Defining Human - Defining Human

Metal is a genre that really loves their labels. From heavy metal to slamming brutal death metal, we’ve got labels for bands that almost seem unnecessary at times even. Defining Human are a band who are most easily placed into the label of progressive deathcore, but I feel it doesn’t do justice to the heavy influences they take from the likes of say technical death metal.  Yes the clean vocals of metalcore are there, and the classic deathcore chugs are effortlessly found, but there are portions of the album that could easily be classified as Technical Death Metal, and they work really well with the progressive portions of the album.

Oh, Hey The Contortionist Are Writing New Material!

Not sure how I missed this, but it would appear that The Contortionist are in the process of writing their follow up to the excellent Exoplanet! There is a second post showing vocalist John Carpenter working on breaking down the concept for the album.

Hopefully they'll end up in the studio soon and hopefully we'll get some good updates. 

Veil Of Maya Annouce Eclipse With Album Trailer!

Progressive deathcore outfit Veil Of Maya announced that they were going to be releasing a new album about a week ago, but they just now released an album teaser trailer of sorts as you an see below. It's creepy, but awesome.

Secrets Of A Psychopath - Concept Of Failure

I was sent a link to download this EP from German Progressive Deathcore outfit Secrets Of A Psychopath for free this morning thanks to the vocalist dropping me a line on my Last.fm account. I'm not sure if he personally sought me out, or if he was spamming peoples wall, which I wouldn't blame him for, but regardless, I saw free music and decided it couldn't hurt to give it a listen. It also helps that it wasn't just a single, it was a solid 5 track EP, which in my opinion an EP needs to be at least 5 tracks. So my pre-requisites were met. Oh and the album art looked professional, which is always a good way to attract potential listeners.

So after all that, how did the album hold up?

Random Band Of The Day! Halo Of Gunfire.

I found Halo Of Gunfire by browsing the metal section at an FYE. This is the only album they have, but it's a hell of a good start for these guys. They are Progressive Deathcore, in the vein of All Shall Perish, with some Whitechapel thrown in. They've got great technicality, excellent production, and an overall great album. My only complaint is that the album is pretty short, weighing in at 34.5 minutes. Although they manage to make it feel longer, largely due to the guitar work making things interesting. This isn't just a chug chug band, they have a very bright future ahead of them, and I hope they get somewhere with it.

If you're interested, their album is in some stores, but you can also get it on Amazon. Check em out!