The Red Chord - Fed Through The Teeth Machine

FINALLY!!! Its here, the brand spanking new Red Chord album has been leaked boys and girls. Best part, its not a pile of disappointment, like the new BTBAM album, ugh. This is the most blistering album the Red Chord has ever released, and im so happy. So crushingly brutal, as always.

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Rise And Fall - Our Circle Is Vicious

A 4 year wait for this??? Id do it all again. This album is pure crushing hardcore punk, with the feel of Black Flag, Converge, and Tragedy. One of the many amazing acts that Jacob Bannon has managed to sign to his Deathwish Inc label. Into Oblivion brought them to alot of listeners, but this album should make them a more well known name. Just when i thought i liked Belgium for just their waffles, they produce the band Rise and Fall. Wonderful news!!! Our Circle is Vicious is a very fitting name for the album, the music, and the scene for which it has come from.

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Moneen - The World I Want To Leave Behind

I have never been the biggest Moneen fan, but im not going to lie and say i hate this album, cause of my dislike for their former works. This is the first Moneen album where i didnt feel forced to give it my time. It still has the signature Moneen sound of course, but with alot more maturity. The Songs actually all grab you, instead of just 2 or 3 of the 12 on here. Im going to be a little surprised if this isnt their golden ticket out of wherever they have been for the past decade. Then im sure they will go back to making music i dislike haha.

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The Secret - Disintoxication

What do you get when you cross the uncomfortable feeling of Converge's intensity, with a little bit of the bone crushing wall of heaviness of Neurosis??? You get Italy's, The Secret! This shift in tempo each song delivery's, is probably the same feeling youd get being tossed around in a car that just flipped 20 times. 4 years between their first album "Luce", and their newest album "Disintoxication" makes me wonder how long the wait will be for another new The Secret album, but i think it will be well worth the wait. It could be 3 more years, so grab this one and wait in anticipation. If you get a weird feeling from the artwork, then thats how the album will make you feel as well.

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Ruiner - Hell Is Empty

If your a Bridge Nine fan, then i think you shall enjoy this tasty little treat. There a hardcore band from Baltimore called Ruiner, and there new album "Hell Is Empty" is just as good as your turkey dinner, with all the fixings. This their 3rd full length album will be the one to cement there status as another legendary B9 band. They kinda have a Modern Life Is War vibe to them (if you dont know them, you should). Id says its atleast a 9/10.

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Harlots - Betrayer

Unfortunately this next blog is about a band that recently said farewell, which is so disheartening, but everything good comes to an end. The band im speaking of is called Harlots, which has had members of such great bands as Shai Hulud and Today Is The Day. There considered a "metalcore" band, but i say with a little more progression to them if you asked me. They have 4 insanely great albums, but their last album has to be by far their most amazing. Its weird that a band as good as this one never got off the ground, while shitty bands like Born of Osiris, and Veil of Maya are massive. Just proving people are retarded. Either way, i just felt that even though they have closed the door on the band, people should still know about the amazing music they produced while they were around. Im posting the link to their finale "Betrayer".

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Maths/Throats - Split

Yay! Its my first split blog. I recently was wondering around some myspace sites looking at some sweet new bands. One i had found (Throats), because they have actually released a split with a North American band called The_Network (AWESOME!!!), and the other i found cause they had done a split with Throats as well. Both bands are up and coming UK bands (Noticing a trend here in my blogs?). Both bands are kinda of the noise/punk genre, which happens to be something refreshing lately.

Throats is a young band, which actually has 3 split albums under there belts, and are currently writing a new EP, for release sometime early next year.

Maths is another young band, which has 2 EP's and a full length under theirs, with a new album due out very soon called "Descent".

I highly recommend giving this split a listen, i couldn't see it not being worth while.

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Blackhole - Dead Hearts

Very few bands these days sound like they have passion in what their doing. Really, the only bands I can think of right off the bat that sound like they truly love what their doing, and let it be heard in their music is Architects, and Gallows (Id even say the new ETID actually sounds pretty passionate and im not a big fan, so thats saying alot). Well now I can add one more band to that list. Another great UK band called Blackhole. They are about to release their sophomore album called "Dead Hearts" and I highly recommend giving it a listen. Its not a genre defining album or anything, but it has heart, and when you listen to todays music scene, its kinda rare to come by. Another beauty about this album is the lack of breakdowns, and the fact you can actually tell from the vocals that there a UK band.

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