Life Detecting Coffins

In my opinion, probably the best band from Orange County, NY (just waiting for the response comment on that) and when you share members with Off Minor, it's not hard to see why.

Haunting, simple melodies dancing amongst sparse monotone vocals summarize Life Detecting Coffins interesting and original sound. You can hear influences of Fugazi, Black Flag, At The Drive-In and early 90's screamo.

Catatonic Begat Napoleonic

Bill Tone, I still want your guitar, but Dave Grohl had to steal that shit.

Favorite Track: Wolf Boys

Rating: 8 Out Of 10

Off Minor

Screamo veterans Off Minor score another home run with their latest release Some Blood.

Picking up where they left off from their last release, Innominate, they launch into their traditional mathy, fast, blistering and unrelenting brand of hardcore. Although, this time displaying the growth in their sound, unafraid to show their ability to feed off of other members in the band and demonstrate the tightness of their sound. Of course, they still haven't forgotten about their incorporation of jazz elements and Jamie's ability to handle a nasty guitar.

On this release they take a bit of a chance by taking a stab a slower/more melodic track and even incorporate singing, handled by both members of the band and Jess from 1905 on the track 'Practice Absence'.

Do your part to support this band.
Paramensia Records is taking pre-orders on this record, including a pay-what-you-want MP3 download.
The layout is pretty sweet.

Track Listing
1. Neologist
2. Some Blood
3. Everything Explicit
4. To An Ex
5. No Conversationalist I
6. Practice Absence

Favorite Track: Everything Explicit

Rating: 10 Out Of 10