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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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Robots and Empire — Omnivore Buy it at Amazon
From up north, Robots and Empire empty their wallets of their powerful rock credit cards and go into debt with their metal hybrid sound. Post-hardcore visions cast a shadow upon “Omnivore”, which seems likely to be among the tops in all lists of heavy albums this year without a shadow of a doubt. “Omnivore” is a dog fight in chugging riffs that remind one of Quicksand with its dirty bass grooves and wailing vocal harmonies. Easily the bastard step-child of Orange 9MM, Failure, Black Sabbath, and Cave In, Robots and Empire seem destined to write raw energetic post-hardcore anthems that no one has a hope of forgetting.
- J-Sin
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