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Picture Credit: Taylor Lamb   Love Ghost - Wolfsbane Release Date: July 16, 2021 Length: 02:59 Genre: Alternative Metal / Industrial Metal Origin:  Los Angeles ,  CA ,  USA LA's Love Ghost are a quintet that  masterfully reinterprets soulful and harsh sounds. Predominantly, you can categorize their music under labels such as Alternative Rock, or Alternative Metal, but also terms such as Nu Metal, or Industrial can apply to the reflected, emotional, and powerful sounds created by the Californian band. In their song 'Wolfsbane', Love Ghost provide us with an empowering message to never stop being ourselves. No matter who is trying to take you down, you shall nor forget that you are beautiful, and you are awesome! What begins with a gloomy Alternative Rock intro, quickly becomes a raging and self-empowering Nu Metal and Industrial passage that says 'Here I am, you can't bring me down!'. In thesecond verse, Love Ghost receive support by skilled rapper Rico Nasty wh...

Picture Credit: New Plague Radio   New Plague Radio - The Beeswax Release Date: December 04, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 22:44 Genre: Crossover / Rapcore Origin: LA , CA , USA New Plague Radio's debut EP is a release from late 2020 that needs a lot more attention if you ask me. Crossover genres that merge Rock or Metal with Rap seem to be the rage in these days - just think of the recent bangers by Germany's Gebrüder Manns , or French artist Lewca . And here is a trio from the Sunshine State that presents some amazing Rapcore or Punk Rap - this is New Plague Radio! It all started with rapper Chief Redeye looking for musicians to join him on his 2019 album release show. The talented vocalist and lyricist found guitar player Donovan Wolfington , a Berklee graduate, who then brought in  Devin Taylor , bass player with Stretch Zero. While the trio prepared for the show, they discovered their shared love for vintage cartoons and foreign horror films. But that w...

Picture Credit: Gebrüder Manns     Gebrüder Manns - Embrace your Pain! Release Date: May 07, 2021 Length: 03:27 Genre:  A lternative Metal / Rapcore Origin:  Göttingen  /  Hamburg  /  Berlin ,  Germany German Crossover- and 90s Metal quartet Gebrüder Manns has recently released another wrecking ball called "Embrace your Pain!". I have introduced the band in yesterday's post , and am now deeply happy to present their latest single. "Embrace your Pain!" is a rough anthem for the fighters and for everyone who is going through times. The message is to embrace your suffering and stay sane. Although the new song is a bit less funky than "Different Voices", Gebrüder Manns create a tense soundscape that will please every Suicidal Tendencies fan. The new single is another moshpit hymn for fans of late-90s Alternative, Nu Metal, Rapcore, and Crossover. Gebrüder Manns create a massive arc of suspense by changing between gloomily atmospheric parts and p...

Picture Credit: Gebrüder Manns   Gebrüder Manns - Different Voices Release Date: January 29, 2021 Length: 03:47 Genre: Crossover Origin: Göttingen / Hamburg / Berlin , Germany Gebrüder Manns were originally founded in 1996 and reunited in 2016. The year 2021 began with a wrecking ball produced by the band, as in January Marie  (vocals), Annika  (guitar, vocals), Karin  (bass), and Sabine  (drums) released their single "Different Voices". The track is powerful battle cry against patriarchy, sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and oppression. Here are the "Different Voices"! Gebrüder Manns' 100%-testosterone-free sound is a sonic journey back to the mid-90s. The quartet presents powerfuly Crossover built from harsh Funk licks combined with Hardcore breaks in the verses. A melodic leads into a raging Nu Metal anthem of a chorus, and thus makes the 1990s moshpit perfect. With lyrics partially shouted, sometimes sung, and dominantly performed as rap, "Dif...

Picture Credit: Blodivostok   Blodivostok - Human Furioso Release Date: May 25, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 34:09 Genre: Rapcore / Electro Punk / Industrial Origin: Helsinki , Finland Some time ago, I had a talk about music with my dear friend Lee . The gist of our coversation was that music genres and their boundaries are basically obsolete. Of course, many artists and bands reinforce elements of certain genres and also create new genres. But there are artists like Hakim Hietikko , Tuomas Rauhala , and   Panu Rauhala , too. The trio from Finland's capital calls themselves Blodivostok, and their debut album "Human Furioso" is an ideal example for music that does not fit into traditional genre categories. Some of you might remember the Bomfunk MCs from Finland - a rap crew that merged Rap, Breakbeat, and some kind of Hardcore-related styles. Click here to refresh your memories. The Bomfunk MCs might be a good angle to start describing the music prese...

Picture Credit: Wirksystem   Wirksystem - Hawaii Length: 35:08 Genre: Nu Metal While my notebook is still broken, I am currently working with a very old computer. Fitting the old machine, let's have a closer look at this blast from the past: Wirksystem's 2010 release "Hawaii". "Hawaii" is a thirteen-track clusterbomb of Nu Metal and Rapcore with some bittersweet Alternative Metal melancholia that soothes the aggressive soundscape from time to time. Mastermind Christopher Fuhrhop  creates a massive wall of sound, coined by harsh breaks, brachial metallic riffs, and the tense energy that raises between passion and anger. The album is defined by a strong density and a versatile musical landscape. Melodic Hardcore parts merge into insanely heavy breakdowns, and SOAD-like Alternative Metal joins a raging moshpit with the most powerful rap lyrics. The powerful sound comes from the dichotomous and yet coherent influences of Rap, Hardcore, Metal, and passionate mela...

