful you could zone out whilst listening. Fun but nothing to write home about.
3.2/5 | | 78 |  | Quicksand
Slip
It looks like I’m working through the releases that can also be classified as “alternative rock” or “grunge”, this release being no exception. Nothing wrong with that at all, as it also satisfies the part of me that really enjoys listening to this kind of stuff more so than modern alternative, so there’s that. Unlike Jawbox, this had more of an intangible connection to the genres in review, but still fell solidly in that “alternative rock” camp. Not bad, but really nothing much else there.
3.6/5 | | 79 |  | Drive Like Jehu
Yank Crime
This was another interesting and overall good album. It was loud without losing melody, it was bouncy without sounding abrasive, and it was confident and lightly complex without losing its sense of fun. A little bit on the long side, but that’s a minor quibble.
3.7/5 | | 80 |  | Deadguy
Fixation on a Coworker
Welp, this is interesting. It’s interesting to hear how Deadguy revert back and forth between a very bouncy feel to their songs, and then we segue into something like “Makeshift Atomsmasher” and they go HARD. Despite that contrast, it doesn’t detract from the whole, and this was a good album.
4.2/5 | | 81 |  | Poison the Well
You Come Before You
Yuuuuuuuussssss. Much like visiting with an old friend after a long absence, it felt good to get back to Poison The Well and chalk another album of theirs off my list. Compared to what I remember of TOoD, this outing sounds more mature overall, and everything flows well together. This is as good as, if not better, than TOoD.
4/5 | | 82 |  | Skycamefalling
To Forever Embrace The Sun
I can’t remember everything I said here before, but I remember I liked this almost as much as their album “10.21”, and I liked how the changes in here kept everything fresh.
4.4/5 | | 83 |  | Fugazi
13 Songs
Not bad, although a lot of the songs felt like they had an incomplete flow, like they were building to something and finished before a catharsis could be reached. The second half of this album flowed better than the first, I thought. Decent.
3.2/5 | | 84 |  | Have Heart
Songs to Scream at the Sun
This was good. Another band that scratches that “Rise Against” itch, mainly because of how the two vocalists from either band sound similar at times. Everything flowed rather well, and another solid outing.
3.4/5 | | 85 |  | Cassus
Separation Anxiety
I really enjoyed this as well, and I know I lamented the fact that this flew under my radar for last year. I will have to listen to this again soon.
4.1/5 | | 86 |  | Walls of Jericho
A Day and a Thousand Years
Damn, this was fun. Clocking in around 15 minutes, this was a nonstop assault from start to finish. I really liked the vocals here, mainly because they were female uncleans and you don’t hear those terribly often in metalcore; they reminded me of iwrestledabearonce’s “Hail Mary” in spots, and I ultimately enjoyed them. The instrumentation was solid as well, almost thrashy in places, and that upped the enjoyment factor as well.
4/5 | | 87 |  | Snapcase
Designs for Automotion
This was another good album, and one that was my own personal recommendation to myself; for the first time in a while, I didn’t regret the choice, lol. I can’t remember everything else here, what my thoughts exactly were, except that I liked it.
4/5 | | 88 |  | Earth Crisis
Firestorm
This was a good EP/single/what-have-you: a good, heavy, 16 minute slab of metallic hardcore. I liked the tuning of the guitars and how they brought a little more “OOMPH” to the whole thing.
4/5 | | 89 |  | Jawbox
For Your Own Special Sweetheart
Not bad, but it felt more alternative rock than post-hardcore/hardcore if anything. Still a good album overall, but can someone tell me the relevancy of this band/album in relation to the genre(s) I’m sifting through? It’s more than likely just me, but I really didn’t hear anything that would/could be denoted as stylistic precursors of what would come, from any of these genres.
3.8/5 | | 90 |  | Thursday
Full Collapse
Well, this was a nice change of pace to start out the week, coming from Saturday and “The Shape Of Punk To Come”. This is another excellent album, feeling more aligned with, say, “Tin Cans...” than Walls of Jericho, and that’s a good thing. Diversity is the spice of life, no? I really enjoy how this album, even though it has uncleans, manages to minimize them and utilize them tastefully, while opting for a quieter, melodic approach. Good stuff.
4.2/5 | | 91 |  | Integrity
Humanity is the Devil
I remember saying I liked this album, all in all, and that if it wasn’t heavy, it was sludgy in its sound, and that added all up into an enjoyable whole. I also remember saying I thought the vocals were decent, but they weren’t exactly my thing on this release, like they worked fine for what you got, but they didn’t exactly grab your attention from the get-go.
4/5 | | 92 |  | Defeater
Lost Ground
I really enjoyed this album, and how it was similar to Touché Amoré in that both had a heart-on-sleeve mentality when it came to the lyricism of the album, and how both vocalists’ performances were laced with emotional desperation. I’ll have to work this into a regular playlist after finishing all my homework lists.
3.8/5 | | 93 |  | Touche Amore
Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me
This was a really, really good album. Boasting some raw, earnest vocals and pairing those with some real heart-on-sleeve lyricism, the end product was a well done album that made me wish it lasted longer than its 22-25 minute run time.
3.7/5 | | 94 |  | Rorschach
Remain Sedate / Protestant
OK, this was kind of the divisive one, where I didn’t realize that it was two albums blended into one release, and ended up enjoying the second half of the album (Protestant), better than the first half (Remain Sedate).
3.3/5 | | 95 |  | State Faults
Resonate/Desperate
I remember I liked this one, and that even though I didn’t mind the vocals here, they weren’t the best in my opinion, and that the strong, melodic backbone of the instrumentation more than made up for it all.
4/5 | | 96 |  | Integrity
Systems Overload
Huh. Funny enough, I can get behind the vocals for this release, as opposed to “Humanity Is The Devil.” Must be mixing/production. This’ll be interesting to keep tabs on as I work through the 1-2 other Integrity albums I have on my lists. This one felt a bit different than the other, in a good way, and as a result, I liked this one a bit more.
[edit:] hey, my 1,000th rating!
4.3/5 | | 97 |  | Walls of Jericho
The Bound Feed The Gagged
Fuuuuuck yeah, they just keep getting better and better, becoming more spastic and thrashy without sounding mathy, and the vocals are a definite plus for me, this time reminding me of the uncleans on Flyleaf’s first album (for point of reference for you all.), yet these are more feral and pissed off. This is good shit, y’all; high point would be the track “Misanthropy”. This fucking slaps.
