Playlist for February 12-25, 2024
Quick playlist highlights:
– Darko is such an interesting band to me. They pump out music like crazy and it’s always enthralling. I don’t go back and revisit individual songs very often, but I love the feeling of being part of these drops and experiencing the journey as it unfolds.
– Grayscale Season has a new album coming out on March 8. I really like this single.
– Reflections seems to have two emerging identities. The first is their classic sound which was featured on their previous single, “Alone.” The second is the sound on this song, which is heavily influenced by Calle Thomer. Thomer is one of the masterminds behind Vildhjarta and Humanity’s Last Breath which helps explain the ominous, crushing atmosphere in this Reflections song.
– I listened to Galleons so much on my honeymoon. I chose to feature “Vagabond” because it’s so upbeat and fun. Favorite chorus of the album.
– Upon A Burning Body‘s clean singing is sounding pretty good. I probably need to give these guys another chance. They went off the deep end with their album in 2016, but it seems like they’ve found the right path again.
– Livealie continues to impress with their singles. In case you missed it, this is the new band of Oceans Ate Alaska’s vocalist (James Harrison). He recently announced that he officially left Oceans Ate Alaska and that it was a mistake to rejoin them in the first place. Interestingly, he said Oceans Ate Alaska is focused on “maximum profit for minimum effort.” That will be something to keep in mind as we watch their future efforts unfold.
– After a 15-year hiatus, From A Second Story Window is back. This might be the least expected return I’ve ever seen. This song has so many styles. Progressive metalcore, chaos bordering on mathcore, and the og deathcore style I keep talking about. I can’t wait to see what they do next.
– The Requiem just released their debut album and I’m pretty captivated. Reminds me a bit of Static Dress. I’ve really been enjoying this style lately.
– Mire Lore is Dan Watson’s new band. (He was the original vocalist of Infant Annihilator and Enterprise Earth). He is experimenting with adding clean singing and it’s pretty decent.
– Fever 333 was in the spotlight for quite a while years ago, but this is the first I’ve heard of them in forever. This song has a lot of energy, but I don’t know…I feel like they could be doing something better since they have members from letlive and The Chariot.
– ten56 is Aaron Matts’ new band (he was the vocalist of Betraying the Martyrs). Seems like he jumped ship at the right time because Betraying The Martyrs disbanded in 2023. This song is absolutely the heaviest thing I’ve heard from ten56 so far. It definitely indicates that Betraying The Martyrs’ decline into softness over the years wasn’t Aaron’s fault at all.
– Crossfaith is one of my favorite Japanese metalcore bands. Lots of fun electronic influences, solid screams, and smooth cleans.