Showing posts with label metalcore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metalcore. Show all posts

Friday, August 7, 2009

Barrit - Smiles Upon The Stroke That Murders Me


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Let's face it, for the most part metalcore sucks. And maybe a couple years back I would have said all of it sucks, but i would have been forgetting bands like Barrit. Barrit would be considered metalcore I suppose, but it's pure greatness. Somehow this band captures a horror movie vibe without being retarded like a psychobilly band. "The Funeral" for instance starts of with a somber ambient panning female choir sample. There is also an unexpected track "barouke"[sic?] that is soft and classical influenced that strangely enhances the overall darkness of the album. To me it's pretty hard for a metalcore band to ever come off evil, but barrit succeeds at times. Definitely one of my favorite albums.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Cave In - Planets Of Old

Artist: Cave In
Album: Planets Of Old (Vinyl/Scene Release)
Year: 2009


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Cave In are back. Simple as that. Planets of Old is a venerable tour-de-force of everything one could ever want from a Cave In album.

Tracklist:
1. Cayman Tongue
2. Retina Sees Rewind
3. The Red Trail
4. Air Escapes

-r