The Current Will Carry Us - Counterparts

This is the 100th post for the blog so I was hoping that something huge would come out so that we could post it and make a big deal but there hasn't really been anything new coming out in the past few days so I'm posting this album.  This is one of my favorite albums because it really shows when Counterparts grew up and started taking their music more seriously.  It's a complete night and day difference from their first album and shows off a new mindset towards their songwriting.  I listened to this album on repeat for years and I really think that anyone who is a fan of hardcore/melodic hardcore really needs to check it out.  Some of the most heartfelt songs that you will ever hear.  -Ian

Tracklist

1. The Disconect

2. I Am No One

3. The Constant

4. MMVII

5. Optimist

6. Jumping Ship

7. Pedestal

8. Thank God

9. Uncertainty

10. Sinking

11. Reflection

Download 320kbps

http://www37.zippyshare.com/v/19221637/file.html

New Crown - Wolfmother

I didn't even know this was coming out but I just downloaded it and I'm stoked to listen to it.  Wolfmother rips check it out. -Ian

Tracklist

1. How Many Times

2. Enemy Is In Your Mind

3. Heavy Weight

4. New Crown

5. Tall Ships

6. Feelings

7. I Ain't Got No

8. She Got It

9. My Tangerine Dream

10. Radio

11. I Don't Know Why

Download 320kbps

http://www50.zippyshare.com/v/39154283/file.html

Talon Of The Hawk - The Front Bottoms

Everyone has been telling me to listen to this band for the past year or so and since I'm stubborn I never did.  I had the opportunity to see them once and on my way to the show found out it was sold out so that again kept me from hearing them.  Yesterday Say Anything announced their new tour and The Front Bottoms is their main support throughout the entire tour so I finally decided to go ahead and download their music, and of course, I love it.  Totally part of the "Emo Revival" but that's completely okay with me.  Even if the "Emo Revival" is a trend, it's a trend that I love.  I've always been a fan of emo music and this album is an awesome addition to my collection.  If you still think of kids with black straightened hair and skin tight clothes when you think of emo then you need to listen to this album and realize that they were just a really shitty scene that appeared out of nowhere.  This album is ridiculously relatable and seriously catchy.  If you're an idiot like I am and haven't checked them out yet, end that now. -Ian(I always forget to sign my name)

Tracklist

1. Au Revoir (Adios)

2. Skeleton

3. I Swear To God The Devil Made Me Do It

4. Twin Size Mattress

5. Peach

6. Santa Monica

7. The Feud

8. Funny You Should Ask

9. Tattooed Tears

10. Lone Star

11. Backflip

12. Everything I Own

Download 320kbps

http://www56.zippyshare.com/v/19629829/file.html

Diamond (Decade Edition) - Stick To Your Guns

This was one of the biggest albums of a year or so ago and now they re-released it with a few bonus tracks.  If you're a fan of STYG check it out. 

Tracklist

1. Diamond

2. Against Them All

3. Such Pain

4. The Bond

5. We Still Believe

6. Ring Loud (Last Hope)

7. Empty Hands

8. Beyond The Sun

9. Life In A Box

10. Bringing You Down

11. D(I AM)MOND

12. Built Upon The Sand

13. Just Like Me (Bonus Track)

14. We Still Believe (Acoustic) (Bonus Track)

15. I Resist (Bonus Track)

Download 256kbps

http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/63635518/file.html

Gospel- Fireworks

In honor of Fireworks releasing their long anticipated album “Oh, Common Life”, I thought it would be an appropriate time to review what I believe to be one of the definitive albums in contemporary pop-punk. “Gospel” was released almost 3 years ago to overwhelmingly positive critical reception. Prior to “Gospel”, Fireworks had existed as a New Found Glory-esque easycore band and their previous releases never garnered much attention in the scene, but “Gospel” completely changed people’s perception of the band. Fireworks unveiled surprisingly impressive guitar work, pop inspired melodies, and a less-nasally, improved version of frontman Dave Mackinder before suddenly disappearing after playing Warped Tour 2012. However, despite their unfortunately long hiatus, “Gospel” began to gain a reputation as essential listening for newcomers to the genre. Mackinder’s lyrics are sincere and relatable, and his ability to make fascinating stories out of mundane problems is one of the most enjoyable parts of the album. To anyone who has not listened to Fireworks, or are trying to understand the hype around “Oh, Common Life”, make sure to listen to this album. I honestly believe that in 10 years, this will be considered a classic.

-Jack

Tracklist

1. Arrows

2. I Was Born in the Dark

3. X's on Trees

4. We're Still Pioneers

5. Teeth

6. Oh, Why Can't We Start Old and Get Younger

7. Summer

8. Life Is Killing Me

9. I Am the Challenger

10. Paintings of Paul Revere

11. I Locked My Time Capsule

12. The Wild Bunch

Download

http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/94474547/file.html

Imaginary Enemy - The Used

Everyone channel your inner emo self from circa 2000 and listen to the new album from The Used.

