Dance Gavin Dance

Acceptance Speech (2013)
Torrent 

Dance Gavin Dance has been through a multitude of line up changes and now they are back with a new clean vocalist (but don't worry Jon Mess is still on board, and still crazy). This album sticks true to the DGD genre, fun and heavy riffs, pulsating drums, catchy vocals and the insanity that is Jon Mess. The new vocalist certainly takes the cake for having the highest voice out of their past line ups, but I have learned to actually really enjoy it. Dance Gavin Dance just has such great lyrical flow you almost have to sing along if you know the words. My favorite song has got to be "Carve", especially the breakdown with the lyrics:

"That's my trope, and my sleight of hand
I'm about to predict the future
Any credit given will be swept under the rug
Or reduced to the fine print
I'm only silent when you're asking questions
The simple answer is "no I wasn't present""

But honestly every single song on this album is worth listening to and has its moment of "wow."

Depths

Pizza Party EP (2012)
Bandcamp 

Shout out to I Just Got This Blog Goin' for finding this, awesome djent style instrumental band that incorporates hardcore style. Mg favorite track is the second one entitled "USG Ishimura."   Name your price!

Shapes

The Pasture, The Oil (2009)
Bandcamp 

If you like The Fall of Troy, check em out.

Haut&Court

La Vie (2012)
Bandcamp 

First release by a three piece French metal group, check out their Bandcamp page to listen to and download their album for free, or make a donation. Show them some love!

Converge

All We Love We Leave Behind (2012)
Zippyshare 

The newest release from Converge is out, and it does not disappoint! I'm hooked on first listen and I know it'll only continue to grow on me. Excellent production, check it out!

Straight Reads the Line

The Author (2008)
Mediafire

Lets Gets Nuts! (2005)
Mediafire 

 Straight Reads the Line is a five member band from Ontario, Canada. "The Author" has a perfect mix of both brutal and melodic. The screams are guttural, real, and give the impression of a live music setting. This band has a lot of passion and energy and I would recommend giving them a listen. Check out "Last Call", metal drinking song. Wish I could see this band live but unfortunately they have broken up =\

Stray From the Path

 

 Villains (2008)

 Mediafire

 Make Your Own History (2009) 

Mediafire

 Rising Sun (2011)

Mediafire 

 

Recently saw SFTP at the 2011 Bledfest and before then I had never heard of them before. They were the only band (that I didn't know at all) to really grab my attention. The played a wildly energetic show and raised the bar for the rest of the night's bands. After the show I went home and found Make Your Own History to be a promising album. It's tough to find original metalcore these days, many bands seem to just go through the motions. SFTP has a number of very memorable moments that caught my ear on first listen. Some moments may blend together as typical metalcore, but it is always built back up into something awesome. Plus the dudes got a unique sing/scream combo that adds the finishing touch to the album, making it sing-a-long worthy. Fast paced, brutal, metalcore.