4.5/5 | | 98 |  | Refused
The Shape of Punk to Come
Hot damn, this was fantastic. Blending disparate elements of electronica and post hardcore to a beautiful mixture, pretty much predating Enter Shikari, this was an absolute blast to listen to. No qualms whatsoever from me, this is the first 5 of this list. Damn impressive and an excellent listen.
5/5 | | 99 |  | Far
Tin Cans with Strings to You
This was fun; vocals were good and the instrumentation was fucking on point. I liked how the production sounded a little dirty, which lent itself well to the album. This would be fun to throw on alongside Presidents Of The United States Of America, Soundgarden’s “Superunknown” or maybe some Snot, depending on how your day is going.
4.6/5 | | 100 |  | Misery Signals
Mirrors
Aaaaand we’re back with more Misery Signals. This one was more instrumentally varied than the previous effort I listened to, and I’m grateful for that. The vocals are still a little bit one-note, but I’m used to what Misery Signals has to offer here, and I don’t mind much this time around; the breakdowns are tastefully placed and executed as well. Good stuff.
3.9/5 | | 101 |  | Comity
The Catharsis Syntax Project
I... honestly don’t know exactly what to think of this. In a way, it reminds me of Underoath’s “Act Of Depression”, in how both have a very melodical sound that you’d lump into post-hardcore, but then the defining component is how both have very black metal-ish vocals over the top of the instrumentation, and this is what sets it apart from easy categorization. Maybe I just picked the wrong album to listen to. We’ll see how the other Comity album is when I get to it on pt.3. Last three tracks were bangin’ though.
3.3/5 | |
Uzumaki
06.10.19 | Alright, let’s try this again, shall we?
In spite of my massive stupidity in accidentally deleting this list, I wanna give a MASSIVE shout out and thank you to Sandwichbubble for providing me with a snapshot of this list so I wouldn’t have to start from absolute scratch | Uzumaki
06.10.19 | Because of that snapshot, that’s why some of these musings are more complete than others, as the snapshot had the beginnings of the reviews and not every one of them. But still, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
I will miss all the comments though...
96 and 97 are up to (re)start this list!!! | tyman128
06.10.19 | I just recently stumbled across this band called Empty that is a really good metalcore band that has a DTGL Underoath-era style. Their newest song “From a Chemist’s Point of View” is a fantastic song, and their debut EP is pretty good if you want to check them out | accompliceofmydeath
06.10.19 | Damn, I was wondering what happened to the other list. Glad it's back! | Uzumaki
06.10.19 | Yeah, I went to update it with my thoughts on WOJ and Integrity the other day, and I didn’t magnify the screen enough (I’m on a mobile device, mind), and I accidentally hit “delete” instead of “edit”. I. WAS. CRUSHED. | Uzumaki
06.10.19 | @tyman, what’s their EP called? If I can get my fingers on it, I’ll throw them into my pt.4 list! | Bedex
06.10.19 | Pumped for lots of these but particularly 46, 48, and 98 | Uzumaki
06.10.19 | Well, I hope I won’t disappoint then lol. | Arditi
06.11.19 | Best metalcore would have to be the stuff that borders grindcore. Namely, Converge and Code Orange. | tyman128
06.11.19 | @Uz, it’s called “The Healing Process”. Need to get it up on Sputnik database soon, but definitely check it out | PyramidNoise
06.11.19 | 6, 26, 32, 34, 37, 39, 41, 50, 73, 80 all slap | Uzumaki
06.11.19 | @ty, will do!
@arditi, I’ll have to take your word for it; while I do enjoy Code Orange, I’ve never really been a fan of grindcore.
[edit]: 100 and 101 are up! | Relinquished
06.11.19 | lol yea idk why you didn't pick any higher rated one of 101, that's an early tape | Uzumaki
06.11.19 | I didn’t know where to start with Comity, I’m just grasping at straws lol. Funny that it was their first EP. It wasn’t bad, but I was scratching my head there at the first half. | Uzumaki
06.15.19 | To end the week, 98 and 99 are up! | Uzumaki
06.17.19 | And to start the week, 89 and 90 are live! | botb
06.17.19 | 98 is such a classic | Uzumaki
06.17.19 | Hell to the fuckin’ yeah. | Bedex
06.17.19 | Didn't see you 5'd 98, nice | accompliceofmydeath
06.17.19 | I'm kinda surprised you feel that way about Jawbox. To me you can draw a line from them to stuff like Thursday. Thursday just wrote poppier and dare I say "better" songs.
Glad you liked Far, that album is one of my favorites. Reminds me a lot of Deftones, which makes sense as those bands are friends and Deftones have stated Far was quite influential on them.
I think that Refused record is a little overhyped. It's extremely good, don't get me wrong, but I can't see it as a 10/10 post-hardcore record like most do. | Uzumaki
06.17.19 | I can draw a line as well from Jawbox to Thursday, and even from there to Far, but as opposed to the latter two, with Jawbox I couldn’t pick up on anything that suggested stylistic bullet points to what hardcore/post-hardcore would go on to become, you know? Not knocking the band/rec, but I didn’t get it like Thursday or Far. Like I said, maybe it’s just me lol. | botb
06.17.19 | So jawbox is connected mostly because it shares members with government issue from DC and thus released records on Dischord (Ian from Minor Threat/Fugazi’s label).
| Uzumaki
06.19.19 | I had some time to kill today, so I worked through some more albums. 61, 62, 79 and 81 are up! | botb
06.19.19 | Hell yeah you come before you. Also disambiguation I think is underoath’s most criminally underrated release | accompliceofmydeath
06.19.19 | DLJ is great. I should throw that on today. I rarely listen to any Underoath past TOCS, so I don't remember Disambiguation much. All PtW is amazing. I go back and forth with YCBY and TFtR as my second favorite. | Uzumaki
06.20.19 | Alright peeps, 2, 3, 78 and 80 are now up and live! | accompliceofmydeath
06.20.19 | Damn, lumping Quicksand in with straight up alt rock. My feels. That's probably my favorite post-hardcore record of all time. I could even make an argument that they and Fugazi basically spearheaded post-hardcore. Ya hear what ya hear though.
