Anti-Melody (2017)

“American Standards are merging chaotic, hard-hitting sounds with vulnerable and rather serious subject matter. These eight songs will easily make their mark.”

— Prelude Press, on Anti-Melody (source)

“This album is relentless. Complete chaos ensues and draws you in through some of the best the metalcore genre has had to offer in many, many years.”

— New Transcendence, on Anti-Melody (source)

“As each track explodes and assaults your ears you’ve got to give American Standards credit for creating such a brutal and uncompromising sound.”

— Alt Dialogue, on Anti-Melody (source)

“Phoenix’s American Standards have spent the last seven years unleashing chaotic hardcore in the vein of early Converge, The Chariot and Norma Jean. Injecting hardcore with intense technicality, metal influence and emotive lyrics, their new single “Weep” is one of strongest things released in the realm of hardcore and metalcore this year.”

— Decibel Magazine, on “Weep” (source)