Discover Australian Melodic Hardcore Bands #2

In todays instalment of Discover Australian Melodic Hardcore Bands I decided to go with a newer band and two veterans.

New South Wales

Vilify

Melodic hardcore band Vilify is an all-star group of  metalcore musicians, Made up of members from The Beautiful Monument, Liberties, SETMEONFIRE, and Cold Era. The band released their debut EP CLARITY in December of 2020 and a the new single Veils of Grey earlier on in the year in February. These people are solid and talented musicians and I'm excited to watch them grow.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vilifyau/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1vcCPOlMYtuwIS7W7fzZno?si=WKbh3vXcTrysd_h8T65BYQ/

Queensland

Stepson

Emotional heavyweights Stepson formed in late 2014 releasing their debut single Leak. This band has done countless headline tours across Australia, Supported bands like Counterparts, Title Fight, While She Sleeps, Stray From The Path, The Acacia Strain, Polaris, Capsize and Northlane. Their set to go on their first international tour with Polaris across the EU & UK and show no sign of slowing down. So far this year they have headlined a tour for their new album Help Me, Help You, played 2 festivals and are booked to support Being As An Ocean's on their Dear G-D... 10 year anniversary tour. A discography made up of three EPs, one single and an album should give you the impression these boys know their way around and its obvious when you see them live.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stepsonpunk/

Bandcamp: https://stepsonpunk.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5zAwXQwC3M34U7lKFgeX1y?si=z4vV0YUpTvaTX0HZIKKyyQ/

South Australia

Ambleside

Named after a street in their hometown Ambleside is made up of 5 people. They formed in late 2013 releasing their debut EP New Tide and in 2015 they remastered and rereleased New Tide with Mutant League Records. This newer version of the ep had less songs than the original but also included Tired Eye which became their most popular song until the famous Wash Away came out. They've been on countless tours both as a supporting acts and as the headliner. They have played shows with international bands like Silverstein, The Plot In You and Movements. Ambleside are one of my favourite bands of all time so I'm very biased when it comes to their music. Ambleside played shows with Stepson regularly until the pandemic.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amblesidehc/

Bandcamp: https://stepsonpunk.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Fr8MbK08l3g9yHrXb4j4Y/