Deadguy is a fucking monster. It's basically proto-DEP with less skronk and more mosh. Great stuff. | Uzumaki
06.20.19 | Sorry to break your heart, accomplice. Still a good album, but it didn’t sound post-hardcore to me. | accompliceofmydeath
06.20.19 | Well, I won't try and sway you. I'll come off a bit fanboyish and no one wants to see that. | Uzumaki
06.20.19 | Submit your argument in my shoutbox and I’d be more than happy to hear you out. | accompliceofmydeath
06.21.19 | Messaged | botb
06.22.19 | Haha the problem with listening to all the gems in the genre is there hearing something like 3 and being like “wow this is so boring” | Uzumaki
06.22.19 | Not only that, but factor in I’ve heard better stuff that’s come out AFTER it. | botb
06.22.19 | Oh yeah, undoubtedly | Uzumaki
06.22.19 | Like Currents or Polaris would eat #3 alive, and they don’t strictly sound alike, you know? Hell, Crystal Lake are better than them, and I have extra salt over here if you need more than a pinch. | PyramidNoise
06.24.19 | Glad you dug Deadguy. Absolute cult classic. | Uzumaki
06.24.19 | What can I say? It’s a bop. | Uzumaki
06.25.19 | All right! A new week is upon us (and I actually remembered to put my portable speaker in my car) and we kick it off with 57 and 59! | artiswar
06.25.19 | Bro if you liked 100 you are gonna shit when you jam Controller. | botb
06.25.19 | Bad Brains is that shit boiii | Uzumaki
06.25.19 | @artiswar, I already did, on my part 1; I liked this better. :) | accompliceofmydeath
06.26.19 | That Left of the Dial comp was so good! It helped me finally hear a lot of bands I had only read about online. This was back before streaming was commonplace. | Uzumaki
06.26.19 | Hell yeah, found it back in the day when I’d go to the library, collect like 30 cds, go to a quiet/study room and rip them to my iTunes. That compilation is also how I found out about The Dead Kennedys... how the fuck did I forget to mention them??!!??!! | Uzumaki
06.27.19 | For some odd, stupid reason I have yet to figure out “why”, I keep mixing up Hatebreed with 5FDP, even though I’ve never listened to 5FDP. Weird.
51, 55 and 58 are now live | accompliceofmydeath
06.28.19 | SITDOD is probably tied with Start Today by Gorilla Biscuits as my favorite hardcore record. It's funny you had such a divisive thought on My War, because everything I've read said that when that album came out it was the same way. People hated how slow and metal the B-Side was. Personally, that's some of my favorite Black Flag material. | Uzumaki
06.28.19 | As my intro to Black Flag, I don’t quite know how to equate it; if anything, I would have to listen to 2-3 other Black Flag albums to get a feel for their style, and then listen to this one and judge it one way or the other. Didn’t mean it was bad, it was just different and I wasn’t expecting that transition. :) | accompliceofmydeath
06.28.19 | Ah, I think Damaged probably would've been a better introduction. All the Damaged and earlier works are quick minute long blasts of hardcore punk. After that they started getting slower. | Uzumaki
06.28.19 | Thanks for the advice! I think, given time, I’ll reverse-engineer my way through their earlier stuff because I think it’ll be well worth checking out. I may add another for pt. 4... maybe. ;)
Just got so much to work through ATM tho... | accompliceofmydeath
06.28.19 | Do you usually listen to each album through just once? | Uzumaki
06.28.19 | I usually have a solid opinion on an album on the first listen (usually), but I made it a rule of thumb to listen to each entry twice, three times if I still didn’t get it.
It’s actually rare if I listen, opine and rate an entry based only on one listen. | Uzumaki
06.28.19 | Does this smack of incompleteness? | Uzumaki
06.28.19 | Had a day off today, so I decided to devote some quality listening time. #’s 45, 52, 54 and 56 are now up!
37/101 | botb
06.29.19 | I don’t even know all the ones in this group but the ones I do know I enjoy | Uzumaki
06.29.19 | Roll for incentive? | accompliceofmydeath
07.01.19 | Dang, that's a lot of listening. Probably helps form a good opinion though.
I've never thought of OBW as deathcore, but I guess I can see it in the vocals and music occasionally. He certainly isn't the best singer, but he gets a bit better on the later albums. I have a soft spot for ignorant mosh metal, so I really like all of their albums. I haven't heard the other albums though. | botb
07.01.19 | Haha same, never thought of OBW as deathcore | Uzumaki
07.01.19 | For the most part, I’m comfortable with my opinion, but it’s always open to change, primarily through the passage of time and contextualizing it against similar works.
If OBW isn’t deathcore, whoops. It sure felt like deathcore with the vocals and flow.
[edit]: oh, # 1 is up | botb
07.01.19 | I think “mosh metal” is the perfect way to describe them haha. It’s not a genre and it means nothing but it pretty much is OBW, Shattered Realm, Black My Heart, and all those other bands of that era | accompliceofmydeath
07.02.19 | Mosh metal was an interesting and flat billed/basketball shorts filled time. | Uzumaki
07.02.19 | Another day, and two more bite my dust. 53 and 60 are up! | DopeFiend
07.02.19 | why do you have Isis in this list? they're post/sludge metal, not even remotely related to hardcore | TheMightyScoop
07.02.19 | the first Cave In album and the 7 Angels 7 Plagues album are far and away the best albums on this list. do those next | Uzumaki
07.02.19 | @Dope, you know, I don’t even remember anymore if they were recs or I just threw them on there. They’ve been a band I’ve been meaning to get to for quite some time though, and if I actually did just decide to throw them on there, maybe I’m telling myself to actually listen to them instead of letting them stagnate in my iTunes. | Uzumaki
07.02.19 | @Alias, I have Johnny Truant on my pt.1 and loved it, and I have another of their album’s in my pt.4.
