BAND: LIFECURSE ALBUM: “ELYSIUM” RELEASE DATE: JULY 18, 2013 LABEL: INDEPENDENT GENRE: METALCORE RATING: 8.5/10 Elysium is Lifecurse’s newest release, and what an effort it is. The album combines the tried and true metalcore formula of brutally harsh vocals with soaring cleans, two-step worthy breakdowns, and pounding rhythm sections, and adds in the occasional…
On Selling Out Any band who is met with any type of mainstream success or a long career is forced to evolve in their music in order to survive in the dog eat dog world of music. The decision to evolve is generally met by a wall of “true fans” screaming at the band that…
BAND: GIFT GIVER ALBUM: DADDY ISSUES EP RELEASE DATE: 2/14/13 LABEL: INDEPENDENT GENRE: METAL(CORE) RATING: 9.5/10 Gift Giver is a band with something to say, and it will not be said quietly. From the opening riff, Daddy Issues is a lesson in anger and aggression, full of driving rhythms, squealing guitars, and…
Note: The title is stolen from a Wingnut Dishwashers Union song called “Fuck Shit Up.” The lead vocalist, Pat the Bunny, is in a new band called Ramshackle Glory. Support punk music, and check it out. Anyway, on to the essay! —- On Punk Rock and Other Stereotypes By Vince Bellino The first time…
