Hardcore Humpday 7 : Top 3 Post Hardcore Bands

     In this era, what I like to call the inter-blog state, I come across so many different genres of music that completely blow my mind. Some of you may remember our first Metalcore Monday with Ephixa and Stephen Walking, Deathstep... who would've known? These days with the discovery of pop-to-core I've grown to love hardcore again, but little did I know, the amazing electro infused sub metal that I've been groovin to is classified as post hardcore. Post hardcore, but when did hardcore end? Dumb question really, hardcore will never die. Thats the amazing thing, like all major genres of music, there are so many ways to take that sound and make it your own, thus post hardcore. Looking back to a very helpful list of artists I discovered I've been listening to and loving post hardcore for many years, ever since Alexisonfire I would say. It took a long time for me to figure that out really, but now that I know, research will be mine. Thanks to pop-to-core, I have all the post hardcore that I need for a week or two....

     Post hardcore is in my mind the most creative and imaginative sub genre of metal/hardcore. Blasphemy you may say, but its true. No where else in this huge genre do you find the sheer variety as you do here. Sure you start off with your standard metal band, electric guitar and bass, a set of drums, acoustic or electric, and a vocalist that gargles razor blades before walking on stage to spit blood and hatred on those in the mosh. But when you take that tested and true template and add to it, synthesizers, drum machines, soft vocals, symphonies and strings it gives you a chance to spice up your music. One second the vocalist is screaming over blast beats and riffs so heavy my ears want to bleed, and the next the vocals are replaced with a secondary vocalist who almost could sing in a pop band. The guitars are swapped for a soft electro melody and a DJ is introducing himself right before it kicks back into some of the best metal I've ever heard. These are the bands that strengthen my love of hardcore, head their words.

Attack! Attack! : Attack! Attack!

Abandon All Ships : Greeving

I Set My Friends On Fire : Astral Rejection

Those links will take you to a mediafire page with the album, don't forget the drill, the password when unzipping them is "pop-to-core.blogspot.com".