@scoop, I’ll get on it! | TheMightyScoop
07.02.19 | Isis are fucking amazing. just not anything to with hardcore is all | Uzumaki
07.02.19 | OK then, it probably was me telling myself to get my shit in order... | accompliceofmydeath
07.02.19 | To say Isis isn't remotely related to hardcore is a stretch. The guitarist from Cable and Cast Iron Hike both played in the band, they toured with Cave In and Neurosis who both have connections to hardcore, Aaron Turner played in Unionsuit (an emo/hardcore band), etc. I don't mean to sound like a dick, but Isis is certainly related to hardcore. | Relinquished
07.02.19 | fuckin ISIS's first EP is hardcore af
don't forget where sludge came from, dummyscoop | Viriathus
07.02.19 | Isis are Post-Metal which comes from Sludge Metal which has its roots in Hardcore Punk (My War) so while I wouldnt call Isis hardcore they certainly are related to it. | botb
07.02.19 | I’m really stoked on how many things you seem to be really enjoying here | DopeFiend
07.02.19 | I get that Isis have a hardcore background but everything after their first EP has zero hardcore elements. Also, saying sludge came from hardcore is dumb as hell. Melvins created their first EP as an antithesis to fast music. | Viriathus
07.02.19 | How is it dumb as hell when My War was one of the biggest helping hands in creating the genre? | Uzumaki
07.03.19 | No sophomore slump here, if this keeps up I think pt.2 will be better than pt.1 could’ve hoped for... | Relinquished
07.03.19 | aye ppl here don’t know shit about sludge woooow | TheMightyScoop
07.03.19 | "aye ppl here don’t know shit about sludge woooow"
neither do you apparently. | Relinquished
07.03.19 | check my credentials from 5 years ago and this week, jellyscoop | accompliceofmydeath
07.03.19 | Melvins only slowed down because of My War. Before that they were, guess what, a hardcore band. | Uzumaki
07.03.19 | 71 and 73, boys and girls, 71 and 73... | Relinquished
07.03.19 | can't skip 72 now or else it'd be awkward | Uzumaki
07.03.19 | That’s why it’s on the list...
;) | Relinquished
07.03.19 | yea
on the russian roulette board of what's next lol | Uzumaki
07.03.19 | Technically it’s russian roulette, but it’s ordered, as in I have 63-77 on my iPod right now, it all depends on available time (mainly because I listen to these on my lunch hours at work) and what mood I’m feeling in on any given day; but rest assured, if it’s on this list, I will listen, rate and opine on it. | Uzumaki
07.03.19 | Scoop wanted me to listen to 7A7P, so I’ll probably take a chunk from around that number group after I’ve worked my way through this number grouping I’m currently on. | Viriathus
07.03.19 | Until Your Heart Stops is one of my all-time faves. Fuckin rip to Caleb. None of their other stuff aside from Beyond Hypothermia sounds like it. | botb
07.03.19 | Fuck yeah 73, what an amazing album | SteakByrnes
07.03.19 | You gotta get on 7 Angels 7 Plagues ASAP my guy | accompliceofmydeath
07.05.19 | You'll definitely love 72. 74 is more in line with 71, but better overall. | Uzumaki
07.08.19 | Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July weekend, and just a fantastic weekend for those of you who aren’t American. Was planning to listen and opine on some more releases while I spent the weekend up north, but I forgot to pack any means to actually listen to stuff, so... fuck me, I guess. 72 is up for your incredulity! | accompliceofmydeath
07.08.19 | Dang, surprised at your take on 72. Definitely the start of a transition, so I can see how you feel the way you do though.
Saying you went "up north" is a very Minnesotan/Wisconsinite thing to say. Do you happen to live in that area? | Uzumaki
07.08.19 | Wisco born and bred. Likewise? | accompliceofmydeath
07.08.19 | Grew up in Illinois, but live in Wisconsin now. Right on the Minnesota border near Minneaplis/St. Paul. | Uzumaki
07.08.19 | Nice. I was up around Cadott this past weekend. | accompliceofmydeath
07.09.19 | Oh, yeah. That's only about an hour from me. Small world. | Uzumaki
07.09.19 | Sweet deal. Pleased to see another fellow Wisconsinite on Sput.
63 and 64 are up today! | botb
07.09.19 | Casey is one of the only modern melodic hardcore bands I don’t think sucks
Erra is mad overrated, agree | Uzumaki
07.09.19 | Yoooooooo. | Uzumaki
07.10.19 | Another day, and some more entries fall prey.
67 and 77 are up! | dctarga
07.10.19 | I need to get on that Cave In deal, loving these lists | Uzumaki
07.10.19 | Awww, thanks very much! | botb
07.11.19 | 77 is infectious, I wouldn’t be surprised if you don’t find it sneaking into your brain as time goes by | Uzumaki
07.11.19 | You know, I just might throw their 2003 album, “We’re Down ‘Til We’re Underground” on my pt. 4; I wanna give them a fair shake. | botb
07.11.19 | That’s a good one but I actually do like Background Music more because Wes’s vocals and the music are more aggressive. But since you also like melodic stuff you’d probably dig the later stuff too. | accompliceofmydeath
07.11.19 | Cannot get into Erra at all.
I don't think I've given Casey a chance, but I've always lumped them in with the bad kind of risecore stuff. Am I totally off base with that?
YOTK is one of the best new straight edge bands. Really stoked on them. | botb
07.11.19 | Erra’s cleans made them unlistenable to me. So whiny. Casey is good enough, they definitely stray into Counterparts territory a lot but I don’t mind Counterparts. It’s basically just a more shiny metalcore version of like the late 2000s melodic hardcore thing that was going on. | Viriathus
07.11.19 | I used to be into ERRA in high school but they grew off me so hard. Just another core band biting off Misery Signals but super Pop. Never tried out Casey but I find Counterparts to be a hard meh. | Uzumaki
07.11.19 | Didn’t get into Erra until I listened to their latest, and reverse-engineering my way thru their other material is making me realize I wasn’t exactly missing out on anything prior. | accompliceofmydeath
07.12.19 | Ah, I never really got into Counterparts either. The first record was alright. I haven't been stoked on anything since. | Uzumaki
07.12.19 | 74 is up, and this’ll be my final transmission (wink wink) until late Sunday. Have a good weekend! | Relinquished
07.12.19 | we made another cave in fan lol
radiohead comparisons for that record were for sure hurled aplenty at them back in the day lol | botb
07.12.19 | BIG GOD DAMN RIFF | Uzumaki
07.15.19 | :D :D :D | Viriathus
07.15.19 | The best comparison to Jupiter I can think of is Failure. Radiohead kinda seems exaggerated imo. | Uzumaki
07.15.19 | Yeah, I can see Failure as they are kinda similar to Monoral. | accompliceofmydeath
07.15.19 | Hell yeah. That is such a good record. I definitely some spacey vibes a la HUM and Failure. | botb
07.16.19 | Cave in just announced a full US tour, just FYI ;) | Relinquished
07.16.19 | not that full | accompliceofmydeath
07.16.19 | At least a 6+ hour drive for me. Might have to do it as I have yet to see them. | Uzumaki
07.16.19 | As interested as I am about their tour, it’s double death for me because I don’t think my car would live through another trip to Chi-town and back, and it’s in October, which is smack dab in the middle of school. Thanks for the heads up though! | botb
07.16.19 | Yeah you’re right, not THAT full but they haven’t toured in a lonnnnng time so seeing that many dates made it look full haha | Uzumaki
07.18.19 | Feel the need to low key apologize, ladies and gents, for my lack of posting this week. Been very stressful @ work (50% them/situation, 50% me overthinking the situation) this week and I’ve been listening to less “aggressive” stuff to maintain my mindset. I promise I haven’t forgotten you all and I’ll try to listen to some more of this and have it posted by Friday. Cheers! | deathofasalesman
07.18.19 | I'd recommend 39 and 21, but since you're toning it down, try Fugazi's "The Argument." It's a 5 for me. | Viriathus
07.18.19 | The Argument is amazing but for Fugazi my main jams have always been In On the Kill Taker and Repeater | botb
07.18.19 | Repeater [2] | Uzumaki
07.21.19 | All right, my acts of penance to you all who've been waiting eagerly for what I'd go through this week. Thanks for understanding why it was slow, and I hope to get back on track this next week.
