In their 11th album, one of metalcore’s most consistent bands unleash an aggressive release Season of Surrender. Out the gate you’re met with the entire band in a ferocious assault of their signature riff-heavy metalcore sound, and the momentum keeps up through the album. If you are a fan of Continue Reading
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REVIEW: Converge – Hum of Hurt
The people of earth have been blessed this year with a second album from the Massachusetts metalcore pioneers in Converge. Love Is Not Enough, their first unrelenting release from February of this year, was a massive front load of raw anger and emotion, and was a worthy inclusion into discussion Continue Reading
The Black Dahlia Murder – The Acacia Strain – Disembodied Tyrant – Corpse Pile // Louisville, KY // 4.17.26
The Black Dahlia Murder with The Acacia Strain, Disembodied Tyrant and Corpse Pile April 17th, 2026 Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY On April 17th, melodic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder brought their Spring Fling U.S. Tour to Mercury Ballroom for a sold-out show! Every part of the venue Continue Reading
GALLERY: The Plot in You, Holding Absence, Boundaries – Chicago – 2.15.25
Photos by Nina Tadic The Plot in You w/ Holding Absence, Boundaries, (not pictured) Acres at The Vic Theatre in Chicago February 15, 2025
Album Review: Silent Planet – SUPERBLOOM
“A close encounter” took on a second meaning for Silent Planet in 2022, with the band experiencing a near fatal accident amidst writing their fifth full length. Through this trauma came a new found enthusiasm for their art, resulting in the band’s most varied, grandiose, and uncompromising record to date: Continue Reading
I Prevail’s True Power Tour – Chicago, IL – 10.09.22
I Prevail with Pierce the Veil, Fit For a King, + Yours Truly Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL Oct. 9, 2022 With their hot topic tees at the ready, fans walk from parking garages, get out of ubers, and get off buses to line up at the Aragon Ballroom (sometimes cheekily Continue Reading
Best Heavy Releases of 2021
Metalcore, deathcore, hardcore – heavier music as a whole has seen a massive wave of incredible talent crash in. Rather than pit these artists against one another and attempt to rank them, I decided to put together a list of artists that impacted the heavier side of music in one Continue Reading
EP REVIEW: A Tear In The Fabric of Life, by Knocked Loose – A Visceral Story of Trauma and the Stages of Grief
Knocked Loose, of Oldham County, KY, just debuted a surprise EP accompanied by an animated short film (and a lot of merch). While the world around them slowed to a standstill, the members of Knocked Loose took to a literal cabin in the woods (with a few horror movies) Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Swan Song, by The Plot In You – Expertly Weaves Past and Present into Emotionally Resonant Fifth Album
The Plot In You is a metalcore band fronted by Landon Tewers, and has as of late gone through some pretty drastic musical changes. The mention of Landon specificially is important, because throughout the majority of The Plot In You’s existence he was the sole writer/producer, only having the rest of Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Replica of a Strange Love, by Wristmeetrazor – It Can’t Make You Stay, But It Won’t Let You Leave
Wristmeetrazor. A name like that clearly illustrates what they are: A modern take on an early 2000s metalcore sound with an emo twist. If their name alone doesn’t draw you in, surely their team of powerhouses will. With Justin Fornof (ex-Molotov Solution) as the lead vocalist and bassist, Jonah Thorne Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: SLEEPS SOCIETY, by While She Sleeps – Band Takes a Look Inside, Tackles Emotional Issues That Make Us One
Atreyu – Whitechapel – He Is Legend – Tempting Fate – Santa Cruz // Louisville, KY // 10.27.19
Atreyu with Whitechapel, He Is Legend, Tempting Fate and Santa Cruz Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY October 27th, 2019 California metalcore band Atreyu is currently in the midst of their 20 Year Anniversary Tour, making a stop recently in Louisville, KY. The venue was packed this evening and from the moment Continue Reading