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Single Review: Wake the Blind - Bulls on Parade (2020)

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  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...

EP Review: Wake the Blind - Broken Casket (2020)

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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...