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Makari - Elegies
(post-hardcore, alternative rock, swancore)
Tasty little slice of pHxC with catchy choruses and some mathy guitar playing. This is likely my favourite Makari release. Highly recommend for fans of Body Thief, Circa Survive, and Humble Abode.
Makari - Elegies
(post-hardcore, alternative rock, swancore)
Tasty little slice of pHxC with catchy choruses and some mathy guitar playing. This is likely my favourite Makari release. Highly recommend for fans of Body Thief, Circa Survive, and Humble Abode.
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Makari - Elegies
(post-hardcore, alternative rock, swancore)
Tasty little slice of pHxC with catchy choruses and some mathy guitar playing. This is likely my favourite Makari release. Highly recommend for fans of Body Thief, Circa Survive, and Humble Abode.
Makari - Elegies
(post-hardcore, alternative rock, swancore)
Tasty little slice of pHxC with catchy choruses and some mathy guitar playing. This is likely my favourite Makari release. Highly recommend for fans of Body Thief, Circa Survive, and Humble Abode.
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Swans - Birthing
(totalism, drone, krautrock, gothic rock)
I just don't get it. Some of the back half stuff was cool. But it's like all the worst elements of Drone and Windmill Scene type stuff mashed together and it goes on and on for two hours. Vocals are jarring ala The Smiths.
Swans - Birthing
(totalism, drone, krautrock, gothic rock)
I just don't get it. Some of the back half stuff was cool. But it's like all the worst elements of Drone and Windmill Scene type stuff mashed together and it goes on and on for two hours. Vocals are jarring ala The Smiths.
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Swans - Birthing
(totalism, drone, krautrock, gothic rock)
I just don't get it. Some of the back half stuff was cool. But it's like all the worst elements of Drone and Windmill Scene type stuff mashed together and it goes on and on for two hours. Vocals are jarring ala The Smiths.
Swans - Birthing
(totalism, drone, krautrock, gothic rock)
I just don't get it. Some of the back half stuff was cool. But it's like all the worst elements of Drone and Windmill Scene type stuff mashed together and it goes on and on for two hours. Vocals are jarring ala The Smiths.
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Boldy James - Consignment: Favor for a Favor
(gangsta rap)
I enjoy early mixtapes. Honestly, love this way more than most people. He slides on almost every track. Its 80 minutes long, this should be 2 tapes. There's a great RHCP hook that's used better here than the original.
Boldy James - Consignment: Favor for a Favor
(gangsta rap)
I enjoy early mixtapes. Honestly, love this way more than most people. He slides on almost every track. Its 80 minutes long, this should be 2 tapes. There's a great RHCP hook that's used better here than the original.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Boldy James - Consignment: Favor for a Favor
(gangsta rap)
I enjoy early mixtapes. Honestly, love this way more than most people. He slides on almost every track. Its 80 minutes long, this should be 2 tapes. There's a great RHCP hook that's used better here than the original.
Boldy James - Consignment: Favor for a Favor
(gangsta rap)
I enjoy early mixtapes. Honestly, love this way more than most people. He slides on almost every track. Its 80 minutes long, this should be 2 tapes. There's a great RHCP hook that's used better here than the original.
why did I think I wasn't gonna like Symphony X it's literally Dream Theater but more swaggy
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
why did I think I wasn't gonna like Symphony X it's literally Dream Theater but more swaggy
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Geese - Getting Killed
(krautrock, roots rock, art rock, indie rock)
This was pretty neat musically. The Radiohead-style vocals accompanied by this type of music weren't really doing it for me but I see why it's critically lauded. Check this if u haven't yet.
Geese - Getting Killed
(krautrock, roots rock, art rock, indie rock)
This was pretty neat musically. The Radiohead-style vocals accompanied by this type of music weren't really doing it for me but I see why it's critically lauded. Check this if u haven't yet.
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Geese - Getting Killed
(krautrock, roots rock, art rock, indie rock)
This was pretty neat musically. The Radiohead-style vocals accompanied by this type of music weren't really doing it for me but I see why it's critically lauded. Check this if u haven't yet.
Geese - Getting Killed
(krautrock, roots rock, art rock, indie rock)
This was pretty neat musically. The Radiohead-style vocals accompanied by this type of music weren't really doing it for me but I see why it's critically lauded. Check this if u haven't yet.
