Metalcore Album reviews - Page 2

GenresMetalcore

Deep Blue

Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive - Deep Blue 8.2

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
The drums on Deep Blue have a large, physical presence. Their room sound gives Parkway Drive's precise playing a little more air…

Unself

Conjurer

Conjurer - Unself 8.7

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Metalcore
Conjurer make the quieter parts count on Unself. The Rugby band’s third album still has the thick riffs, harsh voices and sudden…

I Let It In and It Took Everything

Loathe

Loathe - I Let It In and It Took Everything 9.2

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Rock
Shoegaze
The quiet music on I Let It In and It Took Everything can feel as disorienting as the heaviest passages. Loathe lets soft guitar…

The End of Heartache

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache 8.9

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Howard Jones gives The End of Heartache a striking vocal center. His clean singing has a broad, rounded power, while his harsher…

You Are We

While She Sleeps

While She Sleeps - You Are We 9.0

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Punk rock
The title track of You Are We makes its intention clear through the voices. Harsh lead lines, rough melodic hooks and collective…

Post Human: Survival Horror

Bring Me the Horizon

Bring Me the Horizon - Post Human: Survival Horror 8.8

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Metalcore
Rock
Post Human: Survival Horror moves quickly between panic and release. Bring Me the Horizon packs electronic noise, direct rock…

The Death of Peace of Mind

Bad Omens

Bad Omens - The Death of Peace of Mind 7.9

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Metalcore
Rock
The most interesting heavy sounds on The Death of Peace of Mind often arrive late in a song. Bad Omens lets a beat, a close vocal…

Flesh Stays Together

Dying Wish

Dying Wish - Flesh Stays Together 8.3

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Flesh Stays Together finds Dying Wish making more space for melody without softening the feeling behind the music. The Portland…

Alive or Just Breathing

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage - Alive or Just Breathing 9.2

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Alive or Just Breathing makes compassion sound forceful. Jesse Leach's voice can move from a raw shout to a much more exposed…

Periphery IV: Hail Stan

Periphery

Periphery - Periphery IV: Hail Stan 8.9

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Progressive rock/metal
The emotional directness of It's Only Smiles is one of the most effective surprises on Periphery IV: Hail Stan. Its bright guitar…

As Daylight Dies

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies 8.8

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
The melody in As Daylight Dies is built into the guitars before Howard Jones begins to sing. Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel…

Atlas

Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive - Atlas 8.5

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Atlas gives Parkway Drive more ways to make a song feel large. Strings, acoustic guitar, extra voices and changes in tone broaden…

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