Tracklist

1. Revolution

2. Cry

3. El-Oh-Vee-Ee

4. A Song To Stifle Imperial Progression

5. Generation Throwaway

6. Make Believe

7. Evolution

8. Imaginary Enemy

9. Kenna Song

10. Force Without Violence

11. Overdose

Download 192kbps (webrip)

http://www19.zippyshare.com/v/88886708/file.html

Oh, Common Life - Fireworks

I again, didn't get a chance to listen to this yet.  Fireworks is a cool band that I personally have never been able to get very into, but I think that's just because I never really have given them the chance.  I saw them on a tour awhile ago with The Wonder Years and I remember that they killed it.  I'm seeing them again later this week on another tour with The Wonder Years so I'm sure after seeing that I'll be mad at myself for not giving them a solid listen.  Anyway, check out their new album. I'm sure it'll be cool.

Tracklist

1. Glowing Crosses

2. Bed Sores

3. The Back Window's Down

4. Files On Tape

5. Woods

6. Play God Only Knows

7. One More Creature Dizzy With Love

8. The Only Thing That Haunts This House Is Me

9. The Sound Of Young America

10. Run, Brother, Run

11. The Hotbed Of Life

Download 320kbps

http://www39.zippyshare.com/v/16780398/file.html

Resist - Hundredth

I've been really busy so I didn't actually get a chance to listen to this yet.  I can never decide whether or not I like Hundredth, but I know that plenty of people love them and I'm sure they're waiting for this EP.

Tracklist

1. Wake

2. Shelter

3. Resist

4. Demons

5. Manifest

6. Wage

Download 160kbps

http://www6.zippyshare.com/v/18224102/file.html

Supermodel - Foster The People

Foster The People is sick and I've really enjoyed them ever since they first showed up around 2011.  To anyone that thinks of them as that band that only has the song Pumped Up Kicks then you've obviously never given them a solid listen.  Their first album Torches was amazing and this album is a really solid follow up to it.  It's got a really nice and easy vibe that's good to listen to if you're just chilling around.  Foster The People is really good at adding catchy hooks that will spend way too much time stuck in your head and you'll find yourself humming them at the least convenient of times.  Check this album out because I'm sure it will end up being a massive success this year.

Tracklist

1. Are You What You Want To Be

2. Ask Yourself

3. Coming Of Age

4. Nevermind

5. Pseudologia Fantastica

6. The Angelic Welcome Of Mr. Jones

7. Best Friend 

8. A Beginner's Guide To Destroying The Moon

9. Goats In Trees

10. The Truth

11. Fire Escape

12. Tabloid Super Junky

Download 320kbps

http://www68.zippyshare.com/v/60162319/file.html

Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only (320kbps Download)

Finally found the 320kbps download of this.

Tracklist

1. Fifty-Four

2. Andreas

3. Silhouette (Latin Skin)

4. Wild West Selfishness

5. On The Floor

6. Paseo De Law Estrellas (I)

7. Highway Blues

8. Flesh 

9. Whispers

10. Love To Burn

11. Solar Eclipse

12. Paseo De Las Estrellas (II)

13. Karma Consequential

14. Four-Eleven

Download 320kbps

http://uploaded.net/file/974keh7a

The Joy Of Motion - Animals As Leaders (320kbps Download)

Tracklist

1. Ka$cade

2. Lippincott

3. Air Chrysalis

4. Another Year

5. Physical Education

6. Tooth And Claw

7. Crescent

8. The Future That Awaited Me

9. Para Mexer

10. The Woven Web

11. Mind = Sun

12. Nephele

Download 320kbps

http://www4.zippyshare.com/v/81536506/file.html

Jar- Daylight

For a band that often gets lumped in with the so called “emo revival”, I don’t feel that Daylight gets the credit they deserve for the impact they’ve had on the scene. Mostly because they aren’t and emo band, rather the leaders in popularizing grunge among a new generation of listeners. Jar, Daylight’s most recent full length album, could easily pass as a Nirvana reunion album. Fat, distorted guitars pound out simple but effective riffs while accented by very minimal but tasteful lead work. However, the song quality isn’t as consistent as it could be and some songs fall short of the expectations set at the beginning of the album by “Sponge” and “Life in a Jar”. Fortunately, the majority of the album is fantastically written and is definitely worthy of multiple playthroughs. If you want some variety in your collection of emo/pop-punk/indie jams but don’t want to give up the depression, then this album is for you.

