New Music Report – March 4, 2022

These two releases this week could not possibly be any more different, but they’re both put out by incredible bands. Vein is done in a flash, and hits for every single second along the way, but Oh Hiroshima is much more of an in-depth experience. And it’s this type of diversity that I absolutely love in music.

Vein – Vein came onto the scene hot as one of the brightest new names in metalcore a few years ago, helping to semi-pioneer a refreshed, nu-metalcore sound. This new album is an extension of that, for sure, but it’s also a bit more of a foray into something much, much heavier, and it’s somehow even better. What a fucking onslaught of an album, these guys are going to be a name to follow for a while.

Oh, Hiroshima – On the complete opposite side of the coin, Oh, Hiroshima are a dark, beautiful post rock band that I’ve been following for some time now and I was a bit concerned about how good this one would be, they lost an integral member of their band leading into this release, but the two remaining members really pulled it together and absolutely killed it. It’s incredibly cinematic, heavy, and just as grand as they’ve always been.

Singles/Albums – Crowbar (LP, Sludge) Amenra (Portishead Cover, Post-Metal), Kublai Khan (Hardcore), Earth Groans (Comeback Kid Cover, Metalcore), Wind Waker (Metalcore), Convictions (Metalcore), Gravemind (Metalcore), Bleed from Within (Metalcore), Bearings (Pop Punk)