Ice Hockey

From: USA

Genre: Emoviolence, Screamo, Skramz

For Fans Of: Joshua Fit For Battle, Orchid, Neil Perry

 If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say that these guys spent a significant amount of time listening to the "Brothers from other mothers" Joshua Fit For Battle/Neil Perry split. Now, in no way is this a bad thing. Ice Hockey is everything an emoviolence band should be. Raw, passionate, in your face. These songs don't just make you sad, they pummel you into submission until you're forced into being sad. And the songs don't just get violent and sad either. Like their forefathers, Ice Hockey acknowledges that what sets emoviolence so far above the rest of hardcore subgenres is the fact that it knows how to mellow out a bit in the midst of all the chaos. The band doesn't just wildly flail through their songs, but also slows down and gives the melody some room to breather, allowing each song to take on a much more distinct and unique sound. A lot of bands playing in extreme music genres forget that each song actually needs to be recognizable on some level as its own song. Ice Hockey doesn't simply painstakingly push through blasts of emoviolence, but instead allows them to grow and flourish.

Tunes: https://icehockey.bandcamp.com/album/wavefunction-collapse

Oak

From: Sweden (Can't spell the city name due to lack of special characters).
Genre: Screamo, Hardcore, Chaotic Hardcore
For Fans Of: Converge, Antioch Arrow, Pg.99

Oak takes some of the most primal, chaotic parts of hardcore and mashes them together in one super lump of insane hardcore. This band reminds me of emoviolence bands in all of the best way possible, as in interesting riffs yet still retaining heavy, crushing riffs that make your brain want to implode. The bland charges through song after song, ripping apart any dead space and making sure there is absolutely no room to breathe. When breakdowns do hit, they are crushing masterpieces, maintaining the intensity and making sure that the listener has no time to settle down and feel comfortable. This is not to say that Oak is simply a band who relies solely on their extremity, however. As well as maintaining the raw passion and power reminiscent of early Converge, the band also shows their ability to craft a strong post hardcore melody amid the chaos. Check it out.

Free Tunes: http://oakhardcore.bandcamp.com/

Akashita Corp. - Empathy Comp

The Akashita Corporation Empathy comp is a relatively short emoviolence/screamo compilation composed of 6 bands that are very, very good at emoviolence and screamo. I would definitely recommend checking this out if you're into the genre, as all the bands rule and it also really that long at all. Plus, it's free. It covers the levels of intensity of emoviolence/screamo well, with the first three bands (Wet Petals, People's Temple Project, and Secret Smoker) presenting a much more melodic, but still intense, style of emoviolence akin to bands such as Raein and Age Sixteen. Coma Regalia probably presents my favorite track on the comp, reminding me of Pg.99 and Orchid. The last two bands follow in this much more aggressive style of emoviolence, presenting two tracks that will make you want to mosh and cry.

For Fans Of: Raein, Age Sixteen, Orchid, Pg.99

Free Tunes: http://akashitacorporation.bandcamp.com/album/empathy-comp