-Jack

Tracklist 

1. Sponge
2. Life In A Jar
3. Outside of Me
4. Sheltered
5. Crawl
6. Last October
7. Youngest Daughter
8. Knew
9. No One's Deserving
10. Hole In The Ground
11. In On It
12. Around The Railing

Download

http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/26116366/file.html

Tigers Jaw- Tigers Jaw

Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I have a tendency to get into bands years after everyone else has. For me, Tigers Jaw is yet another one of those bands, and I have been looping the self-titled album an unnecessary amount over the past month to make up for lost time. Tigers Jaw have become a staple of the pop-punk/emo scene and their constantly increasing popularity is often pointed to as evidence of the “emo revival” alongside the resurgence of emo stalwarts such as Brand New and Even Weiss and his infinite collection of projects. One listen to Tigers Jaw’s self-titled is all the proof you should need that they belong in the same breath as the two aforementioned icons. From the opening riff of “The Sun” to the soothing acoustic closer “Never Saw It Coming”, the album packs endlessly upbeat melodies punctuated by some of the saddest damn lyrics you’ll find in modern emo. Ex-frontman Adam McIlwee showcases his unique talent of driving home poignant lyrics through his monotone and raw singing style. But as any Tigers Jaw fan will attest, the vocal melodies created between McIlwee, Brianna Collins (keyboards), and Ben Walsh (guitar) is what sets them apart from others in their genre. In my opinion, this album is still the best that Tigers Jaw has put out, which is quite the feat considering their history of consistently stellar releases. Miraculously, after losing 3/5 of the band (including McIlwee), Brianna and Ben have managed to resurrect Tigers Jaw and have recently announced they finished work on a new album, although little more has been revealed. In honor of this accomplishment, I highly suggest you download this album and everything else they have put out to prepare yourself for the next release, I can assure you it’s going to be fantastic.

-Jack

Tracklist

1. The Sun
2. Plane Vs. Tank Vs. Submarine
3. I Saw Water
4. Chemicals
5. Between Your Band and the Other Band
6. Heat
7. I Was Never Your Boyfriend
8. Meals On Wheels
9. Arms Across America
10. Never Saw It Coming

Download 

http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/64108266/file.html

Eternal Enemies - Emmure

These guys are sacks of shit and I've never understood why anyone has ever enjoyed them.  I know that a lot of people will want to listen to this album though so this is for all of you kids with terrible judgement towards music.

Tracklist

1. Bring A Gun To School

2. Nemesis

3. N.I.A. (News In Arizona)

4. The Hang Up

5. A Gift A Curse

6. E

7. Like Lamotta

8. Free Publicity

9. Most Hated

10. Grave Markings

11. Hitomi's Shinobi

12. Rat King

13. Girls Don't Like Boys, Girls Like 40's And Blunts

14. New Age Rambler

15. We Were Just Kids

Download 320kbps

http://www75.zippyshare.com/v/58013258/file.html

XTRMST - XTRMST

AFI's hardcore side project. I just saw that this happened to I'm listening to it for the first time as I'm posting this.

Tracklist

1. Dirty Nails

2. Conformist

3. Exterminate

4. The Breed

Download 320kbps

http://www47.zippyshare.com/v/65475544/file.html

Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only - Seahaven

This album is going to be awesome to jam to all summer long.  Every song I've listened to so far I can imagine listening to late at night while sitting by a fire.  Listen to this for some nice music that puts off a great relaxed vibe.

Tracklist

1. Fifty-Four

2. Andreas

3. Silhouette (Latin Skin)

4. Wild West Selfishness

5. On The Floor

6. Paseo De Las Estrellas (I)

7. Highway Blues

8. Flesh

9. Whispers

10. Love To Burn

11. Solar Eclipse

12. Paseo De Las Estrellas (II)

13. Karma Consequential

14. Four-Eleve

Download 192kbps(Webrip)

http://www4.zippyshare.com/v/16650773/file.html

Give Blood - Bane

This is another album that is a hardcore classic.  I love every little part of this album and appreciate it a million times more after I got to see them last summer.  Bane has always been one of the hardest working bands in hardcore and they almost never take a break.  This is my personal favorite album from them and I could listen to it endless times.  If you're new to hardcore, or have just never listened to this give it a chance now.  -Ian

Tracklist

1. Speechless

2. Some Came Running

3. Snakes Among Us

4. Release The Hounds

5. What Holds Us Down

6. Ante Up

7. Bang The Drum Slowly

8. Sunflowers And Sunsets

9. The Big Gun Down

10. Ali v. Frazier I

Download 320kbps

http://www10.zippyshare.com/v/47114911/file.html

The Joy Of Motion - Animals As Leaders

The new Animals As Leaders finally leaked.  Definitely better than their previous album, but I think it may be impossible to ever beat their first album.  Tosin Abasi still has no trouble with proving his dominance over every other guitarist in the world with this album.

