Weekend Warm-Up No. 6: Screamo/Metalcore Throwback

–Words and list by Michael Hogan

I remember the first time I heard As I Lay Dying. I believe it was 2003; it was the demo for “Forever,” not even the real track off of Frail Words Collapse. Hell, Frail Words Collapse hadn’t even been released yet. Up to this point I had been running on a borderline unhealthy mix of AFI and Slipknot, but this was a game changer. As I Lay Dying was so much heavier, so much more chaotic. It was like a mix of all the best qualities of my reliable staples of the time and I loved it. Of course, it also opened the floodgates to my discovery of all the bands that made this list. So with that, he’s a trip down memory lane with some old-school heavy.

Playlist:

Funeral For a Friend – Juneau
Alexisonfire – Accidents
The Bled – I Never Met Another Gemini
As I Lay Dying – 94 Hours
The Blood Brothers – Love Rhymes With Hideous Car Wreck
Comeback Kid – Wake The Dead
Atreyu – Lip Gloss & Black
Misery Signals – The Year Summer Ended in June
Thrice – Deadbolt
From Autumn To Ashes – Cherry Kiss