Continuing the mission of putting out the most sonically destroying records, Ferret has released the debut full length from straight-edge metalcore heroes, CATARACT. This disc is actually a lot more approachable though than most of the Ferret stuff taking on a more start/stop style, consistent with INDECISION or ALL OUT WAR (but soooo much better), [...]

The first show I ever went to, December of 1994 had the CASUALTIES on the bill. Admist a line up of pop-punk and some elder NYHC hardcore, these “spiky haired drunk punks,” brought along their own legion of fans and caused a ruckus for the duration of the evening. Although at the time they were [...]

These guys are easily one of the most underrated indie/emo/punk/whateverthefuckyouwantocall it bands out there. Simply put, they rock. No wait…THEY ROCK! Admittedly, they cop a lot of influences from contemporaries THE GET UP KIDS and AT THE DRIVE IN, but their multilayered songs really do speak on their own. Their debut disc came out in [...]

As the whole emo-rock trend sweeps across the nation, labels far and wide have tried to pick up bands to fill this open genre on their roster, and CADILLAC BLINDSIDE appear to be Soda Jerk’s entry. It’s funny, Soda Jerk’s last release was from the brutal hardcore band, CRISPUS ATTUCKS, so to say that this [...]

Alone Records puts out some of the most interesting records, and with no true boundary as to where the label’s primary musical interests lie. THE BLUE HOUR is pretty cool indie-rock/new wave combination that at times is very heavy on the electronic beats and atmospherics, and at others, very much in line with current JIMMY [...]

Text_Bomb is this Australian band’s second full-length release in the US, and it shows a lot of growth from their more straight-forward disc “Apology Wars.” With greater depth in sounds and a more somber, scratchy feeling, BLUELINE MEDIC remind me much of JAWBREAKER. The deliciously thick production quality on here allows the band to carry [...]

Perhaps as a product certain band members and their previous hardcore histories, coupled the with growing popularity of bands in the vein of THE EXPLOSION, TRIAL BY FIRE and STRIKE ANYWHERE (how on earth did this not come out on Jade Tree?!?!), “Art Offensive” sounds entirely familar, but hardly uninspired. BLACK CROSS are unmistakably a [...]

Is this band prolific or what? BRANDTSON drop their fifth release for the U.S. Emo Corp. (har har har), and it slides in nicely into the ever progressing line of the BRANDTSON discography. Jumping forward from the band’s most rockin’ prior full-length, “Dial In Sounds,” this disc sees an ever glossier pop-rock sound, and it’s [...]