Thursday, October 31, 2013

Methmouth - 2013 - Bleach Bath

Methmouth is a powerviolence band from Miami, Florida. Bleach Bath is their third album. They play a noisy, aggressive, lofi brand of powerviolence that pulls no punches. These are six songs full of rage and loathing and they unleash their anger directly at your most vulnerable body parts. If you like powerviolence you will like this, but if you don't Methmouth doesn't seem interested in winning over converts, they're too focused on smashing every thing around them. if you like powerviolence, Methmouth's Bleach Bath will serve will.


Wednesday, October 30, 2013

A Day To Remember - 2013 - Common Courtesy

A Day To Remember are a five piece pop metalcore band. Common Courtesy is their fifth LP. They play a combination of pop punk and metalcore that has been described as easycore, emo-pop or pop-mosh. They combine growled vocals and standard issue metalcore with clean vocals and catchy pop punk. If that sounds appealing, A Day To Remember's Common Courtesy will scratch that itch.


http://www.mediafire.com/download/qhyolq1zkdh8cop/ADTR-CC-13.rar

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Bad American - 2013 - American Dream

Bad American is a hardcore punk band from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, America. American Dream is their new LP. They play a straight ahead brand of hardcore punk, these songs pummel you for on average a minute and a half before jumping into the next slab of aggressive punk. Highlights include Control Freak, Bash, Failure, Zero Faith, Shitshow and Decayed. If you like your hardcore punk pummeling and to the point, Bad American's American Dream will serve well. Link courtesy of Elementary Revolt


http://www41.zippyshare.com/v/11113395/file.html

Monday, October 28, 2013

Ovlov - 2013 - AM

Ovlov is an indie rock band from Newtown, Connecticut, USA. AM is their debut LP. They play a noisy brand of shoegaze rock drawing influences from Dinosaur Jr and My Bloody Valentine. The vocals are melodic, whiny and mixed low while the guitars rage underneath layers of distortion. The production serves to bury each song underneath a layer of mud from which distorted guitars and pounding drums escape. Each song starts at full speed and increases from there. The songs do blur together a little bit but that also works to create a more cohesive album. Highlights include The Well, Nü Pünk and Milk.  If you like your indie rock with buried under layers of distortion Ovlov's AM will serve well.




Sunday, October 27, 2013

Roanoke - 2013 - Beautiful People

Roanoke is a four piece screamo band from Rockford, Illinois, USA. Beautiful People is their 3rd release. They play a noisy brand of screamo that isn't afraid of some ambient and post-hardcore passages. The guitars can shift back and forth between a more straight forward screamo or hardcore attack to a more melodic, sometimes ambient feel very quickly but these songs never stop being heavy and powerful. The singer has an excellent scream that he puts to very good use. Highlights include Skeletons, I'm Trying and Feeling It Out. If you like your screamo with a little post-hardcore and even some ambient Roanoke's Beautiful People will serve well.


Saturday, October 26, 2013

Destruction Unit - 2013 - Deep Trip

Destruction Unit is a psychedelic noise punk band from the United States. Deep Trip is their debut LP. Destruction Unit features members of Reatards, The Wongs and Tokyo Electron and play a noisy, spacey brand of psychedelic punk. These songs drape themselves in various layers of distortion over top a base of hardcore punk and launch themselves into outer noisy psychedelic space. Highlights include Control The Light, The Holy Ghost,   If you like your punk noisy and aggressive then Destruction Unit's Deep Trip will serve well. Link via Elementary Revolt


Friday, October 25, 2013

Gris - 2013 - À L'âme Enflammée, L'äme Constellée...

Gris is a black metal band from Quebec, Canada. À L'âme Enflammée, L'äme Constellée... is their second LP. They play melodic, atmospheric, depressive black metal. Instead of pummeling you over and over in the face with aggressive misanthropy, Gris creates a dark, gloomy orchestral sound scape and sucks you into their dark reality.



There are still aggressive raggers like Les Forges but even it is tampered with some melody. The singer has an excellent scream which he uses with great effect. If you're down for some gloomy atmosphere and a hint of melody in your black metal, Gris' À L'âme Enflammée, L'äme Constellée... will serve well.






Thursday, October 24, 2013

Culture Abuse - 2013 - The Day Dreams Of Nothing

Culture Abuse are a five piece punk rock band from Santa Rosa & San Francisco. The Day Dreams Of Nothing is their debut EP. Culture Abuse features members of Defeater, All Teeth, Strike To Survive, and Dead To Me and plays an off kilter brand of hardcore punk. These songs are obviously rooted in hardcore punk but they come out wonky and fuzzy, drenched in fuzz, beer and weed owing a debt to the Melvins. I want to call it mysterious guy hardcore but that's lazy and derivative which this album isn't. If you like your hardcore with some strangeness to it, Culture Abuse's The Day Dreams Of Nothing serves well.


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Direct Hit! - 2013 - Brainless God

Direct Hit! is a four piece pop punk band from Milwaukee, USA. Brainless God is their new LP. They have put out splits with bands like Mixtapes, Tit Patrol, Jetty Boys, Hold Tights, the Haverchucks and Braver. They have studied at the feet of Andrew W.K., The Ramones and The Thermals, throwing all that into a blender and never letting their feet off the gas pedal. Now would be the part where I would list highlights but damn near every song on here is really good. If you like energetic, speedy pop punk that hasn't completely forgotten their hardcore roots, Direct Hit!'s Brainless God will serve well.


Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Casket - 2013 - Casket

Casket is a four piece emo band from San Francisco, California, USA. Casket is their debut EP. There's no twinkle here, just straight ahead punk rock with a plaintive singer. Highly recommended.

Monday, October 21, 2013

American Sharks - 2013 - American Sharks

American Sharks are a three piece punk rock band from Austin, Texas, America. American Sharks is their debut album. They are currently on tour with Clutch and The Sword. American Sharks play a garage infused brand of punk rock that takes tongue in cheek punk and runs it through modern filters of bands like Torche and The Demonics.



 If The Ramones smoked more dope and had kids with The Stooges that listened to Leatherface, those kids would sound something like this. The album is a little front loaded but all these songs are solid jams and this album is over far too quickly.  Highlights include Iron Lungs!, Freak Out, Overdrive, Cocaine, 11:11

http://www17.zippyshare.com/v/17232627/file.html


Sunday, October 20, 2013

Doomriders - 2013 - Grand Blood

Doomriders are a four piece band from Boston, Massachusetts. Grand Blood is their third LP released by Deathwish Inc. Members have also played in Converge, Old Man Gloom and There Were Wires. Doomriders have released splits with bands like Coliseum, Boris, Disfear and Sweet Cobras.