From delicate piano serenades to galloping metal to broody Goth metal, Nicodemus ooze style, good musicianship, and the dynamics most bands had to build up to.
With a hankering for hardcore/noisecore screams and rhythms, Sadaharu does the time in said style, but also rocks out with a real cool, eclectic rock vibe.
I’m not sure how many people out there still like Merauder (or care, for that matter), but this NYC hardcore/metalcore act continues to stay in the spotlight.
A relentless blast of drums, cymbals, high-horse, note-dense riffs, and vocals that sound a bit like a hardcore snob making fun of the Gothenburg sound.
Sentenced’s Ville Laihiala on guitar and NOT vocals, Excapexstacy is closer to the plush, Gothic 4/4 mass of Rapture. Slow, mournful, and perfectly-produced.