"i'm 33. was there for the metalcore golden age (mid 00s)"
Then I guess you were a late bloomer. If you were around and cognizant back then you ahould be able to recognize that "golden age metalcore" wasn't created. out of thin air. They owe influence to bands years older than them. You should also be able to see that AILD doesn't have much of a future ahead of them. Bands reunite, gain a temporary hype and audience, and then become inactive again all the time.
"i'm 33. was there for the metalcore golden age (mid 00s)" Then I guess you were a late bloomer. If you were around and cognizant back then you ahould be able to recognize that "golden age metalcore" wasn't created. out of thin air. They owe influence to bands years older than them. You should also be able to see that AILD doesn't have much of a future ahead of them. Bands reunite, gain a temporary hype and audience, and then become inactive again all the time.