Playlist for December 9 – 15
Quick playlist highlights:
– Livealie is getting ready to release their new album on December 27. This single has more singing than the others, but it’s actually one of my favorites so far. Excellent job keeping things interesting and avoiding the common pitfall of a bland softer song.
– I’m not sure about this direction from Silent Planet. I like the heaviness of the vocals, but I don’t love the focus on the industrial synths. It’s just kind of basic. They started doing it on their last album, and I thought that was fine because it was a fresh sound from the band, but the instrumentals of their early work were much more interesting. I don’t think I have a word for this yet. It’s not octanecore, but it’s such a simplification of their sound that it’s…elementary.
– The Royal are back with another single. I’ve always liked their screaming style and hope they get some more attention.
– I’m not sure how Axty showed up on my radar, but they’re a dynamic metalcore band that includes some surprisingly heavy deathcore vocals.
– Abbie Falls teamed up with Breakdown of Sanity to create a solid jam. I’m surprised they haven’t released an album yet. If they do it right, they’ll definitely find success.
– Haste The Day remixed and remastered ‘Coward’ for its 10-year anniversary. Honestly, it feels kind of unnecessary. The mix wasn’t great back then, but I don’t think people care about this album in the first place. I’m just not sure what the demand signal was. I’m way more interested in hearing them make new music after the single they put out in October.
– Windwaker‘s new single is a fun reminder that they released an absolute banger of an album this year as people start putting their end of year lists together.
– Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship describes themselves best: Slamming brutal death metal band inspired by kawaii-anime culture.
– Bermuda seems to be trying to rise from the ashes. They had a single last year, but their most recent album was seven years ago. Their initial releases built them a solid name, but they never quite made it. Maybe this is their time.
– I just found Body Prison this week and listened to their 2023 album. Hard hitting deathcore that isn’t overly worried about being ridiculously heavy while still having some brutal moments.