Save Us from the Archon - Some Things We Carry, Always

I love Save Us from the Archon. Their guitar driven, instrumental prog-metal/post-hardcore sound has a certain whimsy, and I'm always left feeling sentimental and nostalgic for some reason.  At any rate, what I'm getting at is that this band writes great music, and if you like bands such as CHON (see last post), you're doing yourself a disservice by not giving them a listen.

Save Us From the Archon - Fall Demo

Save Us From the Archon has just released another track of instrumental technical metal, which can nabbed on their bandcamp for just a buck, or downloaded here.

Save Us From the Archon - How terrible, the undergrowth's jaws that tangle

If you enjoy stuff like CHON and Scale the Summit, you'll probably like Save Us From the Archon almost immediately. The Pittsburgh quintet plays an blend of guitar-driven progressive metal and post-hardcore that is both catchy and technical, without any obnoxious clean vox. 

Posted above is a dual play through from the third track of their debut full-length, which can be purchased for only $2 on their bandcamp, or downloaded free here.

Just Like Vinyl - s/t

Artist: Just Like Vinyl

Origin: Seattle, WA (USA)

Genre: Progressive Rock / Post-Hardcore

Album: s/t

Release date: 2010

Tracklisting:

01. Wisdom Teeth

02. Cardiac Harassment

03. The Circulatory System

04. Big Words

05. Death of the Sheep

06. D.R.U.M.S.

07. Kite

08. Epiphany

09. No Friend Of Mine

10. Pulled Apart

11. It's Over

Format: 320kbps, mp3

Download: Mediafire

Website: Facebook

Featuring Thomas Erak of The Fall of Troy. If you consider yourself a fan of aforementioned band, I'd be incredibly surprised if you weren't already aware of this new project. Gone are the head spinning riffs and aggressive motifs, which have been abandoned for more rock sensibilities and song writing. Doesn't exactly sound appealing to an average TFoT fan, and it's probably more-or-less what you'd expect. However, there's still a few gems on this album, especially "The Circulatory System" (live footage above taken by my friend and former band-mate, Nick), ''Epiphany," and "No Friend of Mine," along with a couple other moments which are more reminiscent of older material.

Just Like Vinyl's new album, "Black Mass," premieres August 28th.

100 Posts / Burn Everything - Hollow Victory

Yay, a milestone. I leave you with Burn Everything's new EP, "Hollow Victory."

Czar - Old Haunts

Czar is an awesome band from Washington state, influenced by As the Sun Sets / Daughters, Tower of Rome, and a large variety of other influences. Some might even describe this as post-hardcore/metal/grind due to the eclectic nature of the song-writing and the inclusion of synth.

Their old manifestation appears on the tech-metal / mathcore compilation, Mecha Organa 4.

Burn Everything - Last Run Through the Ruins / s/t

The next in this series of submissions is Burn Everything, a hardcore / mathcore band from Rochester.

Discovery of a Lifelong Error - Discography

Artist: Discovery of a Lifelong Error

Origin: Sacramento, California (USA)

Genre: Screamo / Post-hardcore / Mathcore

Album: You Can Learn a Lot From a Pair of Black Lungs

Release date: 2007

Tracklisting:

01. intro

02. FiveTwoSixTwo

03. All Mouth, No Matter

04. Zombies Are Fucking Assholes

05. (Subject to Change)

06. Giants Orbiting

07. Conjunction Junction; You're Either An Apostrophe or You Are Nothing

08. A Hatchet As Sharp As the Devil Himself

09. Small Talk's Going to Get My Throat Cut

10. 'Terra Firma' Might Be Inappropriate

Album: Creatures

Release date: 2008

Tracklisting:

01. Shit Fire, Save Matches

02. All Hopped Up on Date Rape Drugs

03. A Waltz Regarding Repletion

04. Yard Sale

05. Grandmother Redux

Album: Untitled

Release date: 2009

Tracklisting:

01. Lightspeed

02.Michael Jackson

Format: 128 kbps, mp3

Download: Mediafire

Website: MySpace

Underrated and mostly unacknowledged, Discovery of a Lifelong Error left a big impression on California's underground scene. "Giants Orbiting", shown above, is widely regarded as their best work. Members of this band, Corey (vocals) and Ben (guitar), have since gone on to join the post-hardcore act, A Lot Like Birds.

The "Creatures" EP features Marcos of Galaga: The Movie on guitar.

Santi - The Magnet

Artist: Santi

Origin: Sonora, California (USA)

Genre: Post-Hardcore

Album: The Magnet

Release date: 2003

Tracklisting:

01. Graveyard Shift

02. The Hills

03. Taxicab; With A Vengeance 

04. Empty Seat

05. Color Fills the Sky

06. InstraMENTAL!

07. Rust Collecting On A Pipe In Nebraska

08. Goodbye

09. Dear Bruises

10. One Down, Infinity to Go

Format: 256 kbps, mp3

Download: Mediafire

Website: MySpace

Santi was a post-hardcore band from my high school, Sonora Union High. Composed of members of my graduating class, they puzzled most of my peers greatly with their thrashing about and frantic screaming. Although not well known outside the Tuolumne County area, they shared the stage with such acts as As I Lay Dying, Sworn Enemy, Himsa, Atreyu, and With Honor.