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Dream on, Dreamer - Sails Set Armada
(post-hardcore, metalcore)
some 00s phxc goodness that reminds me that old Emarosa EP or stuff I'd see at local shows. messy breakdowns and some noodles. Blends together a bit but scratches the nostalgia itch
Dream on, Dreamer - Sails Set Armada
(post-hardcore, metalcore)
some 00s phxc goodness that reminds me that old Emarosa EP or stuff I'd see at local shows. messy breakdowns and some noodles. Blends together a bit but scratches the nostalgia itch
August 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Dream on, Dreamer - Sails Set Armada
(post-hardcore, metalcore)
some 00s phxc goodness that reminds me that old Emarosa EP or stuff I'd see at local shows. messy breakdowns and some noodles. Blends together a bit but scratches the nostalgia itch
Dream on, Dreamer - Sails Set Armada
(post-hardcore, metalcore)
some 00s phxc goodness that reminds me that old Emarosa EP or stuff I'd see at local shows. messy breakdowns and some noodles. Blends together a bit but scratches the nostalgia itch
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Tyler, The Creator - Don't Tap the Glass
(miami bass, pop rap, neo-soul, dance-pop)
really fun and dancey and i genuinely can't tell if catchy-good or catchy-annoying but it was engaging
Tyler, The Creator - Don't Tap the Glass
(miami bass, pop rap, neo-soul, dance-pop)
really fun and dancey and i genuinely can't tell if catchy-good or catchy-annoying but it was engaging
August 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Tyler, The Creator - Don't Tap the Glass
(miami bass, pop rap, neo-soul, dance-pop)
really fun and dancey and i genuinely can't tell if catchy-good or catchy-annoying but it was engaging
Tyler, The Creator - Don't Tap the Glass
(miami bass, pop rap, neo-soul, dance-pop)
really fun and dancey and i genuinely can't tell if catchy-good or catchy-annoying but it was engaging
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Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
(blackgaze, post-metal)
Absolutely gorgeous, lush, and earns it's 1hr+ runtime. Brutal screams over beautifully meloncholy backdrops. Eclectic moments throughout also. Their best album.
Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
(blackgaze, post-metal)
Absolutely gorgeous, lush, and earns it's 1hr+ runtime. Brutal screams over beautifully meloncholy backdrops. Eclectic moments throughout also. Their best album.
August 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
(blackgaze, post-metal)
Absolutely gorgeous, lush, and earns it's 1hr+ runtime. Brutal screams over beautifully meloncholy backdrops. Eclectic moments throughout also. Their best album.
Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
(blackgaze, post-metal)
Absolutely gorgeous, lush, and earns it's 1hr+ runtime. Brutal screams over beautifully meloncholy backdrops. Eclectic moments throughout also. Their best album.
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Silverstein - Arrivals & Departures
(post-hardcore, emo-pop)
Overhated tbh. A step down from Discovering The Waterfront but has a ton of catchy fast-paced joints. It's punkier, too.
Silverstein - Arrivals & Departures
(post-hardcore, emo-pop)
Overhated tbh. A step down from Discovering The Waterfront but has a ton of catchy fast-paced joints. It's punkier, too.
August 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Silverstein - Arrivals & Departures
(post-hardcore, emo-pop)
Overhated tbh. A step down from Discovering The Waterfront but has a ton of catchy fast-paced joints. It's punkier, too.
Silverstein - Arrivals & Departures
(post-hardcore, emo-pop)
Overhated tbh. A step down from Discovering The Waterfront but has a ton of catchy fast-paced joints. It's punkier, too.
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Aversions Crown - A Voice From the Outer Dark
(technical death metal, deathcore)
Fun little techdeathcore romp. Ends too quick to overstay its welcome. Very crushing and their best since Xenocide.
Aversions Crown - A Voice From the Outer Dark
(technical death metal, deathcore)
Fun little techdeathcore romp. Ends too quick to overstay its welcome. Very crushing and their best since Xenocide.
August 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Aversions Crown - A Voice From the Outer Dark
(technical death metal, deathcore)
Fun little techdeathcore romp. Ends too quick to overstay its welcome. Very crushing and their best since Xenocide.
Aversions Crown - A Voice From the Outer Dark
(technical death metal, deathcore)
Fun little techdeathcore romp. Ends too quick to overstay its welcome. Very crushing and their best since Xenocide.
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Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
(blackgaze, post-metal)
Absolutely gorgeous, lush, and earns it's 1hr+ runtime. Brutal screams over beautifully meloncholy backdrops. Eclectic moments throughout also. Their best album.
Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
(blackgaze, post-metal)
Absolutely gorgeous, lush, and earns it's 1hr+ runtime. Brutal screams over beautifully meloncholy backdrops. Eclectic moments throughout also. Their best album.
