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Comfort in Melodic Hardcore – Review of “Comfort in My Own Arms” album by Virtues

Melodic hardcore as a genre has been floundering as of late. Much like the progressive trend of hardcore punk in the 2000s, after a while new music seems to dry up. What remains is the old guard holding the bastion, and hardly any young punks willing to take up arms (well, instruments) to create new music. Enter Virtues, a melodic hardcore band from Singapore, who in their first full release, “Comfort in My Own Arms,” have provided the stop gap needed in the genre as a whole.

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The beginning of a new era in idol music – An in-depth look into Kosame’s first single, “Cord”

What happens when you take all the classic death metal, metalcore, tech metal, and other genres from the early 2000s and cram them into a 2021 idol song? You get Kosame and her first single, Cord.

Much like Miho in the last post, Kosame is produced and manged by former From A Second Story Window guitarist, Derek Vasconi. But unlike, Miho’s song, Doubt, Cord has a ton of influence from Vasconi’s previous work.

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The reboot we never thought we needed – Miho’s latest single, “Doubt”

The purpose of this website site, even though it hasn’t been updated in a while, is about writing whatever the author wants. It could be about books, movies, video games, music, etc. The focus is not always the same subject, however the past few posts have been about a specific sub-genre of music. A hyper-focused genre that you either love or hate.

That being said, it has been difficult to figure out what to write next. Continuing down the same trend of idol music might paint the website in the light of an idol focused website, but it is not. It was never the intention to do that. However, sometimes you just want to write. And maybe that means writing about whatever you want.

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An all encompassing transcendence of sound – HAMIDASYSTEM’s “down” is an excellent comeback

HAMIDASYSTEM is an alternative idol group from Japan, focusing on themes of space rock, pop, electronica and elements of post-hardcore. Their first album release, “down” is a fantastic way to engage their resurrection.

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Hardcore is not dead – A short review of Fairwell’s EP “When We Forget What Was Once Cherished”

Fairwell is a new melodic hardcore band (bordering on metalcore) from Orange County, California. Their first EP release, “When We Forget What Was Once Cherished,” is sure to set them apart from the competition.

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The darkness has never been so bright – A detailed look at the new Not Secured Loose Ends album

Not Secured, Loose Ends is a Japanese alternative idol group, with metalcore, hardcore, and electronic themes. Their latest album, BrightDark is a collection of rerecorded songs from their discography with the new-ish lineup.

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Music Rant

End of the year musical reflection

As the year comes to a close, Spotify lets me know what I’ve been listening to this year, and to the surprise of no one, I’ve listened to a lot of music. However, this year was a bit different.

I started a new job earlier this year, and it allowed me the opportunity to listen to a lot of music. The job didn’t care if I had music playing through my headphones at work as long as I completed my dictated task on time. So I went about my day listening to music non-stop. The issue soon came up that I was running out of new music. I was getting tired of listening to the same Casey song for the Hundredth (dumb joke) time. The new Shrezzers and HUNG album had been released but those were getting boring as well. So I set myself out to discover new music. And what I discovered was a whole wealth of untapped music potential.

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