The Chariot: One Wing
Released in 2012, One Wing would become the final studio chapter of The Chariot, Josh Scogin’s band announcing its breakup the following…
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The Chariot: Wars and Rumors of Wars
By 2009, The Chariot were already a strange and singular animal in the chaotic hardcore landscape. Fronted by Josh Scogin, the former…
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Underoath: Lost in the Sound of Separation
Released in 2008, Lost in the Sound of Separation sees Underoath take a darker, harsher turn. After a previous album praised for…
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Underoath: They’re Only Chasing Safety
Released in 2004, They’re Only Chasing Safety marks a major turning point in Underoath’s career and, more broadly, in the post-hardcore of…
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Zao: Liberate Te Ex Inferis
Released in 1999, Liberate Te Ex Inferis marks a decisive step in Zao’s trajectory. Its Latin title, borrowed from horror film imagery,…
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Zao: The Funeral of God
Released in 2004, The Funeral of God is an ambitious album in the long career of Zao, a flagship band of metalcore…
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Coalesce: Functioning on Impatience
Released in 1998, Functioning on Impatience is one of the most striking records from the Kansas City band. In a hardcore landscape…
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Botch: American Nervoso
The first studio album from the Tacoma band, American Nervoso appeared in 1998 and laid one of the earliest stones of what…
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He Is Legend: Suck Out the Poison
The second album from the North Carolina band, Suck Out the Poison arrived in 2006 and confirmed the singularity of He Is…
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Every Time I Die: The Big Dirty
Released in 2007, The Big Dirty is Every Time I Die’s fourth studio album, and it lives up to its name. The…
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Every Time I Die: New Junk Aesthetic
The fifth studio album from the Buffalo band, New Junk Aesthetic appeared in 2009 and confirmed the intact vitality of an outfit…
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Every Time I Die: Gutter Phenomenon
With Gutter Phenomenon, released in 2005, the Buckley brothers and their Buffalo crew delivered a record that marked a turning point in…
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The Dillinger Escape Plan: One of Us Is the Killer
The fourth studio album from the New Jersey outfit, One of Us Is the Killer landed in 2013 as another statement from…
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The Dillinger Escape Plan: Ire Works
Released in 2007, Ire Works is The Dillinger Escape Plan’s third album and one of the most adventurous of its career. The…
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The Dillinger Escape Plan: Miss Machine
Released in 2004, Miss Machine is The Dillinger Escape Plan’s second studio album and the first with Greg Puciato on vocals. After…
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Norma Jean: Redeemer
Released in 2006, Redeemer is Norma Jean’s third album and one of the most surprising in its discography. Entrusted to producer Ross…
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Norma Jean: O God, the Aftermath
Norma Jean’s second album, O God, the Aftermath, arrived in 2005 and confirmed the Georgia band as one of the most unpredictable…
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Bleeding Through: The Truth
Released in 2006, The Truth marks an important turn for Bleeding Through, an emblematic band of the Orange County scene. The lineup…
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All That Remains: Overcome
Quarto álbum do All That Remains, Overcome sai em 2008 na esteira do muito elogiado The Fall of Ideals. A banda de…
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All That Remains: Overcome
All That Remains’s fourth album, Overcome, arrived in 2008 in the wake of the widely praised The Fall of Ideals. The Massachusetts…
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Shadows Fall: The Art of Balance
Released in 2002, The Art of Balance is Shadows Fall’s third album and is often considered its peak. The Massachusetts band perfects…
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Unearth: III: In the Eyes of Fire
The Massachusetts band’s third album, III: In the Eyes of Fire, appeared in 2006 under the guidance of producer Terry Date. Unearth…
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As I Lay Dying: The Powerless Rise
As I Lay Dying’s fifth album, The Powerless Rise, arrived in 2010 and extends the path opened by An Ocean Between Us.…
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As I Lay Dying: Shadows Are Security
Released in 2005 on Metal Blade, Shadows Are Security is As I Lay Dying’s third album and the one that brought international…
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Killswitch Engage: As Daylight Dies
Released in 2006, As Daylight Dies is Killswitch Engage’s fourth album and the second recorded with Howard Jones on vocals. The Massachusetts…
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Killswitch Engage: Alive or Just Breathing
Released in 2002, Alive or Just Breathing is Killswitch Engage’s second album and one of the founding records of modern metalcore. The…
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Being as an Ocean: How We Both Wondered
Released in 2014, How We Both Wondered is the second album by Being as an Ocean, an American band associated with the…
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Birds in Row: You, Me & the Violence
Released in 2014, You, Me & the Violence is the debut album by the French trio Birds in Row, issued on a…
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Birds in Row: Gris Klein
Released in 2022, Gris Klein is the third album by the French trio Birds in Row, from Laval. The band, which has…
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Fiddlehead: Death Is Nothing to Us
Released in 2023, Death Is Nothing to Us is Fiddlehead’s third album, continuing and refining the formula of the previous records. The…
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Fiddlehead: Springtime and Blind
Released in 2018, Springtime and Blind is the debut album by Fiddlehead, a Boston band bringing together musicians from respected acts in…
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Balance and Composure: Separation
With Separation in 2011, Balance and Composure, a band from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, released a debut album that quickly became a reference point…
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Basement: Promise Everything
Released in 2016, Promise Everything confirms the craft of Basement, an English band from Ipswich. After a break and a return welcomed…
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Title Fight: Hyperview
Released in 2015, Hyperview marks a clear turning point in Title Fight’s trajectory. The Pennsylvania band largely abandons the punk fire of…
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Title Fight: Shed
With Shed in 2011, Title Fight delivered a debut album that captures all the energy of youth and of the punk scene…
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La Dispute: Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair
Released in 2008, the debut album by La Dispute, a band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, immediately stands out as a singular piece…
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