A City Sorrow Built released this demo/ep in 2011. The music is incredibly raw and powerful. The vocals sound honest and desperate. According to their website, they plan on recording new music soon. Click here to get into it.
Caust are a northern VA screamo/hardcore band. Recently added to the Interskramz comp, Caust are making a respectable name for themselves in the screamo scene. 5 great dudes who play great music. Here's their EP "Pageturner". Click here to get into it.
Beartrap is another To Live A Lie Records band. Powerviolence at it's finest. With the longest song weighing in at 47 seconds long, "Nailed Shut" is definitely worth countless listens. Click here to get into it.
The Saddest Landscape are a chaotic screamo band from Boston currently signed to Topshelf Records. They have released 4 LPs and a handful of eps and splits with bands such as The Pine, We Were Skeletons, and Pianos Become the Teeth. "Lift Your Burdens High For This Is Where We Cross" is the album that really hooked me to this band. Filled with beautifully personal lyrics and brilliant songwriting, The Saddest Landscape have easily become one of my favorite screamo bands. Click here to get into it.
Facts are a jangly emo band from Philadelphia. They formed in October, 2010 and released this brilliant 3 song demo in 2011. Members also play in Secret Plot to Destroy The Entire Universe. Click here to get into it.
I recently found out about Battle Royale when I downloaded The Ghost Is Clear's label sampler. I still don't know too much about this band, other than they're from Kansas City, part of the TGIC family, and list tons of notable screamo bands as their influences. Also, they sort of remind me of Age Sixteen. Here is their 4-way split with Texas Instruments, Baitfish, and Regret The Informer. Click here to get into it.
Mihai Edrisch were a French screamo band from Lyon, France. Members currently play in Daïtro and Celeste. This is their first album L'un Sans L'autre. Click here to get into it.
Not too much can be said, or is even known about The Pine. Hailing from Bakersfield, CA, they formed in 1998, released a few full-lengths, a split with The Saddest Landscape, and an EP or two. Shuffling around the best local record store in my town (Rock N' Roll Graveyard), I came across The Pine's legendary first release. Here is their self titled album. Click here to get into it.
