AUDIO: Vacant Voice – “Waste”
Milwaukee metalcore act Vacant Voice drops hard-hitting new single “Waste.”
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AUDIO: Vacant Voice – “Cathartic Beauty”
The album is a release full of raw emotion and sonic intensity.
Read moreAUDIO: Killing Blow – “Shattered Reflection”
Metallic hardcore band Killing Blow are a new one to watch; they’ve released two singles thus far – the second of which just dropped last week. “Shattered Reflection” is a brutal hitter that rages about your dignity being ripped away from you by someone; they made you feel worthless and unlovable but there’s now inescapable judgment that awaits them. It
Read moreAUDIO: Sam McCullough – “Unbroken”
With its dark and brooding tone, the song almost has a cinematic score, immersing them in a world of raw emotions.
Read moreAUDIO: Vacant Voice – “Transience”
Elements of pop punk and metal converge, creating a punishing yet engaging sound profile that will have you singing along.
Read moreAUDIO: Pasta Sauce – “To Be Is A Blessing”
Pasta Sauce delves deep into the duality of emotions, making “To Be Is A Blessing” a highly anticipated return after a year-long hiatus.
Read moreVIDEO: Past is Prologue – “Spaces”
Past is Prologue renew their signature blend of pop punk, metal and post-hardcore with their latest single and music video. Directed by Xavier Schaetzke, the visual finds the band donning astronaut uniforms as they deliver a powerful performance against rapidly-firing colors, then each of them takes turns entering a strange doorway. With numerous stylistic moving parts that the band executes
Read moreAUDIO: Surefire FT. Dylan Greenhill – “Suppressive Thoughts”
Metalcore act Surefire released a new single today that confronts the pervasive, rotten thoughts that echo in one’s mind. Featuring vocalist Dylan Greenhill of Vapid Soul, this devilish headbanger unleashes hell on peace, cornering you at every turn. It’s an absolute beatdown brawler, crumbling atmosphere and all. There’s no escape with “Suppressive Thoughts” – stay tuned for more to come
Read moreAUDIO: Graysea – “Less Than Three”
Graysea rip through their latest single.
Read moreVIDEO: These Fading Visions – “Let Me Out”
Metalcore act These Fading Visions are out with the music video for a song off last year’s album “Generation Disorder.” Clocking in at just under two minutes, “Let Me Out” is a cathartic cry to be saved from oneself. Shot by Dolister Films, the video features vocalist Justin Weidower bringing a strong, shrieking delivery while a brutal brawl is going
Read moreAUDIO: Surefire – “Scars”
Metalcore act Surefire are a new one to look out for. Their latest single is driven by pounding down-tuned guitars and screeching cacophony, confronting the voices in your head that never stop screaming. It’s about demons and what haunts you, forcing you to dig deep into your soul to face epic battles. Stay tuned for more to come from Surefire
Read moreAUDIO: Graysea – “Abandon Meant”
Graysea attack loneliness with piercing vocals and crushing guitars.
Read moreAUDIO: Graysea – “Manipulation”
Metal-mathcore act Graysea tackle broken hearts and broken promises with their latest single. Love is deceitful and unforgiving, and the band channels the morbid reality of abandonment through unrelenting shrieks, fierce tempo changes and lyrics from a gut-wrenching place. Graysea let out one hell of a cry with “Manipulation.”
Read moreAUDIO: Graysea – “Worth/Less”
Metal-mathcore band Graysea dropped a new single this week. It’s a crushing hardcore tune about pain, fear and hopelessness and being blinded by grief and abandonment. With cacophonous riffage and mercurial tempos, Graysea deliver a haunting ode to the uninvited demons. Stay tuned for more to come from them soon!
Read moreAUDIO: Imperial Fall – “Imperial Fall”
Imperial Fall break into the scene like a fist through drywall.
Read moreVIDEO: Seven Cities Dead – “Taken Away”
The metalcore act pulverize with a recent video.
Read moreAUDIO: Seven Cities Dead – “The Perfect Disease”
Metalcore band Seven Cites Dead are out with a new EP. It’s three raging tracks of awakened suffering, being forsaken, and hate being sown. There’s a recurring theme of being controlled and pitted against one another here, and that gets channeled through shrieks, smacks and slams. Rob Ellis is featured on the title track’s vocals. Seven Cities Dead deliver the
Read moreVIDEO: Still Stayer – “Dream”
The metal band give us a video to coincide with their “Everend” release.
Read moreAUDIO: Still Stayer – “EVEREND”
Metalcore band Still Stayer released their highly-anticipated debut EP today. The band brings dense melodies, spacious atmosphere, and hardhanded vocals in their deeply emotional sonic odyssey. There’s recurring themes of perpetual suffering and imminent doom, where one struggles to grasp for the light at the end of the tunnel while keeping damnation at bay. “Dream” features a powerful singing passage
Read moreVIDEO: Kourier – “Thorns”
Things get extra heavy in the metalcore band’s new video.
Read moreVIDEO: Still Stayer – “Gliding”
The metalcore band give you a hard-hitting preview of their debut EP.
Read moreAUDIO: Still Stayer – “The Cycle”
Metalcore band Still Stayer dropped a new single today from their upcoming EP “Everend.” The song is about self-destruction that repeats until you’ve got nothing left; you feel like you’re getting pulled into a storm constantly and losing any sense of control. But you can’t help it because you’re in love with the feeling. Still Stayer bring a uniquely atmospheric
Read moreVIDEO: Rise Above – “Point To Prove”
A new duo brings a crushing first single.
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: In Cursive, Graysea, Still Stayer, After Hour Animals
A stacked bill of heavy music took place at X-Ray Arcade Friday night, featuring Milwaukee bands In Cursive, Graysea, Still Stayer, and After Hour Animals alongside Minneapolis-based “grungegaze” atmospheric rockers Comatose. In Cursive are an experimental emo rock sextet consisting of vocalist/guitarist Joe Brandt, guitarist Jake Arndt, guitarist Connor Nash, bassist Graeme Kostich, drummer Joey Koepp, and keyboardist Trent McClanahan.
Read moreVIDEO: Graysea – “(999) Call To Us”
Graysea continue to crush, and they’re hunting for witches in a new video.
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