Soundwave

So, here  we are now in 2022 and the scene is potentially getting one of the biggest reunions that we have seen in a very long time.  The Birmingham, AL southern metalcore vets Maylene and The Sons of Disaster have always been a hot ticket band for reunion requests and rumors since their abrupt hiatus in 2016 due to the terrible ATV accident that struck front man Dallas Taylor, which understandably put him out of commission for a very long time, dealing with multiple life-threatening health struggles that should have taken the singer's life. But like John Jacobs himself he stood strong and kept on fighting. Well,  it seems like the wait for an official MATSOD reunion is starting to become a reality as recent photos and videos have shown up with Dallas Taylor, former Underoath band mate Octavio Fernandez, as well as other former members of Maylene performing for what seems like a new music video, as well as different videos of recordings with Dalla...

In the growth of mainstream popularity and the sense of the "punk rock lifestyle" being dead to so many not associated with the scene the term "southcore" would seem foreign to those who are not familiar with the niche scene and genre but leave it to new comers The Undertaking! to bring both intensely driven punk rock and uber catchy southern hard rock together to create a sound that will have Every Time I Die fans clamoring to this sound in droves with their debut album "Funeral Psalms". The term "southcore" could be described as bringing the worlds of post-hardcore and hard rock together and infusing that into southern rock which will link fans to the sounds of Every Time I Die, Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster, He Is Legend, and Twelve Gauge Valentine, given the "rougher around the edges" approach that the record holds. And it shines best when all the sounds are firing on all signals and in tern making for a chaotic listening exper...