Self-released digitally on June 24th, This Life is a Beautiful War by Pennsylvania post-rock artist h e r e a f t e r marks a follow-up to his debut album In the End, We’ll All Become Stories, which initiated a compelling fusion of post-rock, post-hardcore, emo, and metal elements that carry over with even more confidence into this release. His new offering showcases fantastic dynamics and shines bright with its powerful blend of vast soundscapes that collide starkly with an expansive, visceral onslaught. h e r e a f t e r is the brain child of Pennsylvania multi-instrumentalist Rob Evraets, Jr., and continues a recent trend of uncommonly rich releases from solo post-rock and post-metal artists. It used to mostly just be Cloudkicker pulling that trick off exceptionally, but in the pa...