#aussie metalcore

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A.U GUST

Week Three: School/Work August 20th: Metalcore Band

Ian is a concert photographer and Mickey is the bass player in an up and coming metalcore band. Ian later realises he spent a lot of time taking pictures of the bassist and can't wait until he gets to see him live again.

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[lenreli]

Annihilist - Guillotine

[shipwrecked-b0nes]

Parkway Drive

Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne

November 2nd, 2018

Spurce: shipwrecked-b0nes

[amidnightqueery]

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My blog description and title refers to a song called "Lucid" by Australian metalcore band Polaris, one of my favourite artists!

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Stand Atlantic - Was Here

Two years ago, Stand Atlantic dropped one of my favorite albums of that year, and maybe even of the 2020s as a whole — f.e.a.r. Standing for “fuck everything and run,” that record really blew me away when I heard it in 2022. It was a refreshing dose of pop-flavored pop-punk with some pop-rock, hip-hop, and hardcore thrown in. It was a unique album, especially for a genre that doesn’t like to be unique. I absolutely loved it, and I couldn’t wait for the follow-up. Now we got it in the form of Was Here, and I had no idea this was coming out soon, unless I just wasn’t paying attention. I was instantly excited about this, because if their last album was any indication, this thing was going to be just as good, if not better.

I’ve given this album a bunch of listens throughout the last week, and I’ve got some mixed feelings on this album, but I do love it a lot. It’s a fantastic album, but not without its issues. Their last album, for as much as I loved it, had a couple of small issues, too, but I’ve been going back and forth on whether or not Was Here is better than f.e.a.r. I came to the conclusion that it’s not better overall, but they’ve improved quite a bit on other stuff. I would definitely listen to this if you enjoyed f.e.a.r, but I would also go into this album with an open mind and realistic expectations, especially if you loved their last album as much as I did.

Let’s start with what they’ve improved on, and it comes down to two key things: their sound and their guest features. There wasn’t much you could really do to their sound, but this album ups the ante with how unique and eclectic they could get. This album features metalcore, pop-punk, pop-rock, straight up pop, some R&B, trap, and many more styles of music that really shows the band taking on unique and interesting influences. Each song has its own feel, whereas their last album had a few songs that fit one style, you can’t say that here. No two songs sound alike, and that’s not something I can say for a lot of albums this year.

They also make use of the guests on here, but there aren’t a whole lot. Singer Sueco is on “Nose Bleed,” which is a fun pop-punk banger, and the song “GIRL$” features PVRIS and Bruses. The latter artist I know nothing about, but PVRIS is a solid pop band, and this song is basically a pop-rock cut. The last guest is progressive metalcore band, and fellow Aussies, Polaris on “Criminal,” and that’s a really cool and inventive pop-punk meets metalcore track. Most of the song is an upbeat pop-punk track with a cool riff running through it, but it suddenly erupts to a metalcore bruiser in the bridge with some harsh vocals and an awesome breakdown. They didn’t quite utilize the few guest spots on f.e.a.r, but they don’t miss out this time.

Now, like with their body of work, they’ve got some stuff that’s always works, such as their vocalist being one of the best in the scene (and she sounds even better throughout this album), or the band being in top form throughout the album. They’re chameleons of the pop-punk scene, being able to change their sound at a moment’s notice, most of the time in the same song at a later point. It’s absolutely impressive, but that also leads me to the issues I have with this album, and there are two big ones: its eccentricities and its lyrics.

As much as I love how unique and off the wall this album is, that also comes to bite itself in the ass, because this album is a little too eccentric for its own good. It would work a bit better if the album was a bit shorter, but it’s around 42 minutes, which is a good length on its own, it’s just a bit long for an album with a lot jammed packed into it. With more unique albums, you almost need a shorter runtime to help with how overwhelming it can be. The album’s sounds don’t feel so jarring, but it’s when each song is so different, it can be a bit of musical whiplash. I love the unpredictable sound it has, but at that same time, this album has its clear highlights and some lowlights.

