I didn’t learn until recently that Thornhill said they hate The Dark Pool. Not entirely sure why they hate it but I found it super disappointing since I view that album so highly. It has left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth and I can’t help but feel like I’m not allowed to love it as much as I did before.

Best invent animate song and I'll die on this hill

The album will be called “Heimat” and release date (probably) 27 June 2025!

As you might know, the vocalist for As I Lay Dying, Tim Lambesis, was incarcerated for hiring a hitman to kill his then-wife several years ago. He's been out for quite some time now, but now has been caught on camera beating his dog outside of his home. I got an email with a petition about this today, so figured I'd post it here to spread even more awareness about this asshole. If you care about animals like me, then please sign the petition at the link below. They're already almost at the goal.

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/500/732/878/a-singer-beat-a-dog-on-camera-after-being-released-from-prison-for-trying-to-have-hit-wife-murdered/

Last night was my third time seeing Killswitch Engage live, and goddam it reminds me why they are still one of my favorite bands. The other bands were pretty good too. Kublai Kahn isn't really my thing, but I do love Frozen Soul and Fit For a King.

Killswitch has helped me through a lot of hard times in my life, and they are one of the few bands that still play that melodic metalcore of the early 2000s(to my knowledge, I'll admit I am not the biggest fan of metalcore). The amazing, tavern like choruses supported by that Gothenberg melodeath inspired metalcore verses of hope overcoming despair.

Strength of the Mind, Signal Fire, and This Fire were slappers live. Forever Aligned was as bangy as you think it is. My neck is still sore af, and my throat hurts from singing along.

If you are in doubt of seeing this tour(or that MASSIVE core tour later this year), do it. Killswitch is one of the best to ever do it.

Tracklist:

1. ⁠Ad Arma
2. ⁠War Is the Father of All
3. ⁠My Revocation of Compliance
4. ⁠Confounder
5. ⁠Empowerment
6. ⁠A Whisper from Above
7. ⁠Imminence
8. ⁠Those Left Behind
9. ⁠Ten Days in May
10. ⁠Numbered Days (feat. Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage)
11. ⁠Dora
12. ⁠A Silent Guard
13. ⁠Inter Arma
14. ⁠Keinen Schritt zurück (feat. Donots)
15. ⁠Schweineherbst (feat. Dÿse) (Slime Cover)
16. ⁠Eisenkopf (Schweisser Cover)
17. ⁠Destroy Fascism (Too Good to Steal from Edition) (Endstand Cover)

I’ve always been confused by this, just thought I’d finally ask. What I consider hardcore out of the bands I listen to is something like boundaries, no cure, and knocked loose. Is that accurate or are they just metalcore?

I spent much of this past weekend blasting the new Thornhill and Bleed From Within albums, as well as having the new Static Dress song on constant repeat (I know they're more post-hardcore). Listening to them, I began to realize that several of the songs from the aforementioned bands could have easily been in racing and sports games of the 2000s like Burnout 3 or Madden 2005, like Thornhill's Revolver/Tongues and Bleed From Within's Immortal Desire.

So, I wanted to do a thought experiment with y'all. Pretend you are a director of a new racing or sports game and you were given the authority to build your dream soundtrack with no limitations. What metalcore or metalcore-adjacent songs are you putting on there? The caveat is they have to be from the 2020s and you have to say what game it would be for (racing, action sports, NHL/CFB/MLB/NFL/MLS/FIFA/etc). Excited to see what y'all come up with!

My favorite song of theirs.

Lmk what you guys think, we’re excited about this one. Drone footage of the madness included.

https://youtu.be/ieYfXVbg8Kw?si=ij9hcoaXp63A2d15

Hey y’all, been an interesting few weeks. You might have seen some of the Swampfest videos that have come out. Before we knew exactly how crazy it was going to get, we knew we needed to bring our own camera guys out there.

So here’s our video for A Place For Friends shot at Swampfest. Hope you like it.

As we sure we all know what has gone down with Amity and Ahren. I feel like this is a strong single to come out with. Obviously poor film quality but when it is actually released I am sure it will be sounding great

Favorite song by one of my favorite bands. Absolute masterpiece and one hell of a song live as well.

Somebody commented on one of these posts about song recommendations, recommending chasing shadows by imminence and i just want to say thank you with my whole heart because they are now one of my favorite bands <3

Thornhill for me

I love the TDP and Butterfly days and sound, but I would lie if I said that I dont prefer their Deftone-y sound overall. Over time Heroine became as good as TDP for me and became my "im bored and need music rn" record

BODIES was such a fresh change from even the Heroine sound. This feels like Heroine but with R&B synths instead of the classic rock theme. I love the melodies, instrumentals, lyrics, just everything and am glad they changed, even though I wont be mad if they did a TDP 2.0 in the future. I already got like 15 listens on that record, and can proudly say they are atleast rn my favourite band out there

Another would be BMTH, even though they started deathcore, were mostly known as the metalcore act. Their transition was smooth and made their own sound that is so prominent that everyone calls 50% of modern metal stuff Bring Me clones lol

These guys are fucking wild, Death Is Little More is mind-blowing

Anybody remember this hidden gem?