A band high on my radar since 2018 has been Rivals. I actually caught wind of the group seeing Heartist’s drummer listening to the band on Spotify and checking them out. Instantly, I loved the visual aesthetic and fascinating genre-bending this band had to offer. Damned Soul was in my top 10 albums of 2018, and Rivals…
Bands tend to take themselves seriously, so when Good Terms hit my radar, I was entertained by their silly video for single “Light at the End.” Instantly, I loved their sound, blending pop punk with some heaviness in the vein of early Four Year Strong/ADTR while maintaining the modern emo weedly-guitars. Just starting a few…
Makari has been around in some format for almost a decade, but the time has come that they’ve released their best work yet.
Hailing from Miami, Florida, AVAT are a metalcore band hearkening back to the 2000s sound of A7X, Trivium, Killswitch, and the like. With only a few tracks out so far, they’re in the very early stages of their career, but still have a refined, clear-cut sound that will entertain fans of the aforementioned bands. Their…
