<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-4870 aligncenter" src="https://rockthepigeon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/9-5-18-the-matter-of-china.jpg" alt="9 5 18 The Matter of China.jpg" width="300" height="300" />The Matter of China&#8217;s &#8216;Black Heart&#8217; is traditionally melodic metalcore from Germany. Although they don&#8217;t stray terribly far from the traditional bounds of their self-proclaimed genre, they do bring some cool things to the table. They start off with pretty basic Killswitch-style chugging, but towards the middle of the song they go into a short, clearly black metal-oriented dirge. This feeds into a slow clean verse, which is definitely a highlight of the piece. The way the masculine, folky vocals harmonize with the traditional hardcore screams is on point. It should also be noted that this is a really tight piece of work &#8211; in regard to both the musicianship and the production. This is a solid track from a quality band. Check out &#8216;Black Heart&#8217; below!</p>
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