Tracklist

1. Ka$cade

2. Lippincott

3. Air Chrysalis

4. Another Year

5. Physical Education

6. Tooth And Claw

7. Crescent

8. The Future That Awaited Me

9. Para Mexer

10. The Woven Web

11. Mind = Spun

12. Nephete

Download 256kbps

http://www76.zippyshare.com/v/75973123/file.html

Silhouette (Latin Skin) - Seahaven

My friend just told me to listen to this and I'm listening now for the first time.  I've never given Seahaven a chance before but this 7" is enough to make me go back and check them out.  Every song has a really low-key relaxed vibe that will be nice to listen to on a late summer night.  The whole feel of this is just really nice when you're looking to listen to something to relax.  If you're like me and have never given Seahaven a chance give these three songs a quick listen.

Tracklist

1. Silhouette (Latin Skin)

2. Sleep Alone

3. Phantom Family

Download 320kbps

http://www75.zippyshare.com/v/12691856/file.html

Glamour Kills 2012 Tour Compilation

I just saw this pop up somewhere and I remembered how much I used to like to listen to this compilation.  It's really cool because each band that was on the tour covered another band on the tour and some of the songs turned out really cool.  The Story So Far show off their hardcore roots in this and they pull it off really well.  And Into It Over It's cover of Don't Let Me Cave In is hauntingly great. 

Tracklist

1. The Wonder Years - Anchor

2. Polar Bear Club - Skipping Stone

3. Transit - Resent & Resistance

4. The Story So Far - Wrightsville Beach

5. A Loss For Words - Quicksand

6. Into It. Over It. - Don't Let Me Cave In

Download 320kbps (password is mp3boo.com)

http://potload.com/5ndzm8qesbn8

Rooms Of The House - La Dispute

Again, I'll update the link when I see a better one.  This is 256kbps though so it's pretty decent.

Tracklist

1. Hudsonville MI 1956

2. First Reactions After Falling Through The Ice

3. Woman (In Mirror)

4. SCENES FROM THE HIGHWAYS 1981-2009 -- 2009

5. For Mayor In Splitsville

6. 35

7. Stay Happy There

8. THE CHILD WE LOST 1963

9. Woman (Reading)

10. Extraordinary Dinner Party

11. Objects In Space

Download 256kbps

http://www30.zippyshare.com/v/31377681/file.html

Happiness Is - Taking Back Sunday (Web Rip)

This just leaked in 192kbps quality but it's pretty decent to listen to unless you can only enjoy things in 320kbps.  I'll update the download link as soon as a better quality download leaks

Tracklist

1. Preface

2. Flicker, Fade

3. Stood A Chance

4. All The Way

5. Beat Up Car

6. It Takes More

7. They Don't Have Any Friends

8. Better Homes And Gardens

9. Like You Do

10. We Were Younger Then

11. Nothing At All

Download 192kbps

http://www62.zippyshare.com/v/15374184/file.html

Manifest Decimation - Power Trip

This album rips and there's really no getting around that.  What's so cool about Power Trip is both fans of hardcore and metal completely agree on them being one of the coolest bands around.  Everything these guys put out is insane and keeps me head banging from the second the album starts to the second it ends.  Power Trip is blowing up really fast and I'd expect them to be a pretty big name in the hardcore/metal scene within the next few years.  I can guarantee whatever it is that brought you to liking hardcore or metal is in this album.  Whether it's huge guitar riffs that shred across the entire neck of the guitar, fast drums that keep you banging your head, or ridiculous vocal flows that bring out every emotion ever possible out of you it's in this album.  And it is great. -Ian

Tracklist

1. Manifest Decimation

2. Heretics Fork

3. Conditioned To Death

4. Murderers Row

5. Crossbreaker

6. Drown

7. Power Trip

8. Hammer Of Doubt

Download 320kbps

http://www65.zippyshare.com/v/57379865/file.html

Madre Mia Gracias Por Los Dias - Xibalba

Xibalba in my opinion is one of the hardest bands out there these days.  I first heard this album a few years ago and immediately recognized that these guys would make a really solid name for themselves really quickly just for the fact that they were on a next level of beatdown hardcore and it was really easy to distinguish their sound from the rest of the genre.  This whole album is full of slow down-tempo riffs that make you want to completely lose your mind.  Throw in some of the angriest lyrics you'll ever hear that switch from English to Spanish just to give it an even harder edge and it became one of my favorite albums of 2011.  To anyone that loves really pissed off music if you've slept on Xibalba you need to stop now.  -Ian

Tracklist

1. Bright Sun

2. Madre Mia

3. Never Kneel

4. Fallen

5. Times Up

6. We Deserve To Die

7. Red

8. Obituary

9. Cold

10. Spanish Harlem

11. Cursed

12. Salvation

Download 320kbps

http://www6.zippyshare.com/v/9768629/file.html

The Things We Carry - Have Heart

Have Heart is one of the most influential bands in hardcore of all time.  This is straight up music with a message and that's the exact reason why they were able to create such a devoted fan base that is still around even after all of these years.  I like to go back and listen to this album every once in awhile just to remind myself what the kind of music that I want to create is.  Listening to this album you'll hear some of the most inspired music of all time backed with an extremely positive message.  99% of the time I'm not a fan of hardcore that is always positive just because I have a tough time at shows watching people get violent while screaming about how much they love each other, but Have Heart is a completely different story.  I would do just about anything to go back in time and see these guys. -Ian

