Rarely do I find a band that I both appreciate for pure visceral release and ethereal beauty at the same time, but that is the reason why I am writing this article, to let people know what a great band Misery Signals are. They stand along with Dillinger Escape Plan, Fear Before the March of Flames (their new album I mean), Protest the Hero and The Red Chord as being the only bands in the mathcore/metalcore subgenres trying to take some artistic or adventurous leaps for the benefit of the listeners. Nearly everyone else has taken to the “more of the same” money grabbing techniques ive come to despise. Fans say they want more of the same, but they don’t. They don’t know what they want. Only black metal fans generally want more of the same. Everyone else who is sane, they want at least an exploration of the musical genre. Enter Misery Signals, first with the interesting s/t debut EP, the seminal debut effort “Of Malice And Magnum Heart” and more recently with their brilliant sophomore album “Mirrors”. Still very much a ‘metalcore’ band, MS manage to inject an interesting mix of dillinger-like jazzy unpredictability, an incredible knack for a great melodic guitar line and still manage to maintain a brutality that rivals some of metalcore’s greats. Buy their albums, buy their t-shirts, buy their bobbly-headed dashboard dolls, have their children, just make sure you don’t miss out on these guys, I have a feeling they’ll be round for a while yet.
Listen to:
Five Years
The Year Summer Ended In June
Both tracks come from "Of Malice And Magnum Heart".
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