Lately, there’s been a legion of bands who are reviving the traditional New York hardcore/metalcore sound in some way. Bands like Madball, E Town Concrete, Hatebreed, Life Of Agony, and Leeway obviously loom large, but so do elements of hip-hop, nu-metal, and more traditional modern metalcore. Enter France’s Rise Of The Northstar.
In the mid-2000’s, metal was at a crossroad of sorts. The nu-metal trend had all but fizzled out at that time, with most of the genre’s leading lights fizzling in quality. Meanwhile, while the genre is incredibly oversaturated now, metalcore wasn’t quite at the popularity it is now – bands like Killswitch Engage and Eighteen…
Here’s part 4 of our list of the top 100 albums of 2016. You can find the first 3 installments below. We’ll start this countdown with a fresh face on the scene, a band with arena-sized ambitions…
Here’s part III of our top 100 albums of 2016. You can find links to parts 1 and 2 below as well. The list rolls on with some familiar names, some newcomers, and a few surprises…
