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Red Vienna, The Book of Hours (Locust Hail, 2015)

Will a wider audience finally catch on to Red Vienna's unique post-punk with a shoegaze edge?

No Way, Sing Praises (More Mutant Music, Inc., 2014)

Brooklyn, NY quartet cranks out unexpectedly sludgy noise rock.

Corrosion, EP (Mas-Kina, 2015)

American/Norwegian progressive extreme metal outfit has far more to offer than one might expect.

Parasight/Nervgift, Split (Modstand / Phobia / Rawmantic Disasters, 2015)

Raging hardcore/crust, from Denmark to Sweden.

The Apex, The Apex (Self-Released, 2015)

Like chaotic, technical death metal(core)? Meet your new favorite band.

Snakedriver, The Gnashing of Teeth (Self-Released, 2015)

A burly metallic hardcore debut from this Arkansas outfit.

Haapoja/Dephosphorus, Collaboration (7 Degrees / Handshake Inc. / Nerve Altar, 2015)

A collaborative split LP packed with peculiarly grinding metal, from Finland to Greece.

Better Days, Nope (Encapsulated, 2015)

A seven-minute burst of blazing melodic hardcore bordering on pop-punk.

Momentum, The Freak is Alive (Dark Essence, 2015)

Get freaky with this Icelandic trio's latest psych-metal excursion.

The Fifth Goal 1998 - 2003: Transcendental Graffiti Zine (Division Leap/Hierophant, 2015)

A fitting tribute to the legacy of Parallax vocalist Blake Donner.

Bloodlands, Nihilistic Dimension (Self-Released, 2014)

Further proof that Finland is still a hotbed for top-notch metallic hardcore.

Nesseria, Fractures (Throatruiner, 2014)

French outfit returns with increasingly dark and dissonant grinding "metalcore" fury.

Unearthly Trance, Ouroboros (Throne, 2014)

Two-hour, two-disc compilation of vinyl-only rarities spans 12 years of sludgy darkness...

Raw Blow, Slow Choke (Social Cancer, 2014)

An excellent 10 minutes of punkishly emo-tinged grungy post-hardcore whatever-you-want-to-call-it...

Lizzard, Majestic (Klonosphere/Season of Mist, 2014)

Impressive French trio walks a line somewhere between heavy hard rock and alternative metal.

Hateful Abandon, Liars/Bastards (Candlelight, 2015)

A beautifully dark and intriguing fusion of post-punk and ambient/death industrial atmospheres.

Iamdisease, Praznina (Moonlee, 2014)

Ferocious Slovenian hardcore that's well worth a listen...

Malpractice, Turning Tides (Sensory, 2014)

Rust in Peace meets Racer X with Dream Theater occasionally interrupting the conversation.

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