Tracklist

1. Life Is Hard Enough

2. Watch Me Sink

3. Armed With A Mind

4. About Face

5. The Unbreakable

6. Old Man II

7. Song Of Shame

8. To Us Fools

9. Something More Than Ink

10. The Machinist

11. Watch Me Rise

Download 320kbps

http://www61.zippyshare.com/v/76158391/file.html

From Under The Cork Tree - Fall Out Boy

This shit is classic and if you don't already have this in your collection then you have a problem.  This post is just for anyone that has somehow put off listening to this album and has been stuck living in a cave.  Even if you're not a fan of pop punk you need to have this album because I'm still yet to meet anyone that doesn't like this album.  Listen to this because it's a million times better than anything they're putting out now.

Tracklist

1. Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued

2. Of All The Gin Joints In All The World

3. Dance, Dance

4. Sugar, We're Goin Down

5. Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner

6. I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth

7. 7 Minutes In Heaven

8. Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year

9. Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends

10. I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me

11. A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me"

12. Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying

13. XO

Download 320kbps

http://www.4shared-china.com/rar/rkIJjeNbce/From_Under_the_Cork_Tree.html?locale=en

Shake - Diamond Youth

Diamond Youth is an alternative rock band that features members of Trapped Under Ice, Turnstile, and Terror. Despite being known from a completely different scene of music, they've really begun to make a name for themselves in the alternative music scene.  Shake is a cool EP that is nice to groove to and has pretty decent replay value.  Diamond Youth describe themselves as a mix of the Foo Fighters, Weezer, and Queens Of The Stone Age but say that their inspiration goes as far back as listening to The Beach Boys.  If you're looking for something a little different to listen to give these guys a try.

Tracklist

1. Red Water

2. Can't Shake The Feeling

3. Don't Feel Real

4. Warm Scene

5. Maryland Ice Cream

6. Follow Through

Download 320kbps

http://www11.zippyshare.com/v/57504144/file.html

Letters Home - Defeater

Defeater is the band you want to listen to if you're into good melodic hardcore with some solid meaning behind every song, or if you want to curl up in a ball and cry.  Don't get me wrong, I do like Defeater, but if you're in a bad mood and you start listening to them you're probably going to end up crying.  Last summer at TIHC when Defeater played a speech in between songs was enough to cause the entire crowd of people to get absolutely silent and to tear up.  Really solid music written by some really solid musicians, and really depressing lyrics written by a really depressed dude. -Ian (I keep forgetting to sign my name)

Tracklist

1. Bastards

2. No Shame

3. Hopeless Again

4. Blood In My Eyes

5. No Relief

6. No Faith

7. Dead Set

8. No Saviour

9. Rabbit Foot

10. Bled Out

Download 320kbps

http://www24.zippyshare.com/v/67710199/file.html

Self Titled - Bad Things

These guys were just on The Tonight Show and I haven't heard anything other than the song they played on there.  It was kind of cool and sort of reminded me of The Cure so if you're into them or like "synth rock" you should check these guys out.  Shaun White is in this band so that's kind of cool too.

Tracklist

1. Anybody

2. Fool

3. Haunting

4. Caught Inside

5. Saturday

6. Lost Feeling

7. Vices

8. Lonely Eyes

9. Bury

10. Say It Again

11. End Of The Road

12. Cold Case (Bonus Track)

13. John Wayne (Bonus Track)

Download 320kbps (password is mp3boo.com)

http://uploaded.net/file/7mmkuh7q

Split - Neck Deep/Knuckle Puck

I'll be really honest and say that I have no idea what this sounds like because I didn't listen to it.  I'm not into either of the bands really but I know that a lot of people have been looking for it.  

Tracklist

1. Neck Deep - Crushing Grief (No Remedy)

2. Neck Deep - Growing Pains

3. Knuckle Puck - Gold Rush

4. Knuckle Puck - Fences

Download 320kbps

http://www35.zippyshare.com/v/73408513/file.html

Music 4 Tngrs - Chester French

I've posted Chester French before but this album is great and needs to be listened to more.  It's got some great songs for if you're trying to drop some panties and it's also got some nice songs to just chill to.  The guys in Chester French are musical geniuses that in my opinion are some of the best producers in the business and they get looked over way too often.  This album has some guest spots from Travis Barker, Pharrell, and Pusha T that really help to put it to the next level.  It's been out for a few years but I feel like it never really got the recognition that it deserved.  Give it a listen.

