It’s safe to say that 2015 was a pretty lame year by a pretty general consensus. From various world events such as the Paris attacks to Social Justice Warrior dumbfuckerry being at an all time high to just an overall feeling of apathy that seemed to cloud a large majority of people I know regardless of age, sex, race etc. I think most people can say they’re excited about the new year, so before things get rolling I feel it is fitting to do a tribute to the M0$H heroes that we lost in the year we’d like to forget.

AMERICAN ME

Mirin those massive lobes and Rockett shirts. Also if that intro riff and double bass don’t get you pumped, then you should get your T-levels checked ASAP!

This photo sums up the Myspace era in a nutshell. “Yeah we may be pissed off but fuck it dude we DGAF we just came to party!!!” LMS if u want bands to pose with hot chicks with what I presume are major daddy issues to come back in 2016!!!

American Me originally started off as a side project of Alternative Hardcore/Poison The Well jockers It Prevails as a way to play some much heavier music. Despite being signed to RISE Records, they never got the big break they should have. It seems like much of their career was plagued by bad luck including a van break-in in 2010 that resulted in the loss of all their equipment, which led to them taking a year long hiatus. The band returned with a final full length in 2012 and toured once or twice on it before playing their final show this past summer. The band only released 2 music videos, the one above and a pre-Jarrod Allonge easycore parody that sounds like Fight Fair. Having this many lineup changes probably didn’t help their career very much either

DESTRUCTION OF A KING

Strong regretcore vibes in this track about banging some stripper. Dat 2-step @ 1:23 doe! These guys kept it real with their lyrics, super blunt and crude. Def not for the Tumblr weenie crowd.

These guys were an unsigned DIY band from Southern California. Despite them being unsigned, they managed to tour quite a bit so I was fortunate enough to catch them live a few times. They’re best known for their self-titled EP which they supported for about four or five years. They released a final full length album in Spring 2015 which sadly didn’t seem to gain much traction. It’s too bad really because it was a pretty sweet jam with a lot of different types of songs. I guess a long time to record a follow up didn’t help them. Luckily the band plans to return under a new name, so let’s hope that the sweet M0$H will carry on in 2016.

LEADERS

These guys were local to me and signed to popular MOSH 4 CHRIST label Facedown Records with whom they released 2 albums. The first sounding like a Christian Hatebreed and the second found the band going in a deathcore direction ala Impending Doom. Despite them being on a fairly big label, I’m not sure about how big or well they did nationally. Being a Nor-Cal resident though, they were always playing a show in the Bay or Sacto area so I was able to catch them a few times. Including their final show at the Oakland Metro. Definitely one of the best live bands I’ve seen with non-stop pit action. I heard their vocalist plays guitar or something in Hotel Books now or something , bummer bro!

DOMINATION

If there’s anything I can never get tired of, it’s mosh footage music videos. This song is directed at IHNS/Keyboard warriors and ironically the comment section of this video is chock full of dorks crying about hardcore being dead and wondering about the opinions of people like Ian MacAye LOL. Yeah I think my grandpa told me about him once or something. Also 1:50=Crucial M0$H wreckage!

These guys(and girl) were based out of San Jose and had a run of about 5 years. They managed to tour the US a few times and even Japan once, on a DIY ethic which was very impressive. I’d def recommend these guys if you wish Throwdown never tried to go alt-metal/full Pantera cover band mode and kept releasing sweet M0$H Jamz. They recently announced that they’ll be playing their last few shows early this year so I’ll count it anyways. If you’re down in SO-CAL check out this banger of a show! Their vocalist currently is running a YouTube channel where he reviews viral videos and dog videos ala Tosh.0/Right This Minute.

MUDER DEATH KILL

Now I don’t actually know what the actual situation of these guys is but they have been largely inactive for the better of the year, focusing more on a skate punk project Since We Were Kids that sounds like Terror jamming with Rancid. So I thought it would be worth paying tribute to them for the time being. MDK are definitely one of the most over the top bands ever with tracks such as Kill Yourself. Definitely not for the faint of heart or easily offended, as it should be. Right now we need them more than ever in this climate full of PC Police and people who put flowers in their beards and drink “authentic” whiskey out of mason jars. Jam out to them and hope they’ll be back and hurting sensitive butts again.

Despite these bands being no longer with us or at least taking breaks, their contributions to the world of breakdowns can live on in our Ipods/Spotify and Apple Music gym playlists forever. 2016 seems pretty promising mosh wise, which I will follow up with very soon!

Were there any bands that I missed that I should have included? Do you miss Myspace era promo pics of heavy bands acting like they’re in a rap video rocking fitted hats and posing with models? What are some of your favorite underrated M0$H 4 CHRIST bands? What M0$H bands are you stoked on for the New Year?