Alright, you've forced me to sign back in for the first time since the redesign to give this article some love…Jets to Brazil doesn't get nearly enough credit, in my experience, and I think lyrically speaking, Blake's at the top of his game, at least on the first two (he seemed to be wearing out a little by the…

I've been going back and forth between this and the new Modern Life Is War for the past week, I can't decide which I like better (though both kick serious ass, for sure)…I think MLIW is more immediately satisfying, but I have a hunch in the long run, as this one sinks in, it will probably just edge it out.

Like some others have said, very surprised to see this reviewed at the AV Club of all places…especially after they completely ignored the new Carcass last week (plus that travesty of a Neko Case review!)…Maybe there's hope for this place yet.

You can add Oathbreaker and the new ep from Harm's Way to the list for this year…just killer stuff all around, and the amount of care they put into the design and packaging of all their releases, plus the fact that you generally get an immediate download code when you buy the vinyl in their e-store has really made…

I said something similar a little further down, but I agree, this review seems like the equivalent of those myopic yokels back in the day criticizing Fugazi for not sounding like Minor Threat. It's called evolution, and its what separates true artists from mere 'singers'.

If it's not a "Great Job, Internet" they just don't care.

I have never felt the need to comment on a negative review of an album or artist I happen to like, but, yeah, this one is just *sooo* off base I have to wonder…Is the reviewer purposefully trying to be provocative or iconoclastic? Instigate a backlash? I don't know, part of it sounds like maybe she wishes it were more…

@avclub-b97ca122d91f0a094bbf3f9808f4daf5:disqus I have an Avail-based tattoo that quotes the end of 'Clone'…"No matter what they say, no don't let them break you!"

Yeah a lot of the Oi! and streetpunk stuff is pretty dire unless you are drunk enough for the nostalgia center of your brain to override your "this-is-boring-and-the-lyrics-are-really-pretty-dumb" sense. And a lot of those anarcho/crust/d-beat also-rans who really tried to be Crass or Discharge that I thought were…

I'm 38, and while, yeah, there's definitely some stuff from my mohawk-and-studded-leather-jacket days that sounds a little, well, naive at best, just downright cringe-worthy at worst; OPIV (along with Avail) still gets regular play, and still makes me get up and jump around the room just like the 15-year-old spazz I…

"Energy" is a stone-cold, capital-C Classic. There's not a dud or a single note of filler on the whole thing; and for me personally, it was one of those albums that hit me at just the right time to be one of those life-saving, game-changer kind of albums. It's still one of my go-to…

I have to do the same thing, and likewise, I still end up startling her about half the time anyway. The worst though is if I have to wake her up for some reason, like if she's taking a nap…it is virtually impossible to do without giving her a mild coronary and then getting called an asshole for it.

My wife is so jumpy in general that I often unintentionally scare the shit out of her just by walking into the room too quietly…she has near panic attacks if the power goes out, even for a minute. Something like this would make her catatonic and institutionalized for the rest of her life, if it didn't just scare her…

I only knew the powerviolence MK Ultra, so needless to say, I was confused for a minute when I read that.

The one from Ghost is just so perfectly timed…

That one is awesome too. But I don't think she's seen Lion King yet, so I doubt it would have the same soul-crushing effect as seeing the Little Mermaid go Boom.

I must resist the desire to show this to my daughter, thereby scarring her for life…

Seconding the love for Panopticon. Also in a similar vein is a band called Skagos, really into their new one 'Anarchic' lately.

DEP and Deafheaven are probably my two most-replayed recent purchases, really digging them both. I'm really trying to get into the new Coliseum, but aside from Black Magic Punks and Fuzzbang, it's not really grabbing me like I'd hoped. I have yet to get the new Kylesa, but I am looking forward to it.

OK, I'll chime in too since I'm a mostly-lurker, very sporadic commenter (even more sporadic now that Loud is gone)…I have a blue-collar(ish) job, so most of my time here is after I get home from work and usually all the good stuff has stretched to 3 pages or more, so I feel like the guy who got to the party after…