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BROADCAST THE NIGHTMARE BROADCAST THE AWESOME

 Monday, March 10th, 2008 at 1:18pm by

btn.jpgIf our current poll is any indication, most of our readers feel that the subgenre not-so-kindly referred to as “deathcore” is “the next annoying trend in metal.” And that’s too bad, ’cause deathcore – like any genre – has its good bands and its shitty bands, and frankly, at this point, nothing should deter you from listening to, say, Despised Icon, who know how to the bring the heavy-as-fuck as well as anyone.

I mention it ’cause Sumerian Records seem to be getting really good at signing young, up and coming, awesome “deathcore” acts: The Faceless, Born of Osiris, and now Broadcast the Nightmare, who are about to enter the studio with Black Dahlia Murder producer Andrea Magnusson to pump out their Sumerian debut. The samples currently posterd on BTN’s MySpace page are a little more “traditional” than the stuff from The Faceless and BOO, but it also kicks serious ass: this band seems to specialize in crunchy, neck breaking riffs piled atop one another like a knife straight through the fuckin’ skull. Suh-weet.

Consider us stoked to hear the completed album; don’t write these dudes off just ’cause of some media label.

-AR

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  • Joe A.

    Yet, it is a terrible genre. It’s essentially 2nd rate Death Metal mixed with some bad modern hardcore tendencies. It’s sad to see more people come to a show to see Black Dahlia Murder than Cannibal Corpse. Also, just like metalcore, its a genre that for some odd reason seems comfortable enough for Christian hardcore fans to jump into, which for some might be fine, but for many a metalhead that’s a big kick up in the annoying as hell scale.

    though…. I will admit that The Faceless are interesting in what they do.

  • http://www.conorschaefer.com/blog/ Conor

    The Faceless aren’t deathcore. They try a little too hard to be technical death metal, but I say they make the grade, if only for their guitarist/songwriter’s blatant fellating Muhammed Suiçmez. Born Of Osiris have a much stronger metalcore influence, but they’re still also TDM, I’d say.

    Job For A Cowboy are textbook deathcore garbage. I think deathcore is so unbearable for many metalheads because it’s overly derivative: sure, metalcore drew on death metal and fused it with hardcore breakdowns and added screamier vocals, but deathcore then drew upon that, without adding anything innovative to the mix. It doesn’t sound fresh. It’s such a poorly constructed fusion of a fusion of a fusion that it just comes off sounding like a turd.

  • http://www.myspace.com/xcookie5905x Edward

    I seriously do not mind any of the bands in this topic, i love job,boo,btn and despised and faceless. They all sound amazing too me in there own way,i feel every one has an opinion.
    For example i dislike cannibal corpse an say…..abigal,an older stuff like pantara,slayer etc.
    more than half of these new sounds kick.

  • heyo

    i hate how everyone feels as though classics like cannibal corpse can surpass new bands such as black dahlia murder that tear it up twice as hard as cannibal corpse. Just because cc has a more satanic image and a singer with a deeper scream they are supposedly better……..fuck that

  • robotrobb

    For me BOO is pretty good, and I love BTN. Although I do have to agree most Deathcore music isn’t what I would call the new trend, it is something anyone who likes Hardcore or Deathmetal can get into. Although, there are many “deathcore” bands that try much too hard and in the end sound worse than the aforementioned bands from the other comments. That’s what I have to say, and I’m sticking to that.

  • ass sandwich

    Isn’t Broadcast The Nightmare metalcore?

    • BillyxBreakdown

      yeah they are metal,progressive,and hardcore…

  • hey assholes

    the faceless, the black dahlia murder, veil of maya, born of osiris, despised icon, abigail williams and yes, broadcast the nightmare, represent the best of heavy music. forget about fucking categorizing and marginalizing these great bands with pointless names like deathcore and metalcore and technical death metal and just realize that they are all putting out great albums, period. fuck you haters, die and rot in hell

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jordon-Niranjan/100002332287012 Jordon Niranjan

    1st Album is Great, but that was in 2009. How about a new album with more thrash & melodic death riffs.. and more power leads! many expect another album