Crystal Castles

electronic from canada, they've been getting pretty popular and having a lot of exposure. consists of ethan kath- synth and alice glass- vocals. they make for a pretty good pair

• Crystal Castles
  

Anthony Green

the great anthony green, he's been in a lot of bands the biggest ones being circa survive and saosin. this is his solo work which is just as good if not better. enjoy.

• Avalon
  

The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffeltower

Requested.

Wikipedia:

"On their earlier work, their music incorporated elements of punk rock in a jazz-oriented improvisational and constructional sequence, whilst later works incorporated a more noise and lo-fi approach. Their name is taken from the book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century by Greil Marcus, itself a reference to a line in Guy Debord's 1978 film In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni.

The band was known for their confrontational live shows. While performing on their 2005 tour with The Blood Brothers and Big Business, each member wore a red armband with "PLOT" written in a white circle, intentionally mimicking the armbands worn by members of the Nazi Party. However, none of the band had National Socialist beliefs, as several members of the band were of Jewish descent. The armbands were in keeping with thematic/aesthetic elements associated with the 3rd Reich that was prevalent on their album Love in the Fascist Brothel.

Live shows often included "everything from smashing the stage, molesting the microphone to random acts of homo-erotic behavior." Welchez often walked into the crowd to spit on, kiss, touch or undress members of the audience, especially men, to which some people took offense. At one stop on their final tour, Brandon even insisted on half of the audience joining the band on-stage during "SLC Hunks" and encouraged them to "brutalize" the band.

Welchez also claims they caused a "near riot" in Salt Lake City, and caused a "piss waterfall" in Baltimore, which lead to them being banned from playing in the city.

The Plot won the San Diego Music Award's "Best Punk Act" award two years running, in both 2005 and 2006."

Personally i find the mix just wonderful. The saxophone (my favourite instrument by far) makes everything awesome.
This is something you should download just so that you can hear it, this is pretty much one of the most experimental thing I've ever heard.

Myspace,
Love In The Facist Brothel,
Dissertation, Honey,
INRI+Split 7" with Necktie Party (tagged as If You Cut Us, We Bleed)

Holler, Wild Rose! - In Angel's Realm

The awesome guys of Holler, Wild Rose! emailed me and wanted to share some christmas spirit with their new song In Angel's Realm. So here you are. Good band, check out their other album, really really good stuff.
"Happy Hollerdays!"

Myspace,
In Angel's Realm,
Old Holler, Wild Rose! Post

On Point

Great hardcore from OC. Reminds me of Pg.99 from time to time.
Really good shit anyway, give it a download!

Myspace,
Demo

My Head In Clouds

My friend Jesper tipped me about this band. Catchy screamo, reminds me a little of bands as D'Amore and Fiction Like Non-Fiction, perhaps a little Broken Chords Can Sing A Little and sounds like another band i can't remember the name of right now.. It sounds amazing, thats for sure. They have an amazing style nevertheless.
The intro to "Hey Arnolds" is one of the better intros i've heard.

I saw on these guys myspace that they are very eager to play shows, in your kitchen, outside, in your basement, everywhere works! Book em, i would've done it. Myspace says they are located in LaGrange, Indiana.

Edit: Reminds more of Merchant Ships then Fiction Like Non-Fiction actually

Myspace,
2 Song Demo

Barkus, Sly, And The Golden Egg

The band emailed me and asked me to put up their OOP records for free download here. So here you are, this amazing band is sharing their stuff, all for free. Download it, it's worth it.
Some of the best screamo i've heard in a while.

Myspace,
Collections,
Split w Zwounds,
Winter Demo

To Dream Of Autumn (again)

Realized i had forgotten 2 albums by this great band, a split and a Live one. This band IS the shit.

Split w Racebannon,
Live on Radio WNYU,

Old To Dream Of Autumn Post

Dangers- NEW

amazing.

• Messy, Isn't It
  

Blacklisted

yo, i'm ronnie. this is my first post.
this is the new blacklisted album. i personally prefer their older work but this is not as bad as everyone is saying. i enjoy the album just not as much some of the older ones

• No One Deserves to Be Here More Than Me
• The Beat Goes On
• We're Unstoppable
• Heavier Than Heaven, Lonlier Than God
  

Casting Curses

Hardcore from the big apple, this is good.

Lastfm says:
"The Upstate New York based band formed in the winter of 2007 in Oneonta, NY, where all members attended college together. They recorded an EP entitled "Fat City" which was self released. In Spring of 08 they recorded a full length entitled "Get Center," released on Canada's Tuned To You Records. Get Center was mixed and mastered by Dan Coutant at West West Side. April of 09 marks the most current release, the two song teaser Heartificial EP."

Myspace,
Get Center,
Heartificial

The Saddest Landscape / Trophy Scars

The new split by the great The Saddest Landscape and the New Jersey post-hardcore band Trophy Scars.

Trophy Scars's song is a slow song with beautiful singing, brass instruments, piano and alot more. A really nice song by this, to me, unknown band.

The Saddest Landscapes song starts instantly with the singer screaming and the drums banging hard. The guitar is just breathtaking, at the slow part I started to shiver. The song ends with the singer screaming "Cover your heart, cover your heart" and then the guitar comes in, ripping your heart apart with its awesomeness.
This does not sound like The stars in january, The sixth golden ticket and so on. They seem to have moved on in their style a little, both a good and a bad thing. But mostly a really good thing. I enjoyed this split alot
Check it out.

Buy,
The Saddest Landscape / Trophy Scars,

Old The Saddest Landscape Post,
Old Trophy Scars Post

1000 Travels of Jawarharlal

Fast melodic screamo from Japan. Excellent stuff.