39, 44, 50, 75 and 76 are now up! | deathofasalesman
07.22.19 | Hot Damn! you checked it out. I would recommend a focused listen along with the lyrics sheet, but I may be asking too much. It’s a solid album. | Uzumaki
07.22.19 | I'll come back to it, along with quite a few others, but it'll prolly be after my homework lists are done. Nice rec tho. | botb
07.22.19 | I love the riffing on Hot Damn but I still think it’s before ETID hit their stride. Keith in particular is real hit or miss on it | Emim
07.22.19 | Lot of good shit on here, 41 is super underrated. If you're looking for good deathcore, Animosity is must. | Viriathus
07.22.19 | Comparing an album as incredibly good as Hot Damn to Hatebreed should be criminal. | botb
07.22.19 | I still get down to some perseverance tho for real | botb
07.22.19 | Also damn, mimsy sighting, miss talking to you my dude | accompliceofmydeath
07.22.19 | Satisfaction may literally be the greatest hardcore record of all time. ETID is super sick, too, though. | Viriathus
07.22.19 | I never ever got the appeal for Hatebreed | accompliceofmydeath
07.22.19 | Don't you ever want to feel super tough? | Viriathus
07.22.19 | no. | accompliceofmydeath
07.22.19 | Then it's probably best to skip Hatebreed. I dunno what it is about stuff like Hatebreed. Maybe being straight edge automatically makes me a bit of a douche bag jock. (I'm not a douche bag or jock in the least) | Uzumaki
07.22.19 | @Moog, I only compared it in the sense where there were interesting things going on throughout the album, but it contrasted with how other elements felt like they underperformed, namely the vocals and lyricism. | Viriathus
07.22.19 | Yeah I get that.
Though ive always liked Keiths vocals on it and lyrics never really were too big of a thing for ETID in general. | botb
07.23.19 | Keith is actually one of my favorite lyricists but like I said they hadn’t really hit their stride yet on hot damn | Uzumaki
07.23.19 | @emim, I do have 3 Animosity albums on my homework list #3, namely "Empires", "Shut It Down" and "Animals". | WretchedCacophony
07.23.19 | This might be a stretch, but if you were to listen to any given black metal album, Dissection - "Storm of the Light's Bane" would be the one to check out.
The album flows beautifully, and the melodies on each track are exceptional. Production is also excellent. I just don't know if you'd like the vocals all that much (: | Uzumaki
07.23.19 | I'll keep it in mind, thanks! | Uzumaki
07.23.19 | Another day, and I drift sublimely through Isis. 46, 47 and 48 are up!!! | deathofasalesman
07.23.19 | Keith is actually one of my favorite lyricists [2]
Uzu you might get a kick out of ETID - New Junk Aesthetic
You can hear how all the elements of their sound finally CLICK | Uzumaki
07.23.19 | I'll add it to #4. | Uzumaki
07.24.19 | 49, 65 and 66 are now live! | Deez
07.24.19 | WELCOME TO CAVE IN LAND! | Uzumaki
07.30.19 | My musical memory of Saosin is fuzzy nowadays, but IIRC I like Translating The Name better than the s/t; hell, I think I may have enjoyed In Search Of Solid Ground better than this... sigh. | foxblood
07.30.19 | nice list | Uzumaki
07.30.19 | Thank you very much. | Uzumaki
07.30.19 | Whenever I read or hear the title “Hail Stan”, my mind always thinks of the character of Phil, the Prince Of Insufficient Light from Dilbert. | botb
07.31.19 | Haha fuck yeah Dilbert | Uzumaki
08.01.19 | 68, 69 (giggity) and 70 are up! We’re entering the homestretch here! | botb
08.01.19 | Loved saosin and even periphery back in the day, not so much anymore | Viriathus
08.01.19 | Translating the Name is perfection but the two albums with Cove are like nope.
Periphery were always bad to me. | Uzumaki
08.01.19 | TBF I came in on their Juggernaut albums and haven’t really sifted too much through their back catalog, maybe an album or two... but this was touted all year long and I knew if I didn’t throw it on a list I prolly wouldn’t have listened to it until 2021 or something. | accompliceofmydeath
08.06.19 | Been a bit since an update. Everything cool, Uzu? | Bedex
08.06.19 | Just saw your write-up for 46 and 48, aye you 5'd two of the three albums I was pumped about | Uzumaki
08.06.19 | 46 is a 5’er in spirit. Odds are, I’ll prolly bump it to a 5 in the future. | Uzumaki
08.06.19 | Took a mini-break these past couple of days and worked through some albums that’ve been sitting on my iPod all year and I haven’t touched them. Thanks for your concern though; it’s greatly appreciated!
40 and 43 are up!
