Recent years have made way for Metalcore acts with a strong sense of melody along the lines of Counterparts, The Ghost Inside, or Hundredth to explode with popularity. It never quite made sense to me that such a talented and passionate band like It Prevails was never able to catch up with their brother bands […]
Author: Tommy Leahy
Top Albums of 2015: 20) Torche-“Restarter”
Florida’s rock quartet Torche has made a name for themselves in the alternative music community for bravely taking attributes of aggresive genres including Sludge metal, Stoner Rock, Doom metal, etc. and adding a poppy layer to the mix. The band has continued this year’s ongoing theme of applying a “less is more” tactic to their […]
Top Albums of 2015: 21) Caspian-“Dust & Disquiet”
My high school and college years were centered in the art of writing incredibly long essays almost every night. I suppose that is the price one must pay for taking AP English and eventually pursuing a writing degree. During these troubling times, I would need some sort of background music to put me in the […]
Top Albums of 2015: 22) Harm’s Way-“Rust”
The Industrial metal influence introduced in earlier releases is stronger than ever with moments reminiscent of early Godflesh. The album relies heavily on predictable breakdowns, but they are so crushingly heavy that it cannot be viewed as a flaw. Rust is a simple yet fun half hour of sheer brutality. If you’re looking for the […]
Top Albums of 2015: 23) Beach House-“Thank Your Lucky Stars”
Last year, a band called Manchester Orchestra released an album titled Cope that confused its fan base. They are an outfit known for blending high energy rock and roll with beautiful, vocally driven ballads, but this new release seemed to focus on the aggressive nature of their sound entirely. The album felt like it was […]
Top Albums of 2015: 24) Turnstile-“Nonstop Feeling”
It has not gone unnoticed that the popularity of Baltimore’s Turnstile has completely skyrocketed in the past year. Some even consider the five piece to be the biggest band in the hardcore scene currently. Why is that? What is it about this band that has given them such an explosive fan base in 2015? The […]
Top Albums of 2015: 25) Mac Demarco-“Another One”
Stock up on your smokes and get ready to brew up a fresh pot of coffee because every hipster’s favorite Canadian dork is welcoming us back into his world via his new mini LP titled Another One. If Salad Days was a full course meal, this is the dessert to hold us over until his […]
Review: Vein-“Terror’s Realm”
“welcome to terrors realm, where all is lost and never found” Formed as a side project to the beast of the east, Boston’s own Vein took the local hardcore scene by storm with their 2013 self-titled Demo. The release’s sound drew inspiration from Converge and early Poison the Well coupled with a brilliant display of […]
Biography
As long as I can remember I have been told by family members and my closest peers that I have quite the “ear for music.” I take that phrase quite literally because when I was in third grade I tragically discovered that only one of my ears actually works. My name is Tommy Leahy and […]