Post-hardcore Archives

Hawthorne Heights – Lost Lights (EP Review)

Lauren HopkinsLauren HopkinsDecember 4, 2023

Originally formed as A Day in The Life in 2001, newly re-named to Hawthorne Heights in 2004, the band would find their audience on the debut album The Silence in Black and White. A discovery point for them with Emo and Post-Hardcore fans, in truth, it ... Read More

The Amity Affliction - Not Without My Ghost 2023

The Amity Affliction – Not Without My Ghosts (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 26, 2023

In an oversaturated sea of Metalcore bands, The Amity Affliction have consistently separated themselves from the pack. Out of Australia, the band has always stood out for one reason or another. Perhaps it is their highly personal themes, or maybe it is their non-conventional approach ... Read More

Project 86 – OMNI, Pt. 1 (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 17, 2023

Back in the early 2000s a slew of new bands emerged from what was then a booming Nu Metal scene. A broad stroke label, which included many different style acts, some stood out more than others. Among those which carved out a place for themselves ... Read More

Interview – Tucker Rule of Thursday & L.S. Dunes

CrypticRockCrypticRockFebruary 2, 2023

The last few years have been less than ideal for almost everyone. Normalcy has been turned on its head, human connection has been frayed at the seams, and all forms of art have significantly suffered… including music. A time in modern history where live concert ... Read More

We Came As Romans – Darkbloom (Album Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueOctober 17, 2022

Loss knows no genre. When Vocalist Kyle Pavone’s life was cut tragically short in 2018, his brothers in We Came As Romans were forced to accept this cruel truth, one that could have spelled their demise as a unit. Instead, the choice was made to ... Read More

The Devil Wears Prada – Color Decay (Album Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueSeptember 16, 2022

Metalcore stalwarts The Devil Wears Prada follow in the footsteps of ZII’s finest with their eighth full-length, Color Decay. Solid State Records delivers the glacial emotions on Friday, September 16, 2022. With their full-length debut, 2006’s Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord, the Ohio sextet put ... Read More

Post-hardcore

Hawthorne Heights – Lost Lights (EP Review)

The Amity Affliction – Not Without My Ghosts (Album Review)

Project 86 – OMNI, Pt. 1 (Album Review)

Interview – Tucker Rule of Thursday & L.S. Dunes

We Came As Romans – Darkbloom (Album Review)

The Devil Wears Prada – Color Decay (Album Review)

Hawthorne Heights – Lost Lights (EP Review)

The Amity Affliction – Not Without My Ghosts (Album Review)

Project 86 – OMNI, Pt. 1 (Album Review)

Interview – Tucker Rule of Thursday & L.S. Dunes

We Came As Romans – Darkbloom (Album Review)

The Devil Wears Prada – Color Decay (Album Review)

This Week In Horror – Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Horror Show (1989)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Gothic (1987)

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Hibiscus

Developing Artist Showcase – Return to Dust

Developing Artist Showcase – Niina Soleil

Interview – Madeleine McGraw & Violet McGraw

Interview – Maria Canals-Barrera

Interview – Aaron Stainthorpe of High Parasite & My Dying Bride

Poppy – Negative Spaces (Album Review)

Doro – Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Party (EP Review)

Empire of the Ants (Blu-ray Review)