Tag: Metalcore
Becoming The Archetype – Dichotomy Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas While I enjoyed The Physics of Fire, it seemed to lack just a little something from the debut, Terminate Damnation but with yet another slight line up shuffle, a Devin Townsend production (and guest …
By Old Guard on January 7, 2009
Adversary – Singularity Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Originally self released back in 2007, Singularity is the debut album (their demo is reviewed elsewhere on this site) of Virginia’s Adversary and while it does nothing wrong within the paradigms of modern American …
By Old Guard on December 23, 2008
All That Remains – Overcome Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. As a fan of All That Remains’ previous two albums I’m sad to report that Overcome is a bit of a letdown. Both This Darkened Heart and The Fall of Ideals were strong efforts that tastefully combined …
By Old Guard on November 14, 2008
Slipknot – All Hope Is Gone Review
When the boss was looking for someone to review the new Slipknot album, even several weeks past the release date, I was the only person who volunteered. This just goes to show you that I’m a …
By Dave Pirtle on November 13, 2008
Unearth – The March Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. Now that the party-crashing hipsters have well and truly deserted it for whatever this month’s flavor is, for those of us who still love our metalcore it’s time to clean …
By Old Guard on November 7, 2008
Blessed By A Broken Heart – Pedal To The Metal Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell This may be wildly off-the-mark, but I’m willing to bet that there isn’t a high demand among discerning music fans to hear a Christian metalcore version of Widow. Shit, there isn’t …
By Old Guard on August 26, 2008
Denounce – Deep Wood, Shallow Grave Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Off the bat, Denounce are rocking three stylistic shortcomings, all of which are superficial. First, their name isn’t going to grab anyone by the throat. Secondly, the block-lettered logo isn’t doing much …
By Old Guard on August 19, 2008
Architects – Ruin Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. I’d heard and read good things about this UK band’s sophomore effort when it was originally released last year. Now that Century Media have kindly taken on Architects for wider distribution, we can now …
By Old Guard on August 15, 2008