Tracklist

1. Next Big Thing

2. Black Girls

3. Drop

4. Mania

5. Female Version

6. Just Another Guy

7. Perfect Girl

8. Maybe Next Time

9. Marquis

10. Interesting Times

11. Interesting Times (Acoustic)

Download 320kbps

http://www43.zippyshare.com/v/37844501/file.html

Heavy Head- Elder Brother

The lovechild of The Story So Far’s Kevin Geyer and Daybreaker’s Dan Rose, Elder Brother is a brand new indie band that has been generating a lot of buzz in the scene, for good reason. The duo’s music is catchy and creative, a statement that anyone who heard the first three singles (Throw Me to the Wolves, In My Bones, and Pennsylvania) will attest to. Although the band is officially still only a two-piece, Elder Brother was assisted in the studio by Gus Pesce of Defeater and Matthew and Charles Vincent of The American Scene. The American Scene’s influence is quite obvious, especially through Matthew Vincent’s bass lines. The album isn’t out until March 11^th, but Elder Brother streamed it today, so there’s no excuse to starting jamming it now. If you like The American Scene or Kevin Geyer’s acoustic stuff, I guarantee you will like this album.

-Jack

Download

http://www40.zippyshare.com/v/20024028/file.html

Strangers Only- My Ticket Home

Strangers Only- My Ticket Home

“Puke Rock or Die” has become My Ticket Home’s battle cry ever since they released ‘Strangers Only’ in September, and to be honest, it’s the most accurate label I can put on the quartet from Columbus, Ohio. Abandoning the chugging, effeminate vocals, and synthesizer use that plagued their first release ‘To Create a Cure’, ‘Strangers Only’ punches you in the mouth immediately with grungy drop tuned guitar work and squealing harmonics that would make Nirvana and Rage Against the Machine simultaneously proud. But, no matter how catchy the guitar work is, the real star of the album is the vocal tandem of Nick Giumenti and Derek Blevins, who also serve as the band’s bassist and guitarist, respectively. Lyrically and rhythmically, the vocal flows are catchy and creative, relying much more on Giumenti’s powerful screams with both Giumenti’s and Blevin’s much matured clean singing playing a supporting role. My biggest issue with this band is that despite their accessibility to anyone in the hardcore genre, they mostly tour with post-hardcore bands. Hopefully, if enough people realize they are the real deal, they will tour with some respected hardcore acts, because this album was written for pile-ups and a violent pit. 
-Jack

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New Writer For The Blog

As of tomorrow or whenever he decides to quit being a lazy ass, my buddy Jack will start making blog posts too.  Up until now every post has been made by myself, Ian.  We'll start signing our names at the end of posts just so you know who's doing what.  I've played music with this guy over the past year or so, so I know his music taste and I know that it will add to the blog.  Make sure to welcome Jack and check out his posts when he gets to it.

Pedestals - Such Gold

If you're going to download Stand Tall you might as well get Pedestals too. This one is a banger too and I still listen to it all the time.  I love Such Gold so I'm partial to pretty much everything that they put out.  But I give a big thumbs up to this EP too so if you like the other stuff you've heard go ahead and get this.

Tracklist

1. Cut Rides

2. Sycamore

3. The Brass Tax

4. So Close

5. Gut Rot

6. Pedestals

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Stand Tall EP - Such Gold

This EP just makes me feel like it's summer and that is pretty much saving me from going insane this winter.  Such Gold has always been one of the only pop punk bands that I can consistently listen to and it all started with this EP.  I know that Such Gold isn't huge now, but they're definitely a lot bigger than they were when this came out.  If there are any fans of Such Gold out there that haven't heard this then stop fucking up and listen to it.  And to anyone that is a fan of pop punk with more of a punk side to a pop side (that's the best way I can describe it) then listen to this.  I still love it so there's a good chance you will too.

Tracklist

1. Four Superbowls, No Rings

2. You Always Know What's Best

3. What's Left Of You

4. The Greatest Comeback Of All Time

5. Stand Tall

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Divine Injustice - God's Hate (With Download)

I posted a review of this awhile back but I just now got a download for all the cheap bastards that didn't want to pay for it.

Tracklist

1. Divine Injustice

2. Admission Of Guilt

3. Headstone (The Scum)

4. Social Class Warfare

5. Instinct

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The Predator - Ice Cube

This is one of my favorite rap albums of all time because it's real and it's pissed off.  This is Ice Cube before he ever even considered being in a shitty kids movie so it's much more genuine.  This will always be one of the few rap albums that I can listen to an endless amount of times.  I can't get into much current rap so I'm still living with this stuff and in my opinion it's better off that way.

