Their new full-length, the self-titled Cosmonaut, has been out for almost a dozen days now. Falling somewhere between Failure, Pennywise, and Fugazi, Cosmonaut offers up a blazing (but never lacking for hooks) run of punk-influenced post-hardcore jams for your ears. Many of the songs tend to blend together, and could use a little more variety,…
With their first full-length (Behind The Devil’s Back) in Lord knows how many years releasing 10/16, now is as good a time as any to discover, or rediscover, UK post-hardcore/progressive/alternative rock juggernauts, Fightstar. Their debut full-length, released in March of 2006 (!!!), was (and still is) a cornerstone of UK post-hardcore, coming up right around…
The first time I ever heard Deathwish screamo/post-hardcore outfit Loma Prieta, a friend showed me their album Dark Mountain. I was immediately hooked, and though for a while Last City was my favorite record from them, hearing the roar of “Fly By Night” to open the album was just incredible. And while the album flies…
Taproot during K-Rock’s 2002 Claus-Fest Concert at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York, United States. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage) In the year 2000, music was at a very interesting time, to be certain. Boy bands had taken over the world (again!), rap and pop music were leading the charts, and the dawn of a…
