Defeater

Defeater, a hardcore group from Boston, Massachusetts formed in 2004 and solidified in 2008, is a forward-thinking hardcore band with much more than just mosh parts. They are the one of the modern-hardcore groups which can't be mislead with any other. Music full of emotions, passion and wise, metaphorical lyrics are the components that I like the most in hardcore music. New LP is a meticulously recorded concept album telling a story about a fictional family set in post-WWII, working class New Jersey. This second full-length is a double-LP opus. The ‘Empty Days’ section comprises 10 dark, tightly textured, brilliantly invigorating hardcore songs with 'crying man' vocal reminding La Dispute or Touche Amore, while ‘Sleepless Nights’ features four, more delicate, acoustic tracks that, while lacking the cathartic aggression, stand up as fine, affecting songs, with or without ‘Empty Days’’ preceding context. Absolutely amazing.

Travels LP - 2008 | VBR
Lost Ground EP - 2009 | VBR
Empty Days & Sleepless Nights LP - 2011 | 224kbs

Salem

New trend in modern electronic music: "witch house". Slow mix of hip-hop, dubstep, electro, idm, gothic, shoegaze, and ritual ambient/ethereal/noise/drone sound. Dark and deppresive, but on the other hand - athmospheric and beautiful. If you like discovering something new, fresh and original - just take it. Probably, you have never heard like this before.

Yes, I Smoke Crack - 2008 | 320 kbps

Water EP - 2009 | VBR kbps

King Night - 2010 | 320 kbps

Our Ceasing Voice NEW!

In the middle of the Austrian Alps, the post-rock quartett Our Ceasing Voice was founded in late 2006. To achieve their depressing, yet incomprehensibly beautiful sound, Our Ceasing Voice utilizes the perfect blend between hypnotizing ambient and epic outbursts soaking with melancholia. New album, with its soft, melancholic slowcore parts, sometimes remind me some tracks of Ecsape the day, which of course should be treated as a compliment. As a curiosity I can say that one of the member of band (Chris) is a person joint responsible for creating and working of quite popular post-rock webside postrockcommunity , so, for sure, You can expect so many kinds of influences connected with their misterious music.

When the headline hit home LP - 2011 | 320kbs
Older Releases

Narrows

Narrows are comprised of a seasoned cast of musicians: Dave Verellen (Botch, Roy), Rob Moran (Unbroken, Some Girls), Ryan Fredereksen (These Arms Are Snakes), Jodie Cox (Tropics, Bullet Union), and Sam Stothers (Makeout Boys, Quarantine). Recorded by Ben Verellen (Roy) and mixed by Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Isis, Botch, etc). What more can I say? You have to hear them.

Narrows EP - 2008 | VBR
New Distances - 2009 | 320kbps
Narrows & Heiress - Split - 2010 | VBR

These Arms Are Snakes

Band formed in 2002 in Seattle. Born of the ashes of Botch and Kill Sadie. They're breaking post-hardcore standars. They seem to get better with every album. On January 15, 2010, the band released a statement announcing their end. Members of TAAS play actually in Russian Circles and Narrows (I will upload them too, soon).

This Is Meant To Hurt You EP - 2003 | VBR
Harkonen & These Arms Are Snakes - Split - Like A Vrigin - 2004 | 320kbps
Oxeneers or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home - 2004 | 320kbps
Good Friday EP - 2006 | VBR
Easter - 2006 | 320kbps
Pelican & These Arms Are Snakes - Split - 2008 | 320kbps
Tail Swallower & Dove - 2008 | 320kbps
Russian Circles & These Arms Are Snakes - Split - 2008 | VBR (from Russian Circles' post)