Tracklist

1. The First Day Of School

2. When Will They Shoot?

3. I'm Scared

4. Wicked

5. Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha

6. The Predator

7. It Was A Good Day

8. We Had To Tear This Mothafucka Up

9. Fuck 'Em

10. Dirty Mack

11. Don't Trust 'Em

12. Gangsta's Fairytale 2

13. Check Yo Self

14. Who Got The Camera?

15. Integration

16. Say Hi To The Bad Guy

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Enema Of The State - Blink 182

Speaking of albums that paved the way for current bands in the genre it's impossible not to talk about Enema Of The State.  It's literally impossible to live on this planet and not to have at least heard of Blink 182.  I don't care what your opinion on the band is, you have to respect them for how much they've accomplished and how much great music they have inspired.  Odds are if you have a favorite pop punk band and ask them who their inspirations are Blink 182 will be on the list.  And I don't think it's even possible to count the amount of garage bands that have been inspired by them or the amount of cover sets that have happened.  Blink 182 will forever be a band that the general population can agree on for being great.  I personally love everything about them from their shitty song writing to their immaturity.  I don't know what it is about that combination, but whatever it is, it makes for great music.

Tracklist

1. Dumpweed

2. Don't Leave Me

3. Aliens Exist

4. Going Away To College

5. What's My Age Again?

6. Dysentery Gary

7. Adam's Song

8. All The Small Things

9. The Party Song

10. Mutt

11. Wendy Clear

12. Anthem

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Ill Blood - No Warning

No Warning has been broken up for awhile minus a short EP they put out just last year but they still deserve to get talked about.  This album in my opinion is what inspired a good bit of what we could consider "modern" hardcore and without it there's a good chance that all of the music being put out today would sound way different.  No Warning has always gotten plenty of respect from everyone and is usually looked back at very fondly as kind of a trailblazer for the current generation but I feel like a lot of newer kids to the scene have never given it a chance or even heard of it.  So if you're a new kid to hardcore and you've never given this a listen, this is your history lesson for the day.

Tracklist

1. Behind These Walls

2. No Time For You

3. Answer The Call

4. Short Fuse

5. Wound Up

6. Growing Silent

7. Caught In The Web

8. All New Low

9. Over My Shoulder

10. Leech

11. Pushing On

12. Ill Blood

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Big Kiss Goodnight - Trapped Under Ice

Trapped Under Ice is my favorite hardcore band as I've said before and this album is amazing.  I'm sure if you're into hardcore you've heard this and if you haven't then you know that you should.  This is your opportunity to listen to it.  It needs no description.

Tracklist

1. Born To Die

2. Pleased To Meet You

3. Jail

4. Outcast

5. Victimized

6. Time Waits

7. Dead Inside

8. True Love

9. Disconnect

10. Draw The Line

11. You And I

12. Still Cold

13. Reality Unfolds

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Controlled By Death - Benchpress

This is the latest release from Benchpress and I really dug it when it first came out.  I like that they're a newer band that that really started taking shit seriously immediately and got their ass out on tour.  They've been all over the world already and they still haven't even released an LP.  I've never had the opportunity to see them live so I can't say with complete certainty, but it seems like they're a hard working group of dudes who always put out solid music.  This is some straight up pissed off metallic sounding hardcore and I love it.  Hopefully they'll keep everything up and put out an LP later this year.

Tracklist

1. Intro // Exist

2. Splitting Heads

3. Disgusted With The World

4. Silver Spoon

5. Pressure

6. No Place Like Home

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Dedicated To Babies Who Came Feet First - Cold World

This album is a modern hardcore classic and it needs to be in everyone's collection.  Cold World is a fan favorite of so many hardcore kids and that is for good reason.  Last TIHC they brought the entire place down when they played and they always continue to show why they are such a power house these days.  This album is really what set them apart from the pack and if you've never listened to it that's on you.  

Tracklist

1. Intro

2. Boom Bye Bye

3. Do The Knowledge

4. All The Things You Said You'd Never Tell

5. Roaches & Rats

6. Leave A Message 1

7. Dedicated To Babies Who Came Feet First

8. No Angels

9. How Deep

10. Leave A Message 2

11. The Games That People Play

12. Whagwan

13. Liars, Thieves

14. Time To Break Down

15. Outro

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Southern Places - Northern Faces

Writing that last post about HRVRD I remembered that these guys opened the Say Anything show I saw last summer before HRVRD and these guys absolutely killed it.  Usually during opening bands the crowd is still shifting around and talking or meeting up with the people that they came there with but from the second these guys hit their first note the entire crowd's focus did not leave the stage once.  For a new band with not much music at all I can already guarantee that these guys will go somewhere with their music.  The following months after I saw them live I don't think I stopped listening to this EP and I can't wait for them to release something new so I can abuse how much I listen to that too.  If you're a fan of literally any type of rock music listen to these guys and you won't be disappointed.  

