This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at the type of dark, heavy, melodic hardcore defined in the 2000s by bands like American Nightmare, Modern Life Is War, and The Hope Conspiracy, which once again is having a comeback.
”The record was one of the first albums Kurt from Converge recorded at his newly relocated studio, so he was still getting the hang of it. So, we're stoked to get it out remixed and remastered. It sounds much more like what we all wanted,” guitarist Jay Aust said.
It features Taking Back Sunday, Underoath, Killswitch Engage, mewithoutYou, Thursday, Converge, Cave In, Every Time I Die, Zao, The Bled, Hopesfall, Touche Amore, Turnstile, Darkest Hour, Be Well, The Casket Lottery, Piebald, Knocked Loose, Further Seems Forever, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, and much more...
It's Mineral's first show announcement of 2020 and first US show in over a year, and FATA's first show in over four years. They join Converge, Cave In, Boysetsfire, The Casket Lottery, Hot Water Music, Knocked Loose, and more...