I don’t think anything is bad here, make no mistake, but the highs and lows are more noticeable when everything is so unique and different. I can see this album being a lot for some people, especially people that just wanted a catchy pop-punk album, but for what it’s worth, this album is a lot of fun. Its unique sound is a great aspect, but it also brings it down slightly because it’s a little too eccentric at times.

The other main issue I have with the album are its lyrics, and while I enjoyed the band’s weird and twisted sense of humor on their last album, I don’t quite like the lyrics as much here. The lyrics are played less for laughs and they’re less cheeky, but they’re played straight here and they just aren’t that good. A handful of songs have some solid lyrics, but a good example is a song like “GIRL$,” which has a good message but reads like a “girlboss” anthem and it’s a bit cringy. Some tracks work wonderfully, like “Love U Anyway,” and “17,” but a lot of others just don’t stick the landing for me. They don’t hinder the album enough that I hate the album, or even dislike it, but it makes me not want to go back to it that much.

I still love this album, and while it does improve on some things, it also takes a couple steps back, so it’s not quite on the same level as their last album, although it’s close. The vocals, hooks, and instrumentation is awesome, being some of the most inventive of their career, as well as this record being the most unique of their career so far. Unfortunately, it’s uniqueness is a little much at times, because of how each song is completely different, and the lyrics aren’t anything special, despite not being horrible. They don’t have that cheeky sense of humor they did on their last album that made them so fun. This is still a really good and unique album, so if you want a unique pop-punk album, I definitely would listen to this one.

[fallowhearth]

I never particularly liked hardcore, metalcore, emo, or adjacent genres, even as a teenager when they were charting. The issue I think was that I was only exposed to US bands. It was even harder then to discover music; beyond the radio, I was getting reccs from forums, music stores, and Rage. Something about the whiny, nasal vocal style in a US accent sounds horrible to me. However! Australian accents are naturally nasal and kinda whiny. So, take metalcore, and slap an Aussie accent on that bad boy, you've really got something. It just sounds right. One of the few places you can hear Australians singing their their actual accents without it sounding bizarre.

[visionofvoid]

ABOUT ME!

hello everyone, bright new blog for you all!

i will start by telling you a bit about myself and what my goal is, starting with the former. 

hi, my name is cass and im 22 years old from canberra, australia. 

i am a big big fan of emo music (i know this term is very broad) and formula one as you can tell from the profile! in terms of ‘emo’ music, i usually gravitate towards post/pop punk, metalcore, hardcore, grunge etc. in my spare time i try and catch gigs that come to australia. i just recently went to good things in december 2022 and knotfest in 2023!

back in the day i had an old tumblr account where i wrote fanfic for like of mice and men and we came as romans that got super popular but i was a minor and it was embarrassing lol. i also have a wattpad account with some books that have a fair amount of reads (message me if you like greys anatomy xoxo)

my team in formula one is ferrari which is a little bit rough at the moment but oh well. i am a big big leclerc fan and honestly believe i could pull him (same with pedro pascal) but of course being an aussie we all love our man danny ric. 

in my spare time im a bit of a gym girly, i read a lot and i love to write too. 

i have many ideas ahead of me so please follow, reblog and request. this is a safe space and i love you all. 

[coco-colada]

Mes 32 albums préférés de 2022 classés selon leurs pochettes (4 sur 4)

7. Kublai Khan TX - Lowest Form Of Animal

(hardcore, metalcore)

La voix du chanteur de Kublai Khan TX est absolument décâlissante et parfaite pour ce genre de musique brutale et déchirante. ''Swan Song'' est un point fort du EP, traitant de la violence que subissent les travailleuses du sexe, cette track est autant abyssale dans son propos que sa livraison. La pochette est très jolie. Présentant des lieux sales en décrépitude, elle utilise soigneusement une palette de couleurs ternes sur les photos pour faire ressortir à la fois leur laideur mais aussi leur beauté.