Tracklist

1. Under My Skin

2. Poor Moonlight

3. You Not Me

4. Dark Days

5. Side Of The Road

6. Finding Hope

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From The Bird's Cage - HRVRD

 

I first saw HRVRD late last summer when they were on tour opening for Say Anything and then I had another opportunity to see them at a little skate park here a few months ago and both times I saw them they absolutely killed it.  They play a weird style of indie rock that almost seems eerie and is creepy to watch live but they do it with such precision that you can't look away.  This album has songs that will make you think, songs that will relax you, songs that will creep you out, and songs that are impossible to get out of your head. 

Tracklist

1. Black Creme

2. Timid Scripts

3. Futurist

4. Flaming Creatures

5. Kids With Fake Guns

6. New Information

7. Cardboard Houses

8. We Never Shut Up About You

9. Old Nature

10. Eva Brucke

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Old Homes - Shut In

Old Homes was the first release from Shut In which is a side project featuring Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain, Griffin Landa of Too Pure To Die, and Chris Cain ex Bury Your Dead.  It's been awhile since this came out but recently they announced that they'll be coming out with a full length later on this year.  This is a very short 4 song EP but I loved what I heard from it.  Even though all of the band members are in other bands this EP stands out from sounding anything like any of their other projects.  I'd consider it more dark hardcore with some melodic parts thrown in.  If you never heard about this or never gave it a listen definitely give it a spin or two.  It will not disappoint.

Tracklist

1. Exit Wounds

2. Sleepwalkers

3. Zero Kelvin

4. Beyond The Void

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Atrocities - Take It Back!

This album probably brings me the most nostalgic memories of any hardcore album.  This is probably the first album that I ever listened to that I'd consider melodic hardcore.  Another huge first of this album is even though it's technically a Christian hardcore album it is still widely appreciated by everyone including me.  I don't know what it is about Christian music but it always bores the hell out of me.  This album I could listen to a million times though.  I don't think that there has been a band since Take It Back that has brought as much passion to music and I don't know if there will be for a long time.  Because they were never a huge band there's a good chance that you never listened to this album and if that's the case change it right now.  Although they may not be together anymore, their music needs to survive for a long time.

Tracklist

1. The Beginning. Nothing.

2. New Empire

3. Lost Generation

4. Hollow Eyes

5. A Reason To Scream

6. What We're Fighting For

7. Minneapolis

8. The Skies Are Empty

9. The Prodigal Soldier

10. The End Of Apathy

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Melophobia - Cage The Elephant

 

This was my favorite rock release of 2013 and it didn't even get a single nod for a Grammy.  I've been a fan of Cage The Elephant for about 5 years now and with every release I feel like they just keep getting better and better.  The first time I heard this album I knew that it would go down as one of my favorite albums of all time.  I even had the pleasure of seeing them live for the third time on this album and it was way better than the previous two times I saw them.  If you've heard of this band before but felt like they weren't your thing try to give them another chance.  I think this album might change your mind.

Tracklist

1. Spiderhead

2. Come A Little Closer

3. Telescope

4. It's Just Forever (Feat. Alison Mosshart)

5. Take It Or Leave It

6. Halo

7. Black Widow

8. Hypocrite

9. Teeth

10. Cigarette Daydreams

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United States Of Mind - Take Offense

This album rips and anyone that doesn't think so is wrong.  One of the best releases of last year and that is barely even debatable.  I don't even need to say much about this album other than that if you're a fan of hardcore you will like this album.  There's a little bit of something for everyone in this album.

Tracklist

1. United States Of Mind

2. Place Your Bet

3. Ascend Master

4. Criminals

5. I'll Smoke You (One Step Ahead)

6. No Room

7. Plain Talks

8. Without You

9. Broke & Infamous

10. When Death Comes Near

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Corroding Kings - Swamps

Swamps became one of my favorite hardcore bands from the first time that I listened to this EP.  Since then they've released two more EPs and have been touring almost constantly.  I believe that these guys are one of the hardest working bands in hardcore and they really deserve more credit than they get.  Every show that they play they give it 100% and never leave anyone feeling disappointed.  This was their first EP and it is full of raw passionate aggression.  This is one of my personal favorite albums and everyone needs to give it a chance.

Tracklist

1. Swamp Stomp/Corroding Kings

2. Headache America

3. Corroding Kings

4. Reel Talk

5. This War, Starts With "I"

6. Old Familiar

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Die Knowing - Comeback Kid (320kbps Download)

High Quality version of this album finally leaked.  If you liked it from the earlier post get this and enjoy it at its full potential.

Tracklist

1. Die Knowing

2. Lower The Line

3. Wasted Arrows

4. Losing Sleep (Feat. Pauly Correia)

5. Should Know Better

6. I Depend, I Control

7. Somewhere In This Miserable

8. Beyond

9. Unconditional

10. Didn't Even Mind

11. Full Swing (Feat. Scott Wade)

12. Sink In

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