At Least We Try - 2011 demo

Untitled II by At Least We Try

This release takes you back... Easily closer to old school metalcore than modern hardcore metal, At Least We Try (website) remind one of the days 90’s (H8000) metalcore/hardcore was a relatively fresh sound you heard for the first time and wanted to dedicate your life to. I’m talking straight up put a ring on it! The band chugs, trashes and breaks down, as if it’s something that’s never been done before. As if they are the present-day inventors of those musical structures, because this sound does more than blend in with a variety of styles of hardcore music. The demo bridges the gap between hardcore metal, melodic and dark hardcore from a fresh perspective, rather than from some grey area in between.

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Plague Town - Antverp Smög

Plague Town by Plague Town

When a narrow branch of music gets overflown with a very distinct style of said branch, it can get difficult to see the forest from the trees. When that Entombed-sound was suddenly the touchstone for a new breed of metallic hardcore, a lot of bands popped up that might never get the recognition because too many others are hogging the attention. (all-star bands, the bigger label bands, …) While most of the outstanding names pulled through, there comes a band who deserves all of it, and more. Plague Town (facebook) is a band with members from The Setup, Bliksem and Millions Of Them that have a melodic groove off the richter. While having only played a few shows, they put out this demo to help spread the word and everyone should take note.

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