New Jersey Melodic Hardcore and perhaps one of the founders of the Metalcore sound crew Nora are actually best known for being the band of Good Fight Music label owner Carl Severson. Originally starting his own label Ferret Music having gone to high school with Trustkill owner and president Josh Grabelle, Severson sold up to
Throwing back 15 years to September 2004 and the golden age of Metalcore, Buffalo New York quinet It Dies Today put out their debut full length with the then label of the moment Trustkill Records. The album ended up being the first of 3 high quality affairs before the band went on a pair of
Monday. Meh. Throwing back to 2003 and the emerging Orange County California scene that saw a wealth of Hardcore and Metalcore bands rise to prominence on the Global stage. Dave Peters took the vocal position from Keith Barney at the end of 2002, Throwdown recorded “Haymaker” an album that launched the band via Trustkill Records.
They say that the first bite is with the eye. So for anyone who isn’t already a fan of a band to pick up an album, the cover art needs to be enticing. Some might think that in a digital age this is less important, but plenty of Metal fans still turn away at the
As with most things, when it comes to Metal, the first bite is often with the eye. The cover art, band logo and name are all key in enticing the listener to check out something new for the first time. Any self respecting Metal Head is going to choose a band called “Dead Ducks” over
Originally released in 2004 via Trustkill records, “The Caitiff Choir” by It Dies Today was the part of a wave of Metalcore albums at the height of the genre. Metalcore had taken over from Nu-Metal and Trustkill were a label milking it for all it was worth and as history documents, mistreating a number of