July 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
(blackgaze, post-metal)
Absolutely gorgeous, lush, and earns it's 1hr+ runtime. Brutal screams over beautifully meloncholy backdrops. Eclectic moments throughout also. Their best album.
Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
(blackgaze, post-metal)
Absolutely gorgeous, lush, and earns it's 1hr+ runtime. Brutal screams over beautifully meloncholy backdrops. Eclectic moments throughout also. Their best album.
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Passcode - Insignia
(metalcore, trancecore)
Extremely catchy synthy Japanese metal(core). Lots of Royal Road-adjacent progressions, super bouncy and sickly sweet.
Passcode - Insignia
(metalcore, trancecore)
Extremely catchy synthy Japanese metal(core). Lots of Royal Road-adjacent progressions, super bouncy and sickly sweet.
July 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Passcode - Insignia
(metalcore, trancecore)
Extremely catchy synthy Japanese metal(core). Lots of Royal Road-adjacent progressions, super bouncy and sickly sweet.
Passcode - Insignia
(metalcore, trancecore)
Extremely catchy synthy Japanese metal(core). Lots of Royal Road-adjacent progressions, super bouncy and sickly sweet.
Coldplay is absolutely peak “i am a boring middle-aged man who likes wine and is having an active affair with a work colleague” music. personally i cannot imagine hearing “Clocks” and not thinking about receiving unremarkable and perfunctory head from a woman can quote every Reese Witherspoon movie
July 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Coldplay is absolutely peak “i am a boring middle-aged man who likes wine and is having an active affair with a work colleague” music. personally i cannot imagine hearing “Clocks” and not thinking about receiving unremarkable and perfunctory head from a woman can quote every Reese Witherspoon movie
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Fallujah - Xenotaph
(technical death metal, progressive metal)
Cosmic, ethereal tech-death. Soaring, spacey leads and warp-speed drumming. More cleans this time around, but they don't change their signature sound. The change works in their favour. One of my AOTYs so far.
Fallujah - Xenotaph
(technical death metal, progressive metal)
Cosmic, ethereal tech-death. Soaring, spacey leads and warp-speed drumming. More cleans this time around, but they don't change their signature sound. The change works in their favour. One of my AOTYs so far.
July 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Fallujah - Xenotaph
(technical death metal, progressive metal)
Cosmic, ethereal tech-death. Soaring, spacey leads and warp-speed drumming. More cleans this time around, but they don't change their signature sound. The change works in their favour. One of my AOTYs so far.
Fallujah - Xenotaph
(technical death metal, progressive metal)
Cosmic, ethereal tech-death. Soaring, spacey leads and warp-speed drumming. More cleans this time around, but they don't change their signature sound. The change works in their favour. One of my AOTYs so far.
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Born of Osiris - Through Shadows
(djent, metalcore, alternative metal)
First record in 4 years, and without Lee and Joe on guitars and keys. An uneven listen, but leaning towards enjoyable. Production sounds off, but there's several banger songs (see Transcendence, Dark Fable).
Born of Osiris - Through Shadows
(djent, metalcore, alternative metal)
First record in 4 years, and without Lee and Joe on guitars and keys. An uneven listen, but leaning towards enjoyable. Production sounds off, but there's several banger songs (see Transcendence, Dark Fable).
July 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Born of Osiris - Through Shadows
(djent, metalcore, alternative metal)
First record in 4 years, and without Lee and Joe on guitars and keys. An uneven listen, but leaning towards enjoyable. Production sounds off, but there's several banger songs (see Transcendence, Dark Fable).
Born of Osiris - Through Shadows
(djent, metalcore, alternative metal)
First record in 4 years, and without Lee and Joe on guitars and keys. An uneven listen, but leaning towards enjoyable. Production sounds off, but there's several banger songs (see Transcendence, Dark Fable).
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Apathy - Mom & Dad
(boom bap, conscious hip-hop)
A pointed socio‑political reflection on being raised under Reaganomics. IMO also the best beat selection of Apathy's career. Jazzy pianos, warm brass, chopped up vocal samples, flutes, and subtle ambient flares throughout.
Apathy - Mom & Dad
(boom bap, conscious hip-hop)
A pointed socio‑political reflection on being raised under Reaganomics. IMO also the best beat selection of Apathy's career. Jazzy pianos, warm brass, chopped up vocal samples, flutes, and subtle ambient flares throughout.
July 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Apathy - Mom & Dad
(boom bap, conscious hip-hop)
A pointed socio‑political reflection on being raised under Reaganomics. IMO also the best beat selection of Apathy's career. Jazzy pianos, warm brass, chopped up vocal samples, flutes, and subtle ambient flares throughout.
