LA-based post-hardcore outfit letlive. caused a lot of waves with 2010’s “Fake History”. Critics were quick to compare them to Glassjaw and Refused and did so with reason.

Los Angeles’ Alpha & Omega are back with “No Rest, No Peace”, their Bridge 9 debut and second full-length overall.

I have tried to listen to as little metalcore as possible the last couple of years because I almost OD’d on it back when when every band out there seemed to be making the same album.

Citizen are a bunch of young Michigan/Ohio-based dudes who recently released the aptly titled “Youth”, their second full-length, through Run For Cover.

Just take a minute and look at that band name again. Doesn’t it just want to make you punch them in the face? This has to be emo, right?

Having trimmed down their name from The James Cleaver Quintet down to simply The JCQ, these UK dudes recently released their second album for Hassle, “Mechanical Young”.

On their latest album “Heart Attack”, Man Overboard don’t change their formula. And why would they? They already have it down pat to write annoyingly slick pop-punk songs. Crunchy guitars? Check.

Originally known as North Korea (you daredevils you!), this band recently changed their name to NK. Which is equally lame.

While Rise Records is definitely improving their roster after having signed a bunch of good bands over the last year or so, they still have the occasional stinker. Palisades is one of those bands.