North Seasons – ‘Never Forget This’ [Review]
Prog-hardcore mixed with Korn-esque riffage? Sounds pretty damn epic to me! North Seasons are really pulling away from the post-hardcore herd with this track, chucking in Read more…
Keep Of Kalessin – ‘Epistemology’ [Review]
Three guys made this album.
Three guys.
Seriously.
What the actual fuck?!
To be completely honest, death/black metal is something I don’t often listen to outside of that scene in Californication where a post-vasectomy Hank Moody holds an ice cube tray against his balls while his daughter Becca sulks in her room blasting said types of metal…but I can happily make an exception when Read more…
The Kut – ‘Alekhine’s Gun’ [Review]
Jesus Henry Christmas…this is something else. The Kut mix a whole bunch of grunge and alt-rock influences, all of whom happen to be bands I love. Alekhine’s Gun mixes Deftones-esque vibes with Read more…
Hindsights – ‘Cold Walls/Cloudy Eyes’ [Review]
Ironic as it is, I have a real soft spot for grim and raw post-hardcore. With Cold Walls/Cloudy Eyes, Hindsights have hit said spot super-effectively. Crank up the volume, and you’ll be richly rewarded with Read more…
Selectric – ‘Insultc’ [Review]
Prepare to have your brain done in. Selectric specialise in flat-out fucked jazz fusion / post-rock à la the now-defunct Acoustic Ladyland – and if you can make it through Serfin’ USA‘s incomprehensible opening barrage, you can make it through anything. Rudnick’s Magic Recorder is as nutty as its title suggests, if not more so, while Read more…
Palm Reader – ‘By The Ground, We’re Defined’ [Review]
Palm Reader are many things. Angry. Intense. Cathartic. Heavy.
And fucking awesome.
By The Ground, We’re Defined continues to mine similar ground to Palm Reader’s last release, I Watch The Fire Chase My Tongue – but although the Dillinger-esque mathcore style itself is Read more…
Andrew Combs – ‘All These Dreams’ [Review]
Country music is a rarity on TMMP – but this album is so exceptional that I had to write something about it. Eleven tales of ruin, regret, and redemption told through deep-roasted vocals and Read more…
Essence – ‘Smoke And Mirrors’ [Review]
Although metalcore’s boundaries have become defined to the point of dogmatism and the suffocation of originality, there do still exist bands who aim to employ stylistic constrictions solely as guidelines rather than snares, or the bars of a gilded cage. It’s one thing to sit down and say Read more…
Beautiful Nothing – ‘Beautiful Nothing’ [Review]
Beautiful Nothing is bold, powerful, and as infectious as the STDs which people across the world are preparing to reveal to their partners now that Valentine’s Day is over.
Beautiful Nothing know how to Read more…
Wicked City – ‘So Good (Vocal Mix)’ [Review]
Some tracks just leave you stunned. This is one of them. Deadly-sexy, funky, deep, and gorgeously bass-heavy, So Good is…well… Read more…