Ampere [2004] All Our Tomorrows End Today

sound: Hardcore/Screamo
myspace + merch.
The guys in Ampere don't fuck around, this is about as short and sweet as its gonna get.  Clockin' in at under 11 minutes this LP will blow out your speakers and have you screaming it's name before you can even get wet. My fav. is The Old World is Behind Us, a heavy instrumental track that wails through mountains of feedback. If you don't know anything about Ampere  don't worry im not going to hold a  fucking seminar on DIY punk ethics. But if you don't actually know what that term means might want to check it out, certainly quiet a few ass kicking bands subscribe to those ideals. As a musician who's played quite a few basement shows, and paid out of pocket to cut demos i have to say more power to 'em. Cheers.
AOTET on vinyl.

sounds like: Funeral Diner, Orchid, Summons to Yomi

 Bang = 192 kbps.

Drowning With Our Anchors

sound: Screamo/Hardcore
myspace
Even though my boyfriend is going to destroy me, i still had to buy this bands LP You Can Never Go Home Again and their 7" Breathing Lessons because both are FUCKING FANTASTIC. Honestly, Breathing Lessons is probably my new favorite song ever, of all time and fucking space right now. Their demo is about as rough sounding  of a cut that you can listen to and still enjoy. But let me tell you what it lacks in polish it makes up for in raw emotion and energy.
The LP is something else too, 2 tracks 20 minutes long unprecedented [joke] . I'm not gonna go on and on about this band I'm just going to say' go to their myspace immediately and listen to the second song.
I cannot FUCKING WAIT to spin both of these nonstop, my boyfriend can thank me later. Seriously if you're in the crowd that likes true Screamo and real Hardcore not that bullshit scene garbage this is a MUST FUCKING HAVE!!
DWOA on vinyl.


sounds like: Funeral Diner, A Day in Black and White, Summons to Yomi

You Can Never Go Home Again LP

DWOA Demo

Funeral Diner [2002] Difference of Potential

sound: Hardcore/Screamo
www.myspace.com/funeraldiner
Not sure if anyone has told you yet, but this record is fucking tough as shit. I just might be a sucker for a band featuring a talented drummer, and Funeral Diner is no exception. Also oddly enough these dudes are from Half Moon Bay, CA where i spent a couple of summers. Being from CA always gotta give Cali bands  love. I don't think Im getting ahead of myself when i say this is Screamo as it was intended to be heard. This record is a mad cross between being honest and raw while still being captivating and polished. Needless to say, here is one worth coveting on vinyl, and trust me this is hard to find. These guys have a huge cash of gems so expect to see more from them on up here. Always a fan of bands that tour nonstop, try to stay exclusive,  and have a close knit fan base. By the way There are no Today's Today, So There Will Be No Yesterday's Tomorrow better get this shit now!
band's site.

sounds like: ...Who Calls So Loud, Ampere, A Day in Black and White, Dominic

Bang = ?.

A Day in Black and White [2004] My Heroes Have Always Killed Cowboys

sound: Hardcore/Screamo
myspace
This record is at times the chillest  Screamo, Post-Hardcore, Post-DC-era-Punk: what ever tag you want to give it. Sometimes its moody and feels like you're sitting in on a private jam session with the band, which i thoroughly enjoyed. Other times it chaotic and pulse pounding like being shoved around at the front of the crowd at one of their shows, which i also got a kick out of. Every track is it's own little story, climactic and singular. Yet some  how they manage to hold all five songs together through the melodic, at time mostly instrumental feel of this album. Storming the Bastille is by far my favorite song on this record. Check 'em out.

A Day in Black and White: Vinyl or CD

sounds like: City of Caterpillar, Funeral Diner

Bang = 192 kbps.