October 19th, 2012 
Adrian Garza The Seattle, WA melodic hardcore band is at it again with the stream of their latest song, “No More Than This”. To The Wind will be releasing the No More Than This EP through Pure Noise Records on November 6.
Check below for a stream of the song and the ep’s track listing. Be sure to pre-order the ep through Pure Noise if you like what you hear.
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July 10th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Artist: Wester
Album: Flux
Genre: Pop Punk/Melodic Hardcore
Label: Meadowbrook Records
I’m a sucker for pop-punk and melodic-hardcore combo bands. Artists like Title Fight, Basement, Daylight are on the rise right now, and a lot of the time bands such as these put out really strong releases that can be overlooked by the punk community. The newest addition to this growing scene is Staten Island’s Wester, who recently released their five song EP Flux. Pro-tip: you’re going to want to get into this band now.
Posted in Features, reviews Tags: Basement, ep, flux, hardcore (genre), meadowbrook records, melodic hardcore, pop punk (genre), punk (genre), Staten Island, title fight, wester No Comments »
June 20th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Artist: Make Do and Mend
Album: Everything You Ever Loved
Genre: Punk
Label: Rise Records
I was at home with my older brother this past weekend, and one of the things we bond over is showing each other music in the car. I’m rarely tolerant of his music (sorry man, I know i’m a little stubborn but I still can’t get into a lot of modern rap or that weird Sublime style reggae), however he always listens to what I have to play, and that is something that has always meant a lot to me. He said something to me …
March 28th, 2012 Ethan Merrick Artist: Adaliah
Album: Broken Families
Genre: Metalcore/Progressive
Label: Rite of Passage/Mediaskare Records
Last January Adaliah properly introduced themselves with their EP Rituals. The EP gained the band much acclaim from its whirlwind combination of thrashing guitars and crashing drums. Now, a little over a year has passed and Adaliah have released their debut Broken Families. The album is a cacophonic punch to the gut.
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January 21st, 2012 Ethan Merrick Artist: SHOWYOURTEETH
Album: World Denier
Genre: Metal/Hardcore
Label: Let It Burn Records
For their second album the Austrian five-piece SHOWYOURTEETH (who I wil now refer to as “Show Your Teeth”) have constructed one hell of an album. World Denier is packed with racing guitars, teeth rattling bass lines, thunderous drums and guttural shouts. The album sets a furious pace that only accelerates with each progressing track.
August 9th, 2011 James Shotwell I doubt we have ever received a submission from an unsigned band that didn’t talk about how they brought a “unique” sound to their genre and rose through the ranks of their local scene while overcoming adversity of some kind. We get it, the music industry is hard (trust us, we know). However, rarely does a band have a tale of woe quite like that of A City Serene.
Touring for any band is hard, especially any young band, but after an accident on an early tour left the band broken (some even in comas), most assumed their career had …
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February 26th, 2011 James Shotwell Empty Days & Sleepless Nights is an absolute privilege to listen to, and you’d be doing yourself a favor by picking up a copy when it hits the shelves on March 8th. If you’re strictly looking for ‘break-shit, fight-me, get-pissed’ hardcore, this may not be your record. On the contrary, If you’re in the mood for some unmatched melodic hardcore with a point of view that’s not so run-of-the-mill, look no further. Defeater will take care of you.
February 11th, 2010 James Shotwell 
Artist: Crime in Stereo
Album: I Was Trying To Describe You to Someone
Genre: Melodic Hardcore/Rock
Label: Bridge 9
We have all heard bands that we knew were capable of more than what they were currently producing. You know the kind of album that says “this band has something in them that could destroy the music scene,” but it’s not quite there on whichever release you’re listening to? Well for me, one of the best examples of this would be Crime in Stereo’s …Is Dead which though a breakthrough for modern melodic hardcore, always left me feeling like CIS could …