[edit]: stupid fucking “delete” button right underneath the “edit” button... | Viriathus
08.06.19 | Bloodlet arent even Deathcore. But yeah they got a bit of an acquired taste in terms of vocalwork. I like The Seraphim Fall better but Entheogen is still a fuckin ripper. | Bedex
08.06.19 | stupid fucking “delete” button right underneath the “edit” button... [2]
man and the positioning of the buttons when trying to edit a list gives me chills every time
Almost a slam dunk triple 5 then, good stuff | Uzumaki
08.06.19 | You just reminded me when I accidentally deleted this list instead of editing it. | Bedex
08.06.19 | I saw that at the time, makes me be especially careful out of dread for it to happen to me now lol | Uzumaki
08.07.19 | Me too... | accompliceofmydeath
08.07.19 | 40 and 43 are both some of my favorites. 43 being my favorite deathcore release of all time. I can see how you don't like Bloodlet's vocals. They're fairly unique. On their last full length he uses a lot more cleans. You might be interested in that. | botb
08.07.19 | 40 slaps so hard, have never checked 43. Definitely understand where bloodlet’s vocals could be grating, the riffs are just so good that it never stuck out in a bad way to me | Viriathus
08.07.19 | btw if Bloodlets vocals dont fit with you theres always Self Dare You Still Breathe by Bird of Ill Omen which is pretty similar sounding to Bloodlet but more usual sounding harsh vox. | accompliceofmydeath
08.07.19 | botb, if you like The Red Chord, Animosity and basically that early 00s deathcore shit, you'd like them. Some of the members went on to TRC, TAS and Premonitions of War. | accompliceofmydeath
08.07.19 | Oh, and the vocalist is Nate Johnson of Through the Eyes of the Dead, Since the Flood, Turmoil and about a thousand other bands. | Uzumaki
08.07.19 | Another two bite my dust. 30 and 41 are live! | Uzumaki
08.07.19 | @Alexis, that’s actually in my homework list #4! I think I’ll (TEMPORARILY!!!) stop at my fourth list, and therefore I’ve been trying to find some more obscure stuff.
[edit]: I take that back. It’s #60 in hw list #3. | accompliceofmydeath
08.07.19 | I think you'll be quite shocked at the rest of Embodyment's discography. They go down an alternative rock/post-hardcore route that doesn't resemble anything from that album. | Viriathus
08.07.19 | I mustve recd Bird of Ill Omen already and didnt remember it, unless im not the only person on Sput who knows they exist.
But yeah glad youre into Deformity, I actually dont remember it too well myself so I should return to it. | Uzumaki
08.08.19 | Starting to get real, folks. I just threw the rest of this list on my iPod. Everything I’ve yet to listen to is all in one location... | Uzumaki
08.10.19 | And now for the weekend, 33 and 42 are up! | botb
08.10.19 | im gonna send you some more hardcore for #4 if you have room | Uzumaki
08.10.19 | I got some room, recs are always welcome! | Scoot
08.10.19 | dude how have you not heard 13 yet | Uzumaki
08.10.19 | ... By methodically working my way thru this?
Lol, I’m getting there. | Uzumaki
08.10.19 | @botb, shoutbox me the recs! | botb
08.12.19 | I keep having stuff come up, I got you a bit later! | Deez
08.12.19 | 'The seraphim fall' is the best bloodlet album anyway shit was years ahead of its time | JeetJeet
08.12.19 | 33 is actually really awesome. Very underrated band | Uzumaki
08.12.19 | @botb, no probs, whenever you have time, I’m all ears! | Deez
08.12.19 | List needs Breach | Uzumaki
08.12.19 | Tell me which one and it’ll go on #4. | Deez
08.12.19 | go with 'Its me god' its their 'rawest' I guess. You could pick 'Its me god' 'Venom' or 'Kollpase' though )kollapse being my fave right now). Stick a pin in it. | Uzumaki
08.12.19 | Depending on how many recs botb gives me, I just might throw all three on there. :) | accompliceofmydeath
08.12.19 | Man, 42 is one of my favorite metalcore bands/albums ever. I love how slow and heavy it is. Minor discrepancy, it's actually LP. | Uzumaki
08.12.19 | Duly noted. I’m happy I did (mostly) right by you, the vox just needed a little more fine tuning for me and my aural tastes and it would’ve been excellent.
[edit]: I have their “If God Only Knew...” on pt. 3, and I’ll see if I can dig up “Heretic” for pt. 4. | accompliceofmydeath
08.12.19 | If God Only Knew has my favorite song of theirs ("Gone") and Heretic isn't on streaming services, but is on YouTube. I'll inbox you the link. | Uzumaki
08.12.19 | *spoiler alert*: I don’t stream any of this. All these lists, I’ve, ahem... “acquired” everything here, separated them into their own respective playlists in iTunes and periodically added them to my iPod to work through. | Deez
08.12.19 | Arkangel-Dead man walking
Aftershock-Through the looking glass (guitarist went onto KSE)
Earthmover-Death Carved in every word (basically pre WOJ with a diff singer)
Starkweather-Croatian (Starkweather go over so many peoples heads theyre one of the greatest proggy/Metalcore bands ever, Many cant stand the Vox. Its one of them)
More than anything you need to check Botch on this list if you havent.
| accompliceofmydeath
08.12.19 | Ah, in that case you should be able to "find" it. | accompliceofmydeath
08.12.19 | I second Earthmover and Starkweather. Arkangel and Aftershock are cool, too. | Uzumaki
08.12.19 | @deezer, believe it or not, but I actually have Starkweather’s “Crossbearer” and “Into The Wire” at #’s 93 and 97, respectively, in my hw list pt.3. If I like them, then I’ll definitely add “Croatian” to #4. I think y’all are gonna like the last two lists. I will definitely look up your other recs, thanks!
@accomplice, I still thank you very much for your link! | Deez
08.12.19 | Early stuffs ok man' Croatoan' is their best by MILES. A love or hate band though | botb
08.12.19 | Some hardcore classics:
Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today
Cro-Mags - The Age of Quarrel
Warzone - Don’t Forget the Struggle
Killing Time - Brightside
Judge - Bringin It Down
Floorpunch - Fast Times...
Some heavier:
Stigmata - Hymns For An Unknown God
Neglect - The Complete Don Fury Sessions
No Warning - Ill Blood
Strife - In This Defiance
Inside Out - No Spiritual Surrender
Racetraitor - Burn The Idol of the White Messiah
Some newer stuff:
Power Trip - Manifest Decimation
The Beautiful Ones - Jaded Love
Candy - Good To Feel
Baptists - Bushcraft
Some wild cards -
108 - Songs of Seperation
Shelter - Attaining the Supreme
Weekend Nachos - Worthless
Bane - Give Blood
Envy - All The Footprints...
