The Coven & Neophytes Vol 2 Witch Hunter Records Sampler

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Genre: Hardcore/Doom/Stoner/Sludge

Year: 2012

Tracklist:

1. Limb - Daemoness 

2. Reparation - Mea Vulnera

3. Iron Witch - Jailhouse 

4. Seagraves - Hollow Lies 

5. End Reign - To Pray For 

6. Heksed - Waylands Knot 

7. Old Wounds - Bleak 

8. History Of The Hawk - Little Parisians 

9. Black Veins - Death Crown 

10. Koresh - You Can Call Me Gaahl (unmixed) 

11. Prelude To The Hunt - Grudgebearer 

12. Black Mass - Vermin Of The Earth 

13. Knife Crimes - World Past Saving 

14. Year Of The Flood - Slowdancer 

15. Beastwars - Empire 

16. Mage - Degenerate 

17. Tree Of Sores - A Cry Of Despair (edit)

18. Atragon - Sound In the Halls 

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Sampler of a bunch of bands from Witch Hunter Records. Always love the stuff that this dude puts out. Not a bad band on this label. If you're looking for some really solid stuff ranging from Hardcore, Doom, Crust, Sludge, Stoner, and even more extreme genre stuff, Witch Hunter is a good place to look! -Jacob Rice

Lion City - Change: The Only Constant

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Genre: Hardcore

Year: 2012

Tracklist:

1. Lion's Den

2. 19FUX4U

3. Track 6

4. From Ashes

5. Frozen

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Pissed off hardcore from Stuttgart Germany! These guys play hardcore in the vein of bands like Guns Up and Dirty Money. These guys are very passionate about what they do, and their music is even more full of passion. They are writing a full length record currently that will be released soon. I will be looking forward to what these dudes do next! -Jacob Rice

Achilles - Hospice

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Genre: Hardcore
Year : 2007

Tracklist:
1. Curtains
2. Curtains (Continued)
3. We Are Fixtures

4. Dear Old Tyger That Sleeps
5. To The Teeth
6. Raping The Dead
7. Standing Night

8. Reprieve
9. Swallow
10. In These Stark Halls
11. Sea Level
12. The Cold Floor

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Mathy and spacey hardcore from Rochester Ny. One of the best bands from the city. These dudes dont do much anymore, because of other commitments (Polar Bear Club, Soul Control, fatherhood and day jobs.) and every time they have had a local show , for some reason or another, i have not been able to make it. So i can only enjoy them on vinyl or CD.  Regardless, this record is still one of my favorite records of all time, and gets sometimes tri-weekly plays for me usually. If you like bands like Botch, Snapcase, Cave In and Rosetta, you'll most likely really enjoy this record. I hear they are writing new material as of now, so maybe something will surface soon. Until then, enjoy this ripper.

Back Again - Street Justice

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Genre: Hardcore/Youth Crew

Year: 2012

Tracklist:

1. Back Again

2. Hardcore Crew

3. Street Justice

4. Blind Rage

5. Not For Sale

6. Our Time

7. Total War

8. Friends

9. Your Turn

10. Underground

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Old school hardcore band from Bolzano Italy! These guys are most definitely doing it right. Perfectly combining the old school sound of bands on Dischord with Youth Crew bands like Bold, YOT, etc. I would definitely advise checking these dudes out! -Jacob Rice

Free Throw - Free Throw

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Genre: Emo

Year: 2012

Tracklist:

1. A Wild Pidgey Appeared

2. Lvl. 2 Pidgey In A Masterball

3. My High

4. My Low

5. An Hour Pissed

6. Gersberms!

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Awesome emo band from Nashville. Sad songs, emotion filled, and good lyrics. What is not to enjoy from this band! Featuring members from Prove Them Wrong, Captain and Jack(who i've posted!), and Sonsett. These dudes put out a very good effort and its paying off for them. Check this stuff out for sure -Jacob Rice

