Code Orange: I Am King
Released in 2014, I Am King marks a turning point for Code Orange. It is with this record that the Pittsburgh band,…
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Heaven Shall Burn: Veto
In 2013, Heaven Shall Burn returned with Veto, a title that snaps like a refusal. The word says everything about the German…
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Heaven Shall Burn: Invictus
Released in 2010, Invictus extends Heaven Shall Burn’s run at the top of European melodic metalcore. The Latin title, which can be…
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Heaven Shall Burn: Antigone
With Antigone, released in 2004, Germany’s Heaven Shall Burn delivered one of the records that would cement its reputation in death-metal-tinged metalcore.…
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Bury Tomorrow: Black Flame
The fifth album by British band Bury Tomorrow, Black Flame appeared in 2018 and confirms the group’s place among the safe bets…
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Bring Me the Horizon: amo
With amo, released in 2019, Bring Me the Horizon push their logic of openness even further. This sixth album, whose title means…
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Bring Me the Horizon: Suicide Season
Bring Me the Horizon’s second album, Suicide Season, appeared in 2008 and marks a genuine rupture in the path of the Sheffield…
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Architects: Hollow Crown
The third album by the young Englishmen of Architects, Hollow Crown appeared in 2009 and stands as a genuine birth certificate for…
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Misery Signals: Mirrors
Misery Signals’ second album, Mirrors, appeared in 2006 amid a season of change: the band welcomed a new vocalist, Karl Schubach, and…
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Misery Signals: Of Malice and the Magnum Heart
Misery Signals’ debut, Of Malice and the Magnum Heart, arrived in 2004 and immediately staked out a strong identity within a melodic…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ceremony: The L-Shaped Man
With The L-Shaped Man, out in 2015 on Matador, Ceremony makes a deliberate and radical turn. The California band, once a standard…
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Ceremony: Violence Violence
Ceremony’s first album, out in 2006 on Deathwish, Violence Violence is a concentrate of fury from Rohnert Park, California. The band led…
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Modern Life Is War: Fever Hunting
Fever Hunting, out in 2013 on Deathwish, marks the return of Modern Life Is War after several years of silence and a…
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Modern Life Is War: Midnight in America
Released in 2007, Midnight in America is the third album by Modern Life Is War, a band out of Marshalltown, Iowa. Far…
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Verse: From Anger and Rage
From Anger and Rage, released in 2005, is the debut album of Verse, a band out of Rhode Island. This first record…
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Defeater: Abandoned
Out in 2015 on Epitaph, Abandoned marks a new step in Defeater’s narrative universe. The Massachusetts band shifts perspective and hands the…
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Defeater: Empty Days & Sleepless Nights
Released in 2011 on Bridge Nine, Empty Days & Sleepless Nights extends the storytelling arc Defeater began on Travels. The Massachusetts band…
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