Majority Rule - Interviews With David Frost
Uhhhh that’s a good list for now right? Haha
| Uzumaki
08.13.19 | That works perfectly. I liked “Manifest Decimation”, but not as much as “Nightmare Logic”. That one is an absolute monster. | Uzumaki
08.13.19 | And off we go on another week. #35, 36, 37 and 38 are up! | botb
08.13.19 | Also you owe it to yourself to check more converge ;) try axe to fall or all we love, I think those are their two most accessible albums | botb
08.13.19 | Also a damn fine set of albums this week! Jhazmyne’s lullaby and the argument in particular! | Deez
08.13.19 | Yeah why you jump 34 though? Sort it out | Uzumaki
08.13.19 | The jumps in numbers are because I’ll listen to an album without remembering where it’s at in the list, and then I’ll see it when I’m adding my two cents and I’ll try to work the other albums in between throughout the week. | Uzumaki
08.13.19 | 34 is up. Spoiler alert, but I hate it. | botb
08.13.19 | Fuck yeah. Botch is one of the GOATS. | Deez
08.13.19 | Word | accompliceofmydeath
08.14.19 | Botch is sick. Deadguy/DEP combo is an apt description. | Emim
08.14.19 | Was gonna rec some Earth Crisis but you got that covered. Riffs are on point | Uzumaki
08.14.19 | @emim That they fucking are, good sir, that they are...
Another day, and 31 and 32 fall prey. | accompliceofmydeath
08.14.19 | That's probably my least favorite album by The Red Chord, but it still slaps. I think their first and last records are the best. | Uzumaki
08.14.19 | I chuckled to myself when they had the “clean” outro on their first track. | botb
08.14.19 | Damn you’re really flying this week! | Deez
08.14.19 | you need 17 in your lizzife | Uzumaki
08.15.19 | @botb, just punching that dance card so when I listen to the new Slipknot tomorrow nobody’ll be bent out of shape lol.
@deezer, soon, my child, soon... | accompliceofmydeath
08.15.19 | I was pretty impressed with the new Slipknot. Certainly better than their last two. | Uzumaki
08.15.19 | Funny thing is, I’m stupid and I fell asleep before I could load it onto my iPod. So, today’s lunch hour consisted of the new album from The Ansible (minor letdown) and Brand Of Sacrifice (so. much. JUNZZZZZ). | Uzumaki
08.16.19 | 7 is now up, and thanks Scoop. | botb
08.16.19 | Everything Dave Witte touches is fire, 7 is no different | Viriathus
08.16.19 | Burnt By the Sun are a fun band. I like the two that came after their debut better though the debut is still fuckin gud n shit. | Uzumaki
08.16.19 | 17, 23 and 24 are now up! | Deez
08.16.19 | Thought youd love Beecher given some of your comments on similar stuff on here man. Phenomenal band. Aaron turner did the artwork too. The total package. Theyre local to me and I know one of them so was lucky enough to see them a whole bunch of times. Better than A LOT of more heralded shit that came after it | botb
08.17.19 | Beloved was a fun band. If you’re interested check out what their harsh vocalist did later in Advent, much heavier and more intense. Super Christian, but so good it doesnt really bother me. Naked and Cold is far and away their best | Uzumaki
08.20.19 | One of these days I’ll learn to stop trying to differentiate between an EP and an LP when regarding these progenitor bands.
25 and 26 are up! | Deez
08.20.19 | The beecher EP is ok, As you said no where in the same stratopshere as their debut or the follow up but especially the debut | Uzumaki
08.21.19 | Aaaaaaaaand 8 is up.
@Scoop, you’re 2 for 2 so far... | Deez
08.21.19 | Candiria also wrote the best rap song ever | Uzumaki
08.24.19 | A solid day of listening in, folks! 13, 19, 20 and 22 are up! | botb
08.24.19 | Snapcase doesn’t get nearly enough love on sput. Glad to see you enjoyed em! Those are my two favorite snapcase records | Uzumaki
08.25.19 | Snapcase was fun!
15 left to go! | Uzumaki
08.26.19 | 5 and 12 are up!
Scoop, you’re batting 1.000! | Artuma
08.26.19 | damn this thing is huge, really appreciate your effort | Uzumaki
08.26.19 | That’s what she said. | Uzumaki
08.26.19 | Sorry, had to say it.
Thanks very much! I’m almost done finalizing the 4th part of this list; so far, it’s been very fun to work through and I’m surprised I haven’t pissed anyone off yet. :) | Artuma
08.26.19 | "That’s what she said."
most likely not | Uzumaki
08.26.19 | A man can dream though, can’t he? | Artuma
08.26.19 | a man can also be productive and jam 29 so get on it | Deez
08.26.19 | Word! this is one of my fave lists right now, I grew up on a lot of this stuff some has aged and some hasnt so well so its really interesting to see someones take on it nowadays especially when you clearly interested and deep into the listening of it all. | Viriathus
08.26.19 | Noticed that there was a distinct lack of any Emocore/First Wave Emo/Screamo bands on the lists so if you still have room on that Part 4 then these would be worth it to help ya finalize n shit:
Rites of Spring - End on End
Moss Icon - Complete Discography
Antioch Arrow - Gems of Masochism
pg.99 - Document 8
You and I - The Curtain Falls
I Have Dreams - Three Days Til Christmas
City of Caterpillar - City of Caterpillar
Portraits of Past - 0011001010001
Embrace - Embrace
The Hated - What Was Left
Native Nod - Today Puberty Tomorrow the World
Saetia - A Reptrospective
Hot Cross - Cryonics
Dag Nasty - Can I Say
Husker Du - Zen Arcade (Not really Emo but without this album pretty everything Post-Hardcore/Emo wouldve never existed)
Ink and Dagger (Listening to Drive This Wooden Stake to Fine Art and then to the S/T all in one go is a crazy fuckin journey)
One Last Wish - 1986
Policy of 3 - Dead Dog Summer
Jeromes Dream - Completed
The Pine - Days Slipping By
Also not Emo or Screamo but wanted to rec these anyways
Rudimentary Peni - Death Church
Crass - Stations of Crass & Penis Envy
Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
Adolescents - Adolescents
Die Kruezen - Die Kruezen
Trophy Scars - Hospital Music
Thursday - War All the Time
Showbread - No Sir Nihilism Is Not Practical
Blindside - A Thought Crushed My Mind
Codeseven - A Sense of Coalition
Taken - Between Two Unseens
Thrice - The Illusion of Safety
Dunno how much youll be able to fit in but meh I have a habit of giving out a lot of recs lol.
| Deez
08.26.19 | Hardcore/metalcore/post metalcore
Take that emo shit from this mosh
Ink and dagger can stay | Uzumaki
08.26.19 | @Alexis thanks very much for the recs, Husker Du’s Zen Arcade has been on my radar for a while; if I got room left over I’ll see what I can do! | Viriathus
08.26.19 | "Take that emo shit from this mosh"
First Wave Emo/Emocore = Emotional Hardcore
Sorry but its still Hardcore. Glad you dig Ink and Dagger at least, one of the most underrated bands to have ever existed. Never got the massive rep that they deserve despite being so insane, unique, and influential. | Deez
08.26.19 | Dude i saw the in a pub basement back to back with refused in like 97 | Viriathus
08.26.19 | Shit that sounds fuckin amazing. | Deez
08.26.19 | Was incredible. Like maybe 80-100 ppl there. Being old af has some plus points.