Plague Mask - 2012 Demo

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Genre: Black Metal/Sludge/Hardcore

Year: 2012

Tracklist:

1. Intro

2. Sink and Drown 

3. MKUltra (Covert Intelligence Agency)

4. Luminal

5. Botched Swimming Lessons

6. Plagues

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Great Hardcore/Sludge influenced band from Syracuse, NY. These guys definitely blend all three of these genres very well to the point where someone from the hardcore genre or sludge genre could definitely get into this as much as just something straight hardcore or sludge. Decimating slow crushing riffs to Melodic haunting riffs. This stuff rules -Jacob Rice

American Memories - Live Demo

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Genre: Screamo/Emo

Year: 2012

Tracklist:

1. Shame

2. Free Big D

3. Mid-August

4. Driving All Night

6. Empty Houses

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Skramz band from Atascadero, CA. This is a live recording of a handful of songs from them. Of course the quality is a bit rough but in all this is a really solid release. The great thing about hearing the live recording though is all the energy they are putting out and how you can hear the raw emotion of the band. They should be recording a EP here very soon so be looking forward to it. I'll be posting it! -Jacob Rice

Captives - My Eyes Are Open

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Genre: Indie/Emo/Rock

Year: 2012

Tracklist:

1. Forsaken

2. Abandon

3. Ugly

4. Grace

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I got a submission of these guys music. So you guys and me are getting early access to these guys music! This EP is being fully released on Nov. 13 on Reville Records. They play a style of music that is for fans of bands ranging from Brand New, Balance and Composure, Thrice, and Seahaven. I really like this stuff. Its so catchy and you can't get it out of your head. Check it out! -Jacob Rice

Tumbleweed Dealer - Death Rides Southward Re-Release

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Genre: Doom/Stoner/Post-Rock

Year: 2012

Tracklist:

1. Crawling Through Cacti

2. Death Rides Southward

3. Resurrected Yet Again

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I posted this about a month ago and I really still love this stuff. Its solid as fuck Doom/Stoner music. As I said in the last post of these dudes they pull some riffs out that will literally get stuck in your head for hours. They re released this EP with another song! Which is just as badass as the other two. I cannot wait for an actual full length from these guys.

-Jacob Rice

Aurora - Fairweather

I hadn't heard of these guys before today and apparently they are fairly new! Tim from the band submitted their music to me just recently and I gave the album a full listen. Its a well mixed blend of Pop Punk and Emo. Drawing sounds from bands such as Man Overboard, Title Fight, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Transit. The last 3 more towards the instrumental sound of this album. 

The demo starts off strong with The North Star Narratives, melodic guitars chiming in as said before in the manner of an emo song but with a pop punk drum beat, and most definite pop punk vocal style. Its very energetic. This is one of the more emo tracks on this for sure, which I really enjoy. On the lyrical side you get a story of a broken relationship or just being lost in general it seems which is always relatable. With lyrics like "and then you put up your guard just to keep me safe, and then you always criticize me for all my stupid mistakes, and to think I wasn't always there but close to the end. I turned around and realized what I was truly missing."

My favorite song on this is Little Traps. This is the strongest track on the release in my opinion. There is so much emotion in his voice already at the very beginning speaking of seeing through how much of a liar someone is and how translucent they are. Once again the instrumental part of this very much leaning on the side of emo. This song is just really catchy. I love it. You can't help but get it stuck in your head and tap your foot along with the drum part and nod your head. There is honestly a lot of emotion in this release, which is how it should be. You should put your everything into every song and I can tell these dudes are doing it in this short demo.

I only had one tiny complaint with this album. There were a few parts that used Auto-Tune and i'm not too much of a fan of that at all. Other than that this demo is absolutely awesome! I recommend it for anyone who digs pop punk and even people who are into emo could see and enjoy a lot of this album. These guys are currently working on their full length so I am looking forward to hearing that one!

8.5/10

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