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Picture Credit: Alfa Bravo   Alfa Bravo - Zulu Release Date: July 21, 2021 Length: 02:25 Genre: Hardcore / Deathcore Origin: Stoke on Trent , England In the NATO Phonetic Alphabet 'Alfa Bravo' stands for 'A B', and 'Zulu' means 'Z'. Alfa Bravo is also the name of an artist from Stoke-on-Trent in the English Midlands. A year ago, the musician began posting anti-racist, pro-animal rights, and pro-straight edge content on their Instagram profile. A whole year later, the first demo track " (demo)ns " was published. The song features the TikToker TexanDeathVocals. The vocalist has contributed to the latest release "Zulu" as well. "Zulu" is the first official single by Alfa Bravo and it can be streamed via Bandcamp, AppleMusic, SoundCloud, Spotify, and YouTube. Driven by brachial Hardcore an Deathcore, Alfa Bravo and TexanDeathVocals spread their message. The raw sounds perfectly fit the call for action against racism and its sup...

Picture Credit: H3llDuck H3llDuck - Opportunist Release Date: June 10, 2021 Length: 04:39 Genre:   Metalcore /   Deathcore / Djent Origin:   Norway   Talking about mainstream metalcore music is getting harder from year to year. Globally, bands of this style, in my opinion, have not offered anything new for a long time, and therefore it is an incredibly difficult task to highlight in their music something other than pleasant clean vocals and atmospheric electronics.   I would call the debut single Opportunist from H3llDuck a typical representative of modern metalcore with djent and deathcore influences. The overall sound production is tight, screams and growls are ripping through the mix, riffs are chunky and proggy, lyrics are thought provoking so all of these make this debut strong and promising! The main highlight is the clean vocal part in the chorus which perfectly fits the lyrics! Guest feature written by Dmitriy Churilov Content from the...

  Chris Maragoth - A Vile Gathering Release Date: January 24, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 08:30 Genre: Post Rock / Industrial Metal / Modern Metal Origin: Magdeburg , Germany Hovering Post Rock atmosphere, mechanic Hardcore breaks, and the massive intensity of Modern Metal. The newest release by Magdeburg’s Chris Maragoth is a beast of instrumental Metal and Deathcore. Together with guest musician Neun, Chris Maragoth presents three new tracks that somewhat resemble a propeller plane’s aimless flight through dark clouds. The new EP is titled “A Vile Gathering” and its theme is based in the realms of Magic: The Gathering. If you know as much about this card game as I do (which is basically nothing), at least here is what you need to know for understanding the theme of the EP. Each song on “A Vile Gathering” is named after creatures from the Eldrazi race. Just like the soundscapes of the EP, these beings are to be found in the high skies. Music-wise, the three...

Picture Credit: Universe in my Yard Artwork: VHummel Universe in my Yard - Holographic Sight Release: July 23, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 34:22 Genre: Deathcore / Progressive Death Metal Origin: Bologna , Italy I must confess, I was a little prepossessed before starting to write this review. Main reason is that I may not be the biggest fan of Deathcore. Anyways, I wanted to give the genre another chance and I absolutely wanted to give the Bolognese band Universe in my Yard a chance. And I am telling you this: I regret neither! Universe in my Yard were founded back in 2011 and have so far released a three-track demo (2011) and the EP " Cold Souls " (2016). The selfreleased "Holographic Sight" is the band's first full-length output containing eight new songs. Interesting side note is, they also released an instrumental version of the album . To my pleasure this is way more than just a Deathcore album. Tommaso Profumo  (bass, backing vocals),...