City of caterpillar are great too. The only Emo stuff I ever fucked with was Texas is the reason/Sensefield and a few Discord bands. | Viriathus
08.26.19 | Texas and Sense Field are good ones to fuck with. What about Jawbreaker? | Deez
08.26.19 | Could never get down with Jawbreakers vox man. | Deez
08.26.19 | Oh Fireside too! Amazing band | Artuma
08.27.19 | "Take that emo shit from this mosh"
literally all of those albums are hardcore though | Deez
08.27.19 | Just a joke fam | Viriathus
08.27.19 | I forgot Fireside existed. Theyre a cool band.
I love Jawbreakers vox. fuckin rip. | Artuma
08.27.19 | "The only Emo stuff I ever fucked with was Texas is the reason/Sensefield and a few Discord bands."
how can i tell though since you don't like it | Deez
08.27.19 | I did write 'Im with you on the first wave of emocore being hardcore' but I dont know why it didnt post. Thats internet in the mountains for you. | Deez
08.27.19 | Fireside - Do Not Tailgate was stellar, everything after not so much | botb
08.27.19 | Not enough comments on how much master killer slaps | Viriathus
08.27.19 | Ive still yet to hear it | Deez
08.27.19 | LIIIIIFE IS PAIIIIIINNN | botb
08.27.19 | Damn really? Idk if it’s up your alley of core or not but I love it. So riffy and energetic | Uzumaki
08.27.19 | ‘Twas delicious, botb. I enjoyed it.
Was feeling productive and more manly than usual, so I grew my beard out another 6 inches this afternoon, trimmed it down and listened to 29. | Deez
08.28.19 | I had a long sleeve master killer shirt in college shits like 80 dollars or some shit now | Uzumaki
08.28.19 | Forgot to mention when listening to 29, I was also getting B&C vibes here and there.
18 is up, and another good day in my book! | botb
08.28.19 | Man I want that shirt so bad but I’m not paying those merch swap dork’s prices | Uzumaki
08.28.19 | @botb: https://www.coldcutsmerch.com/collections/merauder/products/merauder-master-killer-longsleeve?variant=11130419844 | Uzumaki
08.29.19 | 6, 9 and 10 are up, and only 8 more to go! | Deez
08.29.19 | Yes mate! Shai Hulud are gods | botb
08.29.19 | 6 is one of my favorite bands ever and I think the best melodic core band to ever do it | Uzumaki
08.29.19 | Shai Hulud has been a big plus to my homework lists... them, Zao and Vision Of Disorder were the first. | Viriathus
08.30.19 | Shai Hulud and ZAO are both pretty high class -core. | botb
08.30.19 | Moog, you don’t dig VOD? I thought that’d be up your alley too! | Viriathus
08.30.19 | I do like VoD. I just like Shai Hulud and ZAO more. | Uzumaki
09.03.19 | 28 is up. Sput is down 3 days and I was starting to get really ticked here. Missed you guys. | botb
09.03.19 | Missed u too bb, you’re chipping away at these! Stoked to see how you like my recs on #3 | Deez
09.03.19 | Would be a shame for these lists to have go into the abyss | Uzumaki
09.03.19 | I WOULD LITERALLY FUCKING DIE DON'T YOU EVER SAY THAT AGAIN.
*ahem* yeah, that would be a shame. | Uzumaki
09.03.19 | Looks like I'll have to wait another day or so to fix the artwork for some of my contributions in these lists... | Deez
09.03.19 | I thought that was the end of sput tbh... | Uzumaki
09.03.19 | I would've been so sad, not necessarily because I would've lost all these lists, but outside of here I have no way of keeping in contact with any of you guys... :(
would've missed the reparteé, the interaction, and the general friendship that I felt was developing nicely. | Viriathus
09.03.19 | Well do you have Discord? | Uzumaki
09.04.19 | I do have the app on my iPod, but I haven't the faintest clue how to use it. Initially downloaded it to try and play Splatoon2 with other peeps...
All right, ladies and gentlemen. 3 days of down servers = plenty of quality listening time! Managed to wrangle my thoughts together, and: 4, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21 AND 27 are up and live!
Thanks to everyone for making this list a complete blast to listen to, and thanks for introducing me to so much good music! Now for your perusal, homework list pt. 3 is now open for commenting! | GhostB1rd
09.04.19 | Can't believe it's been six years since Shai Hulud's last.
Time flies by when you've got shit to do. | Uzumaki
09.04.19 | Sad, isn't it? | Deez
09.04.19 | Sweet was interested to see what you thought of beechers last record, They actually had a new guitarist (extra) on there I believe | JeetJeet
09.04.19 | You gotta listen to some Sikth bruh. | GhostB1rd
09.04.19 | pusssssyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyfoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot | Uzumaki
09.05.19 | Listened to their latest album and was NOT impressed at all. | TheMightyScoop
09.08.19 | you are now woke in OG metalcore. good on ya, mate | Uzumaki
09.09.19 | Thanks for bearing with me. How do you like the lineup for #3? | DopeFiend
09.09.19 | Part 3 looks decent. Coalesce, Gaza, Integrity, and Earth Crisis' Destroy The Machines album is absolutely essential listening. Good choices on the Ken mode and Unsane picks, those are balls heavy old school post hardcore/sludge albums. Today is the day is just batshit crazy, I have no idea what genre they are but I love them. | TheMightyScoop
09.09.19 | ya the production on Destroy the Machines is orgasmic. much heavier than the rest of their albums |
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