Apathy - Mom & Dad
(boom bap, conscious hip-hop)
A pointed socio‑political reflection on being raised under Reaganomics. IMO also the best beat selection of Apathy's career. Jazzy pianos, warm brass, chopped up vocal samples, flutes, and subtle ambient flares throughout.
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Auras - SIRENSHADE
(djent, metalcore)
One of the bounciest djent bands in the scene, straight out of Cambridge, ON. They groove at very high tempos, this time with some more electronics and industrial elements tastefully peppered in. Last song is a banger.
Auras - SIRENSHADE
(djent, metalcore)
One of the bounciest djent bands in the scene, straight out of Cambridge, ON. They groove at very high tempos, this time with some more electronics and industrial elements tastefully peppered in. Last song is a banger.
July 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Auras - SIRENSHADE
(djent, metalcore)
One of the bounciest djent bands in the scene, straight out of Cambridge, ON. They groove at very high tempos, this time with some more electronics and industrial elements tastefully peppered in. Last song is a banger.
Auras - SIRENSHADE
(djent, metalcore)
One of the bounciest djent bands in the scene, straight out of Cambridge, ON. They groove at very high tempos, this time with some more electronics and industrial elements tastefully peppered in. Last song is a banger.
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36 & zakè - Stasis Sounds for Long-Distance Space Travel III
(drone, space ambient, progressive electronic)
Gorgeous, drawn out, ambient soundscapes with synths that make you feel like you're on a lonely, extended space voyage. It's entrancing and gives a feeling of peaceful solitude
36 & zakè - Stasis Sounds for Long-Distance Space Travel III
(drone, space ambient, progressive electronic)
Gorgeous, drawn out, ambient soundscapes with synths that make you feel like you're on a lonely, extended space voyage. It's entrancing and gives a feeling of peaceful solitude
July 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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36 & zakè - Stasis Sounds for Long-Distance Space Travel III
(drone, space ambient, progressive electronic)
Gorgeous, drawn out, ambient soundscapes with synths that make you feel like you're on a lonely, extended space voyage. It's entrancing and gives a feeling of peaceful solitude
36 & zakè - Stasis Sounds for Long-Distance Space Travel III
(drone, space ambient, progressive electronic)
Gorgeous, drawn out, ambient soundscapes with synths that make you feel like you're on a lonely, extended space voyage. It's entrancing and gives a feeling of peaceful solitude
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Kaonashi - I Want to Go Home.
(mathcore, sass, post-hardcore, djent)
A bizarre-yet-familiar blend of several core genres with a unique frontman. It retreads a lot of their last record, but there's some great highlight songs in here like When I Say and the closing Sanguine Suite.
Kaonashi - I Want to Go Home.
(mathcore, sass, post-hardcore, djent)
A bizarre-yet-familiar blend of several core genres with a unique frontman. It retreads a lot of their last record, but there's some great highlight songs in here like When I Say and the closing Sanguine Suite.
July 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Kaonashi - I Want to Go Home.
(mathcore, sass, post-hardcore, djent)
A bizarre-yet-familiar blend of several core genres with a unique frontman. It retreads a lot of their last record, but there's some great highlight songs in here like When I Say and the closing Sanguine Suite.
Kaonashi - I Want to Go Home.
(mathcore, sass, post-hardcore, djent)
A bizarre-yet-familiar blend of several core genres with a unique frontman. It retreads a lot of their last record, but there's some great highlight songs in here like When I Say and the closing Sanguine Suite.
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra - I'm Done With Self Care, It's Time for Others' Harm
(deathcore, melodic metalcore)
Nostalgia album that fuses Whitechapel with melodeath riffs. Bites As Blood Runs Black a bit but it's still banger
Thus Spoke Zarathustra - I'm Done With Self Care, It's Time for Others' Harm
(deathcore, melodic metalcore)
Nostalgia album that fuses Whitechapel with melodeath riffs. Bites As Blood Runs Black a bit but it's still banger
July 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra - I'm Done With Self Care, It's Time for Others' Harm
(deathcore, melodic metalcore)
Nostalgia album that fuses Whitechapel with melodeath riffs. Bites As Blood Runs Black a bit but it's still banger
Thus Spoke Zarathustra - I'm Done With Self Care, It's Time for Others' Harm
(deathcore, melodic metalcore)
Nostalgia album that fuses Whitechapel with melodeath riffs. Bites As Blood Runs Black a bit but it's still banger