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Photo Credit: Wake the Blind Wake the Blind - Broken Casket Release: June 12, 2020 Label: selfrelease / The Venom Collective Format: CD/Digital Length: 17:03 Genre: Nu Metalcore Origin: Melbourne , Australia Melbourne's Nu Metalcore quintet first appeared on my Facebook page when their single " X2 " was released. That single was the precursor for the EP "Broken Casket", Wake the Blind's debut. On five tracks, including the singles 'X2' and 'Patient' the band presents their interpretation of Nu Metalcore. The genre should be pretty selfexplanatory. Rough and melodic Nu Metal riffing with certain Modern Metal influences is being merged wih heavy Metalcore breaks. Photo Credit: Wake the Blind New blogger ist still having issues with finding YouTube videos, so click here for the music video of the opening track 'Patient' feat. guest singer David de la Hoz . Some readers might remember this name, as de la Hoz  was featured on Without...

The EP "The Parting Gift" by Ralph Brown  and Jake Kershaw  is no laughing matter. As last year both of them had to experience terrible losses within their close family, standing together and helping each other out was a highly important good for Jake  and Ralph . On April 1, 2020 the EP "The Parting Gift" by their project Without Belief will be released as a display of how their collaboration helped them through the five stages of grief. Music of course, plays a central role for the two men from Melbourne . Similar to Grief Collector whom I reviewed recently, Without Belief have produced a musical presentation of the five stages of grief and the band members' experiences while going through those stages. Different to the concept album by Grief Collector, Without Belief are not playing Progressive Doom Metal but an intense and melodic mix of Metalcore , Post Hardcore and Emotional Hardcore . The EP commences with hoarse moaning and an air that could almo...