Issachar - The Tide (EP)

Genre: Progressive Metalcore

From: Asheville, North Carolina (USA)

Year: 2012

Quality: 320 Kbps

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Track List

1. Desert

2. Dust

3. Storm

4. Tide (I)

5. Tide (II)

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Check A Song: "Storm"(Youtube) 

I love when I come across fresh and original "Progcore". These guys obviously know their instruments pretty well, although in my opinion the vocals could use a bit of work, but I still dig them. And the out-of-nowhere soothing instrumentals remind of BTBAM- Alaska era, and that's clearly a compliment.

 

Numbers - Numbers (EP)

Genre: Electronic Metalcore / Progressive

From: Eastside, Washington (USA)

Year: 2012

Quality: 320 Kbps

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Track List

1. Introduction

2. Ice On Fire

3. Bravery

4. Please The Senses

5. Figured You Forgot

6. Oh Teh Monies

7. Give It Time

Download (MF) / Bandcamp ($4)

Check A Song: "Please The Senses"(Youtube)

Do not judge this because of the genre. It's nothing alike to the Electronic Metalcore stuff you see on Rise Records every day. This actually pretty well done Metalcore with Jazzy stuff and awesome synths (and kinda 8-Bit too, haha you know I won't fail you) without going to the cheesy techno/rave stuff.

White Arms Of Athena - Astrodama

Genre: Progressive Metalcore / Experimental / oldBTBAMcore

From: Dallas, Texas (USA)

Year: 2011

Quality: 320 Kbps (CD-Rip)

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Track List 

I: Conception
01. Act I: Evince
02. Act I: Ascend

II: Esoteric Allusions
03. Act II: Creationed
04. Act II: Recreationed

III: Implementing Geomancy
05. Act III: Crown Chakra
06. Act III: Astral Body
07. Act III: In The Encephalon
08. Act III: Superhuman

IV: Blueprints for a Time Machine
09. Act IV: Astrodrama

Act IV:

10.From Now On

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Check A Song: "Creationed"(Youtube)

*Drum roll* And the BTBAM award of 2011 goes to...these guys!! Their influence over these guys' sound is very apparent and normally I frown upon BTBAM soundalikes, but these guys do it so well. This is one of those albums that's much better if listened all the way through without skipping anything. Everyone's on point with their instruments (especially the guitarists) and it's very energetic, very upbeat stuff.
 

I The Omniscient - Lost In Nebula [EP]

 Genre: Progressive Metalcore / Mathcore

From: Paris, France

Year: 2011

Quality: 320 Kbps

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Track List 
 

1. Enter the Void
2. The Parallel
3. A Hostile Entity (feat. Steve Garner)
4. Transcending Reality
5. Contemplation
 

Download (MF) / Bandcamp (Free)

Check A Song:"The Parallel"(Youtube) 

First of all, that cover art is amazing. The music itself is really dope, actually love this EP one of my favorites this year, really underrated it seems. I think they are still unsigned, which is a shame, this guys should get picked up by Prosthetic or Sumerian soon enough.