Kublai Khan TX - Swan Song feat. Scott Vogel

6. Sebii - VVYELLOW

(hyperpop, rap)

Sebii propose ici un EP somme toute convenu, mais quand même divertissant, fidèle au style joueur et coloré de l'artiste. Toutefois, les paroles sont un peu génériques et il manque un p'tit oumf à la plupart des tracks du projet. Par contre, sa pochette, elle, tombe pile dans mes goûts haha. Faite à partir d'un kiwi (?), la genre d'étoile nous interpelle du regard et nous pousse à analyser sa construction. Ce EP se situe également dans une continuité avec deux projets précédents de Sebii, soit VVBLUE et VVRED, et j'apprécie l'unicité entre les trois pochettes.

Sebii - STFU...ur done

5. Charli XCX - CRASH

(pop, dance)

Avec cet album, Charli XCX délaisse l'hyperpop plus expérimental qu'elle avait adopté sur ses deux derniers LPs. C'est malheureusement un exercice impertinent selon moi, car en résulte un album que, certes j'ai finis par aimer pour son côté catchy, mais qui suit de façon assez conventionnelle les codes de la pop contemporaine. La pochette est à mon avis ce qu'il a de plus intéressant à offrir! Sans réinventer la roue, ce cover fait sa job parfaitement en allant droit au but. Il est efficace dans sa composition, jouant avec la profondeur, et il utilise l'imagerie de l'accident de façon percutante. Il évite aussi le piège d'ajouter du texte superflu.

Charli XCX - Beg For You feat. Rina Sawayama

4. Thee Oh Sees - A Foul Form

(garage rock, punk)

Je ne suis pas si familier avec la discographie du band, mais j'ai bien aimé cet album de Thee Oh Sees. Étant d'une durée de 22 minutes, ce projet est comparable à un épisode d'un bon cartoon: explosif, mémorable et sans filler. Bien que je ne sois pas fan des pochettes en tons de gris, celle-ci possède un point fort: squelette. Beaucoup de personnalité se dégage de ce petit crâne aux yeux globuleux et il représente bien le contenu de cet album, soit du rock assez corrosif, pas overthinké et très sympathique.

Thee Oh Sees - Funeral Solution

3. black midi - Hellfire

(experimental rock, jazz fusion)

Ce troisième album de black midi ne récrée pas la surprise du premier, mais pousse le groupe dans une direction plus grandiose que leur deuxième opus. Leur musique rock expérimental complètement zinzin est une fois de plus au rendez-vous, et je trouve que leur storytelling est davantage efficace. Les histoires racontées sont spectaculaires et le côté théâtrale est 100% assumé. La pochette, fidèle aux habitudes du groupe anglais, est sublime! Un gros clusterfuck de couleurs, de textures et de trucs de toutes sortes. David Rudnick, l'artiste responsable de ce cover, a produit une œuvre à l'image de l'album, très chargée et abrasive.

black midi - Welcome To Hell

2. Guerilla Toss - Famously Alive

(art pop, noise rock)

Je ne connaissais pas ce band avant d'entendre cet album et je suis vraiment tombé sous le charme! Les dix morceaux de ce long-jeu travaillent ensemble pour créer une expérience complètement euphorique. Je ne suis pas attiré d'emblée par la musique qui évoque la beauté et le bonheur, mais Guerilla Toss le fait ici avec beaucoup de mordant et d'originalité, utilisant des couches épaisses de vocals mielleux et de mélodies dansantes pour abriller le background expérimental qui sert de fondation à ce projet. La pochette reflète parfaitement ce sentiment d'extase que l'album suggère. Je ne suis pas certain de ce qu'il représente (de la mousse de moisissure qui prend vie sur un liquide?), mais quoi qu'il soit, ce cover, qui met l'accent sur ses couleurs excessivement vibrantes, a immédiatement capté mon regard et je le trouve toujours aussi joli presque un an plus tard! ✨🙂

Guerilla Toss - Famously Alive

1. HEALTH - DISCO4 :: PART II

(metal, industrial, electronic)

Excellent album qui, au travers de collaborations avec différent.e.s artistes sur chaque track, crée une ambiance sinistre, mystérieuse et dévastatrice. Toutefois, la voix douce et angélique du chanteur de HEALTH, dosée judicieusement, permet au projet d'atteindre une beauté étonnante entre les débris de la violence si cathartique. De plus, le petit côté fantasy qu'on retrouve sur plusieurs tounes solidifie son originalité et sa place comme l'un de mes albums préférés de l'année! Et c'est cette pochette que je place au sommet du classement! Hautement contrastée, elle utilise une image très noisy et brutale, mais fait ressortir cette violence avec une structure solide et une typographie lourde et puissante, mais lisible. C'est définitivement un produit de son époque, mais reste que c'est, à mon avis, la pochette la plus percutante, attirante et efficace de 2022.

