| 4.5 superb |
| B.M. Sharp Music is Tight |
| Between the Buried and Me Alaska |
| Between the Buried and Me Colors |
| Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me |
| Circa Survive Juturna |
| Circa Survive On Letting Go |
| Coheed and Cambria From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness |
| Last Chance to Reason Level 2 |
| Misery Signals Controller |
| Within a month of finding about these guys, they became one of my favorite bands. Instrumentally, the album is packed with off-time rhythms and amazing melodies driven by some fairly technical drumming. Vocalist Karl Schubach switches back and forth between crushing, monotone lows and soaring clean vocals, belting out some of the best lyrics I've heard in modern metalcore. If you like technical, non-generic metalcore, check this out. |
| Periphery Periphery |
| Protest the Hero Fortress |
| The Carrier No Love Can Save Me |
| The Contortionist Exoplanet |
| By far one of my favorite released of the year. I love how they manage to combine crushing deathcore, technical riffing, and beautiful melodic, ambient passages without it feeling forced. Reminds me somewhat of BtBAM, but with more deathcore influence. |
| The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium |
| The Reign of Kindo Rhythm, Chord & Melody |
| Amazing album, the instrumentation and vocals are ridiculously good. "The Moments in Between" is one of my favorite song, period. I wish they would come around, I'd kill to see them live. |
| TTNG Adventure, Stamina and Anger |
| Although not profoundly different from "Animals", this EP's a great release and an excellent final outing for Stu. The 1st song from which the EP draws its name has a sort of "feel good" attitude similar to past songs like 26 is Dancier Than 4 while the 2nd track is more somber. If you're a fan of their past releases or just a fan of mathy, catchy yet emotional indie, I highly recommend it. |
