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Bakos Attila - Aranyhajnal
Non-BM Taranis
Dec 05, 2016
Remember Taranis? Then you should remember the name Attila Bakos (presented in Hungary's traditional name orientation for this release). If you read any interviews with him post Kingdom's release, then you know he promised to make more music, but in a much less extreme format than Taranis.
This is that release. Imagine an entire album in the style of the melodic/non-extreme moments of Kingdom, with lyrics in Hungarian, and you get Aranyhajnal. And the artwork is, of course, just as epic as Kingdom's since it's the same artist.
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This is that release. Imagine an entire album in the style of the melodic/non-extreme moments of Kingdom, with lyrics in Hungarian, and you get Aranyhajnal. And the artwork is, of course, just as epic as Kingdom's since it's the same artist.
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Blood Of An Outlaw - Southern Hymns
Deathcore/Metalcore
Jul 03, 2016
Up and coming -core band from my hometown, Houston, TX. Check 'em out. My favorite track is "Foundations".
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Lascaille's Shroud - The Roads Leading North
Extreme sci-fi prog death awesomeness!!!
May 30, 2016
If I really have to tell you why I'm Staff Picking this album, then you just... you're just... fuck, you people have no excuse for not checking this project out after I've been peddling it for 3+ years. All his albums (save for the new one cuz it's not released yet) are on Bandcamp for Name Your Price. Get on it.
YouTube full album stream
YouTube full album stream
Westfield Massacre - Westfield Massacre
Melodic Death/Metalcore
May 01, 2016
The sound we all knew Tommy's vocals were much more suited for than Divine Heresy's.
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Funeral Oppression - The Prisoners Of Life
Depressive bm
Dec 19, 2015
Do you like Nontinuum?
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Sunless Rise - Unrevealed
First-era CoB
Dec 05, 2015
They're not quite as neoclassical as Children Of Bodom was, but slightly more dynamic. Certainly a good fix for the old-school CoB fanboys/girls looking for a worthy successor to that sound/style.
Black Tongue - The Unconquerable Dark
Doomcore
Nov 28, 2015
Apparently there's a new "thing" out there now - 'Doomcore'
Deathcore played slower, or down-tempo. Name's actually kinda catchy, and it's certainly less to say than "downtempo deathcore" (if it catches on anyway).
Chugga chugga, mothafuggas!
Deathcore played slower, or down-tempo. Name's actually kinda catchy, and it's certainly less to say than "downtempo deathcore" (if it catches on anyway).
Chugga chugga, mothafuggas!
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The Bloodline - We Are One
Modern melodic Metal
Aug 15, 2015
Grooves, hooks, riffs and lots of melodies!
Features Travis Neal (Divine Heresy) and Shaun Glass (ex-Broken Hope, ex-SOiL)
Features Travis Neal (Divine Heresy) and Shaun Glass (ex-Broken Hope, ex-SOiL)
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Judicator - At The Expense Of Humanity
US Power
Apr 03, 2015
Def PM AOTY material right here
Some pretty bitchin' deathcore. Imagine good deathcore, kinda down-tempo, with some old school bm-style production.
Born From Ruins - Falling From Grace
Alternametal
Jan 05, 2015
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Ovid's Withering - Scryers Of The Ibis
Symphonic blackened technical deathcore
Dec 29, 2013
Oceans Of Slumber - Aetherial
Progressive metal
Nov 16, 2013
Progressive metal that has some extreme elements in it, but not so much of it to really justify calling them "Extreme progressive metal".
This is definitely rivaling Lascaille's Shroud for my prog AOTY right now.
Features drummer Dobber Beverly (ex-Insect Warfare, Ingurgitate), and some other current members of Ingurgitate.
This is definitely rivaling Lascaille's Shroud for my prog AOTY right now.
Features drummer Dobber Beverly (ex-Insect Warfare, Ingurgitate), and some other current members of Ingurgitate.
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