HEALTH x THE BODY :: AD 1000

Merci beaucoup de m'avoir lu, j'espère que vous aurez pu découvrir deux ou trois projets cools au travers de mes recommandations ! 🙂

[what-if-nct]

hiiii ok double reminder today because there's two whole songs to talk about lucky meeee

one: wayv!!! is back!!!! there is a new wayv song!!!!!!!! holy shit they're actually having a comeback!!!!!!!!! i love the song, i love how they managed to make the video look so glamorous even without the fifteen outfits and sets that I've come to expect from k pop mvs. but what's throwing me a bit is that the word "only" is a way of adding emphasis in indian english (side note: I've recently learned that india has the highest number of english speakers in the world, so it's surprising to me that indian english isn't more widely understood). like for example you could say "127 dream and wayv are all only nct only", where the "only" is just a way to emphasise the word nct. kinda like the word "just" in british/american english. so the title diamonds only makes me feel like I'm at a wedding and watching two aunties trying to one-up each other about their fancy jewelry and i find the idea of the wayv boys being at all involved in that scenario the funniest thing ever

two: Vernon released a solo song!! it's angsty and pop punk-y and he said he was inspired by Avril Lavigne and he's just so right for all of it. although my one critique is they beeped the fuck. let. idols. swear. please. i really like the song, but god imagine the absolute power of it if they let Vernon say fuck

Hiii! Yes! They've finally put out a song in fifty years and I love it. The video was very pleasing to my eyes. And that's cool I didn't know that, but it makes sense since I think correct me if I'm wrong India is one of the most populated countries? But oh my gosh I can specifically see Xiaojun and Ten in that kind of scenario. I watch a few Indian YouTubers and I recognize exactly what you're talking about. But I never really noticed it just understood it. I do that with a lot of English dialects and accents even if I'm not use to it I can understand it Like when Chan and Felix were talking about Aussie slang on the Zach Sang show. Even before they explained it I figured out what they meant.But I also watch a ton of Australian YouTubers.

And okay Vernon's song okay first of all for whatever reason Vernon is the only Seventeen member I keep up with and follow. I think I wasnt ready to commit to the full group but I adored Vernon predebut and stuck with him. Anyway watching Vernon's music video was the first time in my history as a kpop fan that I literally fangirled, screamed and almost cried. Like you don't even understand. Vernon brought me so much joy and took me back to middle school and love the song so much. He mastered that genuine pop punk sound and it spoke to me soul. And I agree let Vernon say the fuck word! Like i was literally squealing oh my gosh. And it would be Vernon of all people to do it. You have no idea how happy the song made me. I always isolate kpop from me like it's not exactly a genre I deemed that saved my life but pop punk post hardcore and metalcore are and I just never thought a genre that I like but never connected connected with would meld with the genre that means so much to me. Like to explain what different genres mean to me. It's post hardcore\metalcore\pop punk are who I am like that's me as a person. Country is my heart, pop is my bedroom, kpop is a wall in bedroom, and hip hop is my best friend's house I don't go there often but when I do its a vibe, fun and nothing but women. And Lana Del Rey and Taylor Swift are my best friend. They're their own genre of music. Anyway I love the song, I love Vernon. It does Lowkey have Lil Huddy vibes but I love lil Huddy so it's chill.

[mysteriis-moon666]

NOSTROMO – Bucéphale

Venez manger les agapes soniques à la table des dieux :

N O S T R O M O

Gargantuesque ! Ce disque est UN sommet pantagruélique.

