Every Time I Die

Buffalo powerhouse Every Time I Die has been injecting increasingly large doses of frenzied rock ’n’ roll—of the Hot Snakes and The Bronx variety—and some Southern-style guitar licks into its puke-streaked post-hardcore. It’s still not far from the classic mold of the screaming thrash band, and sometimes reminiscent of a group of extras fromConan The Barbarian undergoing anesthesia-free dentistry. Or, to quote one of the more succinct lyrics: “AAAAAAARGH!” But it’s not all about vocal cord-shredding aggression: The band occasionally shifted the focus to melody on its Epitaph Records debut, 2009’s New Junk Aesthetic. The band’s sixth album and Epitaph follow-up, Ex Lives, is due in early March.

Updated 02/08/2012