SHDCVLT

UK melodic hardcore band Napoleon caught my interest today. This band is insanely talented. Period.
Catchy up beat guitar riffs that leave you reminiscent of you're favorite pop punk band. Not to mention there's never a dull moment every section leaves me wanting to get off my ass and find where the action is.

Check out their video for Brought Here To Suffer and follow the link to check out their new video for Of Jams, Smokes & Promises  off their upcoming album Brought Here To Suffer!


Brought Here To Suffer

Of Jams, Smokes & Promises 
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You can also get their debut ep for free here!


Go show these guys some love, they need more US followers to get them to the states! Come on people, I know you want to see them live!

    As one fairly new to the Austin area, last night I had the opportunity to hit up the city to see one of my favorite bands, Close Your Eyes play along with one of my more recent addictions in Altars and also see a few other acts I wasn't so familiar with. Though CYE is one of my favorite bands I have seen them many times, so I was really most excited going into this show to see Altars. As I saw Altars perform many songs off their most recent album "Something More" and a few old jams from their debut album "Conclusions" I couldn't help but be drawn to the mic for sing-a-longs and into the pit when a breakdown would hit. Keep in mind that it was my goal throughout this night to keep from throwing down too much because I couldn't afford to allow my body to take much damage due to my career.

  Altars was finished with their sound check and I was already instantly drawn to the stage. I was jumping and getting my punk-jumps going when they finally introduced themselves and the fun began. They opened up with the songs "Question Everything" and "Eternity" back to back, which were huge for me in terms of singing along and getting to interact with the mic as well as throw down mightily. I felt like I was listening to the Something More album, because those two songs go back to back in the track listing for the album, and the transition between the two songs was flawless.

  Not long after that they came out with the old jams "Scum" and "Lower", which was their single on Conclusions. It seemed more people in the crowd knew the words to Scum and the show's intensity had a major increase towards the end of the song when fellow show-goers and I rushed the stage for the mic to scream along to the pump-up lyric "I am the scum of the earth!" right before the heaviest breakdown of their set.

  The set was capped off flawlessly when Altars played the title track from their more recent album to close it out. As the song began I couldn't help but move being filled with the passion and the intensity I have felt from that very song in recent weeks. By the end of the song I had friends in my arms as we gathered around the mic just to sing "Take my voice!" getting ready for the mayhem that was sure to ensue. The instruments silenced and the singing became louder, the mic was firmly grasped in my hand as we all together screamed "Take my voice and use it for something more." At this point the bass dropped and a passion filled pit session occurred. My goal is never to hurt anyone when I mosh but I didn't pay attention to anything as pure emotion and my drive to move to this perfect part of this perfect song filled my body. Halfway through I noticed my hand hit someone else in the face very hard and usually I stop and ask if whoever is okay but I was entirely too into this song. Entirely too into Altars and I was in my own world throwing down with as much passion as I ever have to a band.

  Altars made me go insane on a night I told myself I wouldn't go insane. The crowd reaction to Altars was by far the best during the entire show until of course Close Your Eyes hit the stage, who's set was also very flawless.

   Overall, I'd have to give the live performance by Altars at the Dirty Dog in Austin, Texas on November 21st, 2013 a 10/10. One of the best sets I've seen in a long time and I can't WAIT to see these dudes again. In addition everyone in the band was extremely nice, they all signed a poster for me, the vocalist even made sure to avoid blowing smoke in my face knowing that I'm straight edge, even though I wouldn't have been mad if he did. Very respectful, humble, and awesome dudes.

  Austin, Texas this is a call-out to your scene. When bands like Altars and Close Your Eyes comes to town it's a great experience to go see them. Even if you don't know the band, support the venues, support the dudes in the bands, and with the music being so good you'll still have an awesome time. You're lucky to be right in the middle of Texas because a lot of shows at least come through the area and so the more the venues thrive and the scene grows the more amazing tour line-ups we can get here. A show like this could easily be way bigger in Austin we just have to work for it. Let's start showing bands what Austin is all about and make sure they ALWAYS want to come back!

  I'm going to end this now before this turns into a rant about how these type of shows can help this music scene thrive. Until next time, my name is Luke Cave, you stay classy ATX.
 



Altars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AltarsHC

Triumph Over Shipwreck

Technical melodic deathcore from El Paso Texas
As they currently head out on tour this group of guys are defiantly making a name for themselves.
Touring with a now signed act SEEKER from victory records and Silence The Messenger from San Antonio, Triumph Over Shipwreck is making their way to Austin! This is a stacked lineup and it going to make you two step and head bang your fucking neck off. So be sure to make it out.

Crowncrusher is the best work I have heard besides their live performance. And that's as dirty and raw as the #creepxmob can get.

They play Austin tomorrow. Head out and support the scene guys

see ya in the pit
Felipe OUT

heres a link to their facebook If you dig them give them a like !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjL2n2S9K1k

https://www.facebook.com/Triumphovershipwreck

I've been jamming the fuck out of these guys since I first found out about them about a month ago. Vocalist Luke Frizon has great range whether it be fast paced highs or ball shriveling growls. They have brilliantly put together the chaotic elements that we have come to love from The Dillinger Escape Plan, combined with catchy 2-step sections and breakdowns that rival any of the top metal acts around today. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia leaves me dreaming of the day they go on tour with Thy Art Is Murder in the US and just destroy everyone and anything along the way.

Check out their videos for the songs Grinning Death and Nibiru off their album Raw Nerve


Enjoy!


The Book of Face

So, for my first installment on this damn site, I thought I would bring you something... (ahem) different. A good friend of mine showed me this band a couple months ago, and since then, I have listened to one of the 4 or so albums that I now own at least once a week.



Now, before you look at the thumbnail and shit your pants at the fact that there is a horn section, go grab some depends from your local Walgreens so you can shit your pants with no mess when you hear what these dudes can do. Jersey Band are clearly some "out there" dudes, but DAMN are they solid as fuck. Meshing some obvious ska influence with technical jazz style rhythmic sections and a crushing backing guitar, this band makes me feel like I should give up all hope and end it all. jkbutsrsly guys.

If you are like me, and were completely grooving to this, below are links to get more FUCKING JERSEY BAND!!!!

http://www.jerseyband.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerseyband/270781089662782

http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Jerseyband

This was one of the first bands to peak my interests in hardcore. The Banner is a hard hitting Gothic hardcore band from New Jersey. Front man Joey Southside not only delivers his vocals like a satanic beast out of hell, but he also composes most of the music him self. His art work is also something worth mentioning because its how i discovered the band in the first place. It was an occult styled silhouette of a hand with a missing finger and an esoteric symbol in the palm that possessed me to ask the kid wearing the shirt where he got it. He told me he got it at a hardcore show and the name of the band was the Banner. I immediately checked out the band on myspace and fell in lust with doom & gloom, fist throwing, hardcore music that ultimately changed my life forever. But over the years no hardcore band ever moved me like this band did. In a world where bands like to copy each other because people prefer not think for them self's, this band stands apart. Their sound simply cannot be emulated unless you have walked in Joey's shoes. And that would be kinda hard to do being that he has rises strait out of hell. Check Them Out On FaceCrack Click Here https://www.facebook.com/TheBannerNJ