Converge- “The Dusk In Us” Rating: B+ Stream/buy the record here. Converge is one of those bands that needs no introduction. Forming in 1990, they are known as pioneers of metalcore and a major inspiration for many musical acts in the unde…
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Though always surrounded by music, Alex Brown became heavily invested in it back in 2010, when he first listened to “Colors” by Between the Buried and Me. Other than being a music critic, he also a creative writer, writing stories on his own website, The Blackbelt Nihilist. His other hobbies including playing video games such as the Paper Mario and Kingdom Hearts series, and watching cartoons and anime, with favorites being BoJack Horseman and Neon Genesis EvangelionInstagram: @btwn_evangelion_nd_meTwitter: @btwn_eva_and_me Photo taken by: Daniel Lutsker
Converge- “The Dusk In Us” Rating: B+ Stream/buy the record here. Converge is one of those bands that needs no introduction. Forming in 1990, they are known as pioneers of metalcore and a major inspiration for many musical acts in the unde…
Cryptodira - The Devil’s Despair Rating: B+ Stream/buy the record here. I first discovered Cryptodira in 2014. They were the local openers for my all-time favorite band, Between the Buried and Me, during the Long Island date of the Par…
Daughters- You Won’t Get What You Want Stream and buy the LP here. Daughters is a band with many faces. All their LPs have been drastically different from one another. Their debut record, Canada Songs, is 11 minutes of pure abrasive noise…
Death Grips- “Year of the Snitch” Stream the LP here. Death Grips. A name that has truly taken the internet by storm. This experimental hip-hop trio has released new music every year since forming in 2010, whether in EP or LP form, and th…
Empty- “The Healing Process” Stream the EP here. Empty is a brand new post-hardcore act from South Carolina. Since forming in late 2017, the group has played a series of shows in order to get themselves more recognition in the game, slowl…
Full of Hell - Trumpeting EcstasyRating: 10/10Stream the record on Bandcamp. Buy it here.Full of Hell. Arguably the most innovative band in the modern metal music scene. Throughout their career, the group has never stopped pushing the enve…
Great Grief- Love, Lust and Greed The record comes out December 7th. Preorder here. In May 2014, Icelandic hardcore act Icarus came out with their debut EP, Ascending // Descending. In this brief 8-track, 24-minute display, the group showe…
Jeff Rosenstock- POST- Rating: A Stream and buy the LP here. Jeff Rosenstock is a Long Island musician who started his music career with the Arrogant Sons of Bitches before moving to arguably his most well-known project, Bomb the Music In…
Kaonashi- Why Did You Do It? Stream the record here. Buy it here. Kaonashi are a Philadelphia-based progressive hardcore act who’ve been getting a ton of recognition in the underground scene for some time now. Their debut EP Native caught…
Kero Kero Bonito- Time ‘n’ Place Stream and buy the record here. Kero Kero Bonito is easily one of my favorite artists that I’ve discovered this year. I really enjoy their mixtape Intro Bonito, and I think that their LP, Bonito Generati…