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Chiodos
Perhaps no one can explain the sheer ferocity and timid quietness it is better than when vocalist Craig Owens says “we don’t want to let the kids down” when discussing the group’s intense vocals live at shows. Well they never let a single kid down with their vicious assault on the ears and grip on the jugular...
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Jack Tung — The Life & Times of Chengwin Buy it at Amazon
Compositions of post-hardcore instrumentals with plenty of thrash but buckets of ambient soundscapes that are both gripping and engaging. When he performs live, it’s just him and a drum machine—everything else is all live. The guitars are dangerous with a myriad of distortion and effects layered onto one another. Fitting atmospheres that offer a nice throwback to his days in the Long Island hardcore scene, “The Life & Times of Chengwin” is a whirlwind of edgy emotional instrumentals.
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