Hardcore Humpday 5 : Asking Alexandria, Baptized in Blood and Farewell To Freeway

     Tuesdays and Wednesdays always seem to be the easiest to write for, mostly because I always have more than enough dubstep kicking around, and a couple of friends of mine love sending me metal and hardcore. Today is no exception, we have two bands recommended by my old friend Ian, and a personal favorite. So strap on the neck brace and get ready to throw down.

     The first band today is a five piece hardcore band from good ol' blighty, Asking Alexandria. I've known about this band for some time now, and just recently taken the time to download their newest album.

Asking Alexandria - Reckless and Relentless (Album)

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     Metal can get old pretty quickly if you have any sort of musical taste, thats why Asking Alexandria is such an amazing mix of sounds and genres. You won't get very far into the album before you've heard, soft strings and pleasant electro, mixed with the screaming vocals so ingrained in hardcore music. Not much later you're serenaded with soft back up vocals and meaningful lyrics, driven forth by marching quality beats and neck ruining riffs. If you can't get enough, then hit this link for all their albums, absolutely free. As with the above link the password for the .rar files is, pop-to-core.blogspot.com, spelled exactly like that. 

     Theres really nothing like that patriotic feeling you get when you realize the band you're listening to is not only from the same country as you but the same province. Such is the feeling I get when listening to Baptized in Blood (shown on the right with the worlds largest dump truck). 

Baptized In Blood - Baptized In Blood (Album)

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     Baptized in Blood are, in their own words, bringing dirty back, and somehow I think that might be a good idea. The vocals here go from screamo to a more gravely growling, more reminiscent of the heavier metal bands that we've had kicking around here on the Beat's. The entire album has that uplifting feel that only metal can convey, urging you to take everything faster and angrier. Definitely drop this into the downloads folder if you need help through the day.

     Our last group today is, Farewell To Freeway, again local talent. Hailing from Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Farewell to Freeway is another healthy break from traditional metal. 

 Farewell To Freeway - Filthy Habits (Album)

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     Its amazing how much powerful music is hiding just down the highway, makes me wish I had some time to hit all the shows I'v been hearing about. Farewell To Freeway has a nice level to their music, balance almost, the low vocals and percussion are offset with higher guitar riffs and occasional keyboard work, its an awesome package, pick it up and run.

     Again muchos thanks to Ian for the bands, sorry I only used two and a giant thanks to all the people that have followed us thus far, keep it up. for any of you interested Ian's band will be playing in July with a band you may remember from a couple weeks back, All's Quiet. Prestigious indeed. Check out the Facebook event here for all the details and see you there.