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Normally, I don't get too excited about an album after reading quotes from the band.  Musicians usually state that they've “matured”, or that they are “branching out” on a new record, but it is rarely evident when you give it a listen.  Obviously a band wants to get you excited about what they're creating, but a lot of the time their statements are just littered with filler adjectives.    There is no real reason why I believed the boys from Parkway Drive when they said that Deep Blue was going to set them apart from their metalcore brethren, but saying that I was excited about this record would be an understatement.&nbs... (read more)

The newest offering from the Winds Of Plague entitled "The Great Stone War," up brings an arrangement of surprises one being a well-balanced blend of previous works with novel noted details that make this album take a giant leap right into the guide lines of the follow-up later on down the line. "The Great Stone War," is your average concept based album telling a narrative storyline of various characters going through their situations leading up to apocalyptic battles when the Earth is in danger. But with keeping to the concept matter here, this album sticks to the traditional formula having a spoken intro and outro that brings the album that much closer or shorter. No dou... (read more)

This is exactly the kick start that hardcore needed. The opening song, ‘Where The Sun Sleeps' just brings all the intensity of an intro song into the limelight to set the pace for the whole album. It's nice to see hardcore diverging into different paths again. Stick To Your Guns is a notorious band and it's a refreshing change to see them broaden their horizons. They have matured and really changed their approach on music since their hit ‘This Is More'.   I'm so happy that Stick To Your Guns has returned to real hardcore. They don't bother with too many chugs or breakdowns but play it straight from the heart, a property that most hardcore bands have lost. Mode... (read more)

Arsonists Get All of the Girls (AGATG) has a lot in common with fellow metallers, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza.  Not only do they both get ridiculed because of their longwinded and outlandish band names but they also both take an unconventional approach to metal; you never know what to expect from either band and in an ever increasingly stale genre. These new directions should be embraced with open arms but unfortunately both of these bands aren't getting the reception that they deserve.  Hopefully with Motherland, AGATG gets some well deserved recognition and the metal community should really take them seriously because this is no longer the joke ban... (read more)