Journal - Unlorja

I seriously cannot say enough positive things about "Unlorja". I've said more than once that it's the best thing since "Calculating Infinity," mainly because the amount of technical musicianship is simply staggering, and the material here took a substantial amount of time to even memorize. It's an 80 minute masterpiece accompanied with an epic story not unlike Final Fantasy, which is an apparent influence, and gamers will be pleased at the Easter Egg riffs peppered throughout the album. Interestingly enough, three vocalists were used to record the album, including Drew Winter of Conducting From the Grave / Fate / Shadow of the Colossus, and Jesse Alford of Embrace the End. This is arguably one of the most important recent releases in mathcore and technical / progressive metal, and definitely a personal favorite.

John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

Coltrane is currently rocking my shit.

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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.

Spawn of Possession - Spiritual Deception / Apparition

As you can tell, I'm really excited about this album.

Abuse - .

I've been receiving a lot of submissions, and although I'd never post any I didn't enjoy, most of them have been excellent. I'm also sure it's apparent I've been somewhat neglecting this blog lately, because I'm just now getting around to posting them. 

Here is the first, Abuse, an awesome mathcore / punk act from Florida.

Wormrot - Breed to Breed

This is pretty awesome. 

Every Time I Die - Revival Mode / Typical Miracle (live)

Hmmm. While I can't help but feel underwhelmed -considering what a gem Underwater Bimbos is- I suppose the song (and video) are not without their merit. Also embedded is some live footage of another new song, Typical Miracle, which sounds OK.