Last Fm:
"This trio from Kita-Kyushu, Japan plays uncompromising and spontaneous emo hardcore, which descends from bands from half of 90's released on label Ebullition like Torches To Rome, Bread And Circuits or Yaphet Kotto mixed with dedication of DC hardcore bands like Ignition or Swiz, all together with aggressive, explosive Endstand sound! These guys are absolutely coordinated, singer and guitarist Koichiro alias Kojak has screamy but still melodic voice"

Owari Wa Konai,
Split w Aghast,
Split w Minority Blues Band

Bottomfeeder

New demo from Bottomfeeder, angry hardcore from California. Check it out.
PS. We miss you Brad. DS.

Myspace,
Demo 2

Dystopia

Hateful and dystopic crust/sludge at it best. The album Human=Garbage opens up with a 6 minutes long track of a guy screaming about how he hates the humanity, and then it swaps to the most awesome bassline i've ever heard.
You can feel the hate in every tone, the darkness and loneliness.
So, if you feel that you really hate humanity some day and want to listen to something that is just what you feel, this is the stuff for you. Tune on the song "Control All Delete" and just enjoy the first lines "Save me from my humanity. Save me from my human self."
Human = Garbage is a masterpiece.

Track List for S/T:
1. Now And Forever
2. Control All Delete
3. Leaning with Intent to Fall
4. The Growing Minority
5. Illusion of Love (Carcinogen cover)
6. #1 Hypocrite
7. My Meds Aren't Working...
8. ?

Myspace,
S/T,
The Aftermath,
Human = Garbage

Hårda Tider

The best hardcore Sweden has in the moment, in my opinion. Straight out of the south of Sweden.
Going to see them my second time tomorrow, it's going to be a killer.
Pick it up even if you don't know Swedish, it's worth it!

Myspace,
Vår Sak

Feeding Lies

Got mailed about this demo band.
Angry and heavy hardcore for you hardcore kids out there! They have a show comming up the November 23d with none other than the amazing band Dead Swans, more about that on their myspace. Check it out!

Myspace,
Demo

Sore Eyelids

This is the other side project by members of Suis La Lune.
Emo in the veins of The Pine and so on. Not so sure who the singer is but he has a really sweet voice (I'd guess its Henning, not so important though). Add swinging beats that makes your body move, sweet chords and plenty of awesome singing and you got Sore Eyelids.

This will be out on tape on Fasaden soon as well.

Buy,
Suis La Lune,
S/T

Skeletor

This is a side project by members of Suis La Lune.
Heavy and shredding black metal. If doomsday would have a theme, this would be it. Im not that in to BM so i can't say "this sounds like that with a little touch of this blabla" but i enjoy it even though im no huge BM fan. Hard drums bashing on and on, fast solos and a harsh depressed scream. Wonderful.

This and their other side project will be up on Fasaden soon.

Buy,
Suis La Lune,
S/T

Crippled Black Phoenix - 200 Tons of Bad Luck

This is Crippled Black Phoenix's second album. It's been out for a while so sorry for being so slow. Crippled Black Phoenix plays amazing post-rock with alot of singing and incredible guitar playing.

I myself didn't hear this stuff until just a few days ago. I went to one of their shows the 5 of November and it was just wonderful. I got the setlist from the singer and when we were going to get home the whole band stood in the door, so we had a smoke with the singer. Best night of my life, first i got to see Suis La Lune and then CBP.. Priceless.

Well, these guys are originally a project by guys from Mogwai. The lineup has changed alot since they begun but they always deliver amazing songs and shows.
As of this, their latest album, it's just so moving and beautiful.

Heres a clip from their show with the song, Burnt Reynolds:



Myspace,
Old CBP Post,
200 Tons of Bad Luck

Single State Of Man

This is their S/T and their split with Kontrapunkt. It's amazing post-rock, mostly instrumental but also with vocals (as in the song 4321 and I Can't Be Your Embassy). I thought you wanted to hear this, so here it is.
Most of you surely know these guys from their split with Men As Trees. And then you know this is something to download.
The songs on the split w Kontrapunkt is untagged, but track 7 is Seite Herz by Single State Of Man and track 1 is Seite Stern by Kontrapunkt.

Myspace,
S/T,
Split w Kontrapunkt,
Split w Men As Trees

June Paik

Could be the best screamo to ever crawl out of Germany. With their dark and heavy tones they drill right into your brain, leaving nothing untouched. It's almost as you could see the angst flowing out of your speakers. To see these guys live would be so_fucking_awesome.

Last fm:
"June Paik are a screamo band from Donauwörth in Germany. They've released a selftitled 7" (React With Protest) and a selftitled 12" (React With Protest/Parade of Spectres), the latter of which drew their already dark and intense style more towards epic build ups and heavy droning passages much in the vein of mid-90's Canadian emo bands such as Union of Uranus and One Eyed God Prophecy, and also a song on each the Emo Apocalypse and Emo Armageddon compilations from React With Protest. The band members are Daniel, Patrick, Ulli and Sebastian."


The split with Titan is already posted, but re-uploaded it. Enjoy

Myspace,
Split w Titan,
S/T 10",
S/T

Blight - Demo

4-piece hard and heavy hardcore from the UK. Some heavy slugde/stoner/doom influences, some of my favourite genres actually.

Myspace,
Demo 2009

Amalthea - Decisions Should Be A Desert, Bright And Clear

An Amalthea album i've somehow missed so i'll post it now.
Some say this is their best album, i agree on that statement as well. I think Amalthea is working on some new stuff, so stay tuned.

Old Amalthea post,
Decisions Should Be A Desert, Bright And Clear

Secret Wars

This is the band Secrets Wars debut album.
Don't know what to label this as but something as hardcore/rock/metal. Usually i think "bah" about this kind of music, but Secret Wars has a special something to them that makes me enjoy it.

Myspace,
Its In Your Blood