Le clan helvète revient des limbes de 20 ans d’attente discographique, « Bucéphale » est un disque sombre et tourmenté, plus brillant qu'un ange et capable de créer le plus beau des ciels nocturnes. Il est rempli de la lueur d'un million d'étoiles noires. Ce disque déchiquètera votre âme et en dispersera les morceaux dans tous vos pires cauchemars, il retirera vos parties les plus vibrantes pour les couvrir de votre propre sang, épais et tachant éternellement.

Ce n’est plus de personnalité, l’on ne parle plus de présence, mais d’une véritable créature. S’il y a lieu de représentation et de symbolique avec Nostromo, le riffing algébrique est pris dans la tenaille d’une abstraction qui tient lieu de vision. Cette noirceur arachnéenne tisse dans l’hypnose de froides dissonances dans plusieurs styles musicaux. Metalcore, sludge, brutal hardcore, grindcore, deathcore, indus, le groupe impose sa discipline de fer, sa complexité luxuriante, sa fascination sonique, son magnétisme écrasant, son acier dévastateur.

C’est le premier album pour le label suisse Hummus Records, et il est à noter sur le titre « Asato Ma » la participation de leur compatriote de Monkey 3.

Dans cette vaste plaine chaotique d’une nuit de pure intensité, les tensions très technique propulsent des atmosphères sombres, des mélodies frissonnantes, un groove percutant, une frappe chirurgicale, une contraction irascible, des breakdowns volcaniques, mais aussi des climats contemplatifs.

« Je veux être à l'intérieur de tout ce que tu as de plus sombre. » Frida Kahlo

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Alpha Wolf Unleash New Video For 'Haunter'

Alpha Wolf have dropped a video for ‘Haunter’, taken from their brand-new album which is out now. The Aussie metalcore’s forthcoming third studio album, ‘Half Living Things’, arrived last week via Greyscale Records and SharpTone Records. The 12-track project features the likes of the powerful track ‘Whenever You’re Ready’ and the Ice T-featuring ‘Sucks 2 Suck’, and was self-produced. It also…

[shipwrecked-b0nes]

Parkway Drive

Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne

November 2nd, 2018

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Alpha Wolf Share Cathartic New Single/Video "Whenever You're Ready"

Fresh off selling out Melbourne’s Forum in 24 hours, alongside the sold out sign hitting Adelaide and less than 200 tickets available for the remaining shows on their Half Living Things Tour, Aussie metalcore behemoths Alpha Wolf today unveil Whenever You’re Ready; a compelling and cathartic new cut taken from the band’s upcoming third full length album, Half Living Things due out Friday 5 April…

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Void Of Vision - What I’ll Leave Behind

One of my favorite things is seeing a band I already really enjoy progressing into something better, especially when they chance their sound. A lot of bands get worse when they change their sound, but some get a lot better, whether they find a sweet spot in doing something new and keeping what works, or discovering something that works insanely well, and keeping that. Aussie metalcore band Void Of Vision is one of those bands that seems to have only gotten better with time, because their new album is their best yet, especially when it’s got both a heavier and more accessible sound at the same time. I already really enjoyed this band, specifically with 2019’s Hyperdaze, but this album is even better.

At only a half hour, this record weaves through metalcore, alt-metal, industrial, and some synth-pop. That last one is so strange to say, but there are some moments here where this record almost dives into synth-pop territory in the vein of a band like Depeche Mode. This record is unique, interesting, and a blast to listen to. It doesn’t have a whole lot going for it, at least minus a couple of key sounds, but it’s still quite fun, and it’s still interesting. The sound of nu-metalcore is really played out by this point, but this record keeps it oddly fresh. If you enjoy nu-metalcore, or you just want something with some catchiness and accessibility to it, I’d gleefully recommend this record.

With all that said, however, I do have some slight qualms with it that don’t prevent me from loving this album, per se, but they prevent me from making this an album I’ll highlight at the end of the year. I can see this being an honorable mention, but not quite on the list proper. The album doesn’t have too many discernible hooks, so despite the songs having a synth-pop sound in spots, they aren’t that memorable, but I still have a blast listening to this. The breakdowns still hit hard, and the hooks are fine, but they don’t amount to anything substantial. Everything is done well, and for fans of nu-metal and nu-metalcore, I’d easily recommend this.