Feverchild

Feverchild are a five-piece emo/post-hardcore band from Ghent, Belgium that have been active since 2021. Following their self-titled debut EP, they put out their first full-length earlier this year. Had I heard this band without knowing that, I'd guess that this came out 20 years earlier. The band wears their influences on their sleeves, taking notes from all the great emo acts of the 90's, including Sunny Day Real Estate, Texas Is The Reason, Christie Front Drive, Elliott, the usual suspects. That's not to say they're purely derivative, as they do blend the varied array of sounds from that era into one seamless sound. Heavier riffs breaking up the clean, meandering arpeggios, which gives them a viscera not always found in modern iterations of the genre. Add in an acoustic cut for variety, and Altering A Memory is one of the most solid albums from this corner of the genre to come out this year. Enjoy.

Feverchild (2021)

1. Stargazing

2. Turn Away From The Sun

3. Fever Dream

4. 04.01.16

5. Be My Epilogue

Altering A Memory (2023)

1. Intro

2. City Of Flowers

3. Altering A Memory

4. Coming

5. See Through Wedding Gown

6. Eva

7. Witching Hour

8. You Know I Can't

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Rise And Fall

Rise And Fall were a four-piece hardcore band from Ghent, Belgium that began in 2002 and have been inactive since 2012. They put out four full-lengths in their time, three of which were through Deathwish Inc. Additionally, they put out a split (below as bonus tracks on Hellmouth), an EP and a live album (which was from their 2012 record release show). They also put out a demo which I unfortunately do not have. Sonically, they took influence from metallic hardcore and crust punk, and would appeal to fans of bands such as Trap Them, Tragedy, Integrity, and Converge. With their four flawless albums, they are one of most consistent and essential hardcore acts to come out in the past 20 years or so, and I cannot recommend them enough. Enjoy.

Hellmouth (2004)

1. When They Come Down

2. Bottom Feeder

3. Hellmouth

4. As The City Burns

5. Where Ghosts Roam

6. Collapse

7. Tongue Tied

8. Turn And Run

9. Give And Take

10. Running Out Of Time

11. Kingdom of Heaven

Into Oblivion (2005)

1. Forked Tongue

2. Failure Is As Failure Does

3. The Noose

4. Live In Sin

5. The Void

6. Into Oblivion

7. Stakes is High

8. To Hell And Back

9. Lost Among The Lost

10. Ruins

Clawing (2007)

1. Clawing

2. Bottom Feeder

3. Them Bones (Alice In Chains cover)

Our Circle Is Vicious (2009)

1. Soul Slayer

2. Built On Graves

3. Harm's Way

4. It's A Long Way Down

5. To The Bottom

6. In Circles

7. Het Oof Van De Storm

8. Stillborn

9. Present Tense

10. Knowing

Deceiver b/w Sinking in Sin (2011)

1. Deceiver

2. Sinking in Sin

Faith (2012)

1. A Hammer And Nails

2. Deceiver

3. The Gallows Await

4. Burning At Both Ends

5. Things Are Different Now

6. Breathe

7. Hidden Hands

8. Escapism

9. Dead Weight

10. Faith / Fate

Alive In Sin (2019)

1. Dead Weight

2. Bottom Feeder

3. Into Oblivion

4. Failure Is As Failure Does

5. Breathe

6. It's A Long Way Down

7. Hidden Hands

8. The Noose

9. The Gallows Await

10. Deceiver

11. Forked Tongues

12. In Circles

13. Faith / Fate

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