Your Recommended Daily Dose of Metal

On a couple previous posts I've mentioned some exceptional bands in the metalcore genre. I wanted to add yet another to the mix -- Whitechapel. According to the band's site:

Whitechapel stands out in today’s overcrowded metal scene due in part to their ability to fuse memorable and even groovy riffs with crushing breakdowns, tremolo picking at neck breaking speeds, and incredibly evil and dissonant sounds.

I guess I'd give 'em that. Cool too to see that the metal scene is "overcrowded" (though I have to agree with some critics that say that some self-described metalcore bands are just crappy, heavier emo). I guess the forecasts of Chuck Schuldiner from Death, Phil Anselmo from Pantera, and Randy Blythe from Lamb of God -- about metal not being dead, were correct. No doubt those three helped make this true.

Here's a Whitechapel song (no video, just a still picture) for your enjoyment:



Other killer bands in the same vein as Whitechapel are Rose Funeral and MyChildren MyBride, the latter of which is Christain metalcore! No diff to me, I don't discriminate between good tunes.