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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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Elder — Elder 10" Buy it at Amazon
Members of the underground Philly bands Balboa and Towers combine to form the ultimate in melodic post-rock in Elder. Shiny guitar riffs glitter with expansive distortion and effects churning out harmonies that could easily be present on a Fugazi album as much as it could be on an opus composed by Explosions in the Sky. Vocally it’s old school ‘90’s style screamo. Released as a three-song 10”, it’s three songs of equal weight and impact. Forceful drums smash and crash along to the melodic undercurrent of bass while the lyrics grab the politically and socially conscious individual head-on. In a word, masterful.
- J-Sin
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