If you examine the majority of popular post-hardcore and metalcore bands of the last decade or so, most of them are indebted in some way to the bands of the distant past. This is by no means a bad thing – you don’t necessarily have to break new ground to be an important band. History…
As I sit here at work doing nothing of particular consequence, I’ve noticed that the times I sit idly by are also the best times to discover new music. That’s exactly what I did when I decided to go to Dreambound, the Youtube channel that’s basically guaranteed to hit you right in the feels with…
Has it really been 8 years since consistently underrated post-hardcore band Dream On, Dreamer released their sophomore EP Hope? Indeed it has. Amidst a sea of great and important 2010 releases in the genre, Hope immediately established the band as possible megastars in Australia and beyond, and while their next 4 full-lengths (Loveless was particularly…
While it finally received a follow up in Fear Inoculum, Tool’s 10,000 Days is still an effective and quality record by the progressive metal titans. The hype for it, at the time of its release, was pretty notable in the rock and metal worlds. Debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200, these tracks are more…
