Fictional Character is a post-black metal/blackgaze band from Singapore
Much more metal than punk, but still thought it might be worth posting. Music video for the song is here
Album Description
The track includes viola
Tracklist
- En Dedans
Fictional Character - En Dedans [Song]
Labels:
band:fictional character,
black metal,
post-rock,
song,
viola
What the Fire Left - What the Fire Left (2026)
Labels:
band:what the fire left,
cello,
melodic hardcore,
metalcore
What The Fire Left is a one-person metalcore band with cello from Salem, Massachusetts, USA
This one is a bit confusing. The description on Bandcamp says "cello-driven crust punk" but (a) the cello is often hard to make out, and (b) it resembles metalcore much more than it does crust punk (the d-beat tag is especially confusing as there are zero seconds of d-beat throughout).
Album Description
All tracks include cello
Tracklist
- Ash
- Refusal
- Silence
- Hope
- Bone
Preview
Special thanks to blog-reader Manolis for recommending this album
Hemiptera - Until Every Flag is Burned (2026)
Labels:
band:hemiptera,
cello,
crust,
female vocalist,
neocrust,
screamo
Hemiptera is a melodic anarchist crust band with cello from Brighton, UK
Album Description
All tracks include cello
Tracklist
- Vendo il mio Tempo (pt.I)
- Vendo il mio Tempo (pt.II)
- Tragedy of the Ego
- Roaches
- Lavoro
- Notti Nere
- Materasso (ft. Alex CF)
- Die
Preview
Grimoire - Ashes In The Sword (2025) [Song]
Labels:
band:grimoire,
black metal,
blackened crust,
crust,
song,
violin
Grimoire is a black metal/crust band from Bandung, Indonesia
Music video for the song can be found here
Album Description
The track includes violin
Tracklist
- Ashes In The Sword
Preview
Catharsis - Gone to Croatan (2025) [Song]
Labels:
band:catharsis,
crust,
hardcore,
violin
Catharsis is a hardcore punk band from Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
I'm assuming Catharsis needs no introduction. This is the first new material from them in over twenty years.
This particular band/song also has a few coincidental connections to this blog:
- The logo for this blog comes from the cover of Catharsis' album "Arsonists Prayer"
- This song contains guest vocals by Gosia of Mind Pollution/Next Victim (now in Dyym)
- The violin is performed by Zach of Requiem
Album Description
Only the track "Gone to Croatan" contains violin. It is from the album "Hope Against Hope" (2025)
Tracklist
- Nocturne
- Power
- Gone to Croatan
- Eremocene
- Embers
- We Live
- Last Words
Preview
Lástima - A Pain Bloomed From My Lungs (2025)
Labels:
band:lástima,
black metal,
blackened screamo,
screamo,
violin
Lástima is a black metal/screamo band with violin from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
No clue why I haven't posted about this band before now. I recommend checking out all their previous releases, too (they all have violin as well).
Album Description
All tracks include violin
Tracklist
- Redux
- The Shallow Drowned Lose Less Than We
- Al Cerro Ancón
- Hazel Interlude
- Lyla
- Espantapájaros
- Sin Sol
- Gifts From Our Mother
- Septiembre
Preview
Encierro - Doomsday (2024) [Song]
Labels:
band:encierro,
crust,
female vocalist,
neocrust,
song,
violin
Encierro is a melodic crust band from Melbourne, Australia
The violin on this was played by Claire from Terra Mater
Album Description
Only Doomsday includes violin. It is from the album Doomsday Still Bleeds Red (2024)
Tracklist
- Jaws of Winter
- The End
- Eden
- Stagnation
- Doomsday
- Alerta
- Foretold Future
Preview
Special thanks to DropNed from Encierro for recommending this
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