Ex Lives

Buffalo's magnificently brutal metallic punk ensemble Every Time I Die unleash 'Ex Lives'. The album was produced by renowned producer Joe Barresi (Tool, The Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age) and offers an unrelenting onslaught of ingeniously composed and furiously executed cathartic hardcore.

This is the band's highly anticipated follow up to 2009's raging masterwork New Junk Aesthetic. 'Ex Lives' sees Every Time I Die further tempering their aggression while experimenting with new instrumentation. The album also sees Buckley pushing his vocal range on songs like "Revival Mode," with soaring melodies more typically heard from Soundgarden or QOTSA.

It's impossible to deny that in an increasingly stagnant musical climate Every Time I Die are still pushing the limits of their own sound - and 'Ex Lives' is aural evidence that after over a decade together they're anything but complacent and it shows a band at the height of their songwriting skills.