Picture Credit: Atlas of Elysian Atlas of Elysian - Through the Threads of Reality Release Date: April 21, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 21:19 Genre: Nu Core Origin: Cardiff , Wales “Through the Threads of Reality” is the sophomore release by Welsh quartet Atlas of Elysian. The seven-track EP is a powerful demonstration of brachial, modern, and yet emotional music. The style the band calls Nu Core can be described as a mix of Metalcore, Post Hardcore, Rapcore, and Industrial. Pitch-black post-industrial soundscapes create an atmosphere of dystopian darkness on which harsh and brachial breaks go down like hammers to an anvil. The songs are defined by exciting and energetic structures which increase tension over time. This energy sometimes discharges in a brutal thunderstorm of Metalcore, but other times it stays – like the forceful track ‘Fire’ which leads into the spoken word section of the title song. Here, it becomes obvious that Atlas of Elysian have not just put s...

Picture Credit: Ali Bla Bla Ali Bla Bla - Island Release Date: February 19, 2021 Length: 03:35 Genre: Rapcore / Hip Hop Origin: London , England Ali Bla Bla's new song is an exorable and unvarnished take on the situation of people who are read with a migrant background in England (and Europe in general). Ali Bla Bla tells from his own experience, being an English-born person who has never been fully accepted as a part of the British society. It is an example that applies to all people with foreign roots on this white continent - including the British Isles. Growing up like this is a life defined by marginalization, ostracism, and isolation from the very beginning on. We are living in the year 2021, and yet, insularism, racism, xenophobia still have to be discussed. "Island" is a sobering and yet empowering song. For those who have suffered from this kind of injustice, it says, you are not alone. For people like me it is a call to check our damn privileges and solidarily ...

Picture Credit: Lazarus Benson   Lazarus Benson is an indie musician and a magician from Casper, Wyoming. In his music, the young artist combines a multitude of styles to convey an uplifting and positive message. Rough and massive Alternative Rock with a certain tendency towards Modern Metal meets Indie Rock and Hip Hop. But it would be way too easy to list Lazarus Benson under the category of Crossover or Rapcore because his music is much more than that. The artist from Wyoming lets darkness and violence merge with uplifting contents and thereby creates the soundtrack of a rebirth and the beginning of a better future. Like a phoenix arising from the ashes, Lazarus Benson spreads the words of those who had to encounter rock bottom before they learned to stand on their own feet. Lazarus Benson knows what he is talking about when he raps about standing up, rebuilding oneself, and coming back to power against all odds. The artist has experienced what it is like hitting rock bottom ...

Delilah Bon - School Release Date: January 11, 2020 Length: 03:16 Genre: South Yorkshire , England Genre: Rapcore , Punk Rap New Single from Lauren Tate 's ( Hands off Gretel ) solo project Delilah Bon Online: Homepage Facebook Twitter Instagram SoundCloud Apple Music Amazon Music Tidal YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

  Picture Credit: Wake the Blind Wake the Blind - Bulls on Parade Release: August 28, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 03:40 Genre: Metalcore / Rapcore Origin: Melbourne , Australia Yes, this is a RATM cover. And it's a very good one. About six weeks after they released their EP " Broken Casket ", Wake the Blind are back with another banger. For this very contemporary version of a song that unforunately has regained topicality, the quintet from Victoria has teamed up with Steven Cannatelli . Wake the Blind's Version of Rage against the Machine's song is a brachially stomping hymn for those who are opposing oppression. A powerful mixture of Metalcore and Rapcore for the resistance. Different to the bands recent releases, the impact of Nu Metal is not as strong. I am not going to do any "who played it better" bollocks here - "Bulls on Parade" is a powerload, and Wake the Blind perform it their own way, and that's awesome. Wake...

Picture Credit: The SchytëHawkës The SchytëHawkës - Centipedes Release: July 13, 2020 Label: Billesley Bomber Recordings Format: Digital Length: 03:15 Genre: Crossover / Hardcore Punk / Rapcore Origin: Birmingham , England So what is it The SchytëHawkës are doing? Good question, indeed! As I started reviewing the new single "Centipedes", I also listened to their 2019 EP " Neck of the Woods " to get a better feeling of the music. I would describe it as a savage and spicy salad bowl containing Grime, Hardcore Punk, Hip Hop, a bit of Thrash Metal and a wild hail storm of high kicks. This is Rapcore for the moshpit! Halftime through the track the band gives us some seconds to breathe while the break leads into the next attack. What a powerload! I mean, listen to that popping bass as the tide rises, follow those neckbreacking riffs, and you will not be able to stand still. I love it! The SchytëHawkës Online: Facebook Twitter Instagram Bandcamp YouTube Spotify Looking f...