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Dire Wolf – Tooth & Nail
In a strange and twisted world where “core” is a dirty suffix, it’s refreshing to see there are still numerous attempts at redeeming the terms “metalcore” and “hardcore.” Enter Dire Wolf’s EP Tooth & Nail, which was...
- Posted 10 years ago
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Theories – Regression
Death grind is one of those genres in which fusion is done right, kind of like Gogeta. Instead of taking the mediocre aspects of the two genres and milking them for commercial success like most generic deathcore...
- Posted 10 years ago
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George Kollias – Invictus
I’ll be honest; I was super hyped for this album. I came into this feeling about as giddy as a pre-teen freckled redhead with braces at a one second of direction concert (did I say that right?)....
- Posted 10 years ago
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Sewercide – Severing the Mortal Coil
Every once in a while, it’s a pleasant security in regressing back to the standards of days gone by. It’s with that in mind that makes Sewercide’s EP Severing the Mortal Coil worthwhile. The guitar work on...
- Posted 10 years ago
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Shining – IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends
It took a conscious effort for the sake of the review to keep personal opinions of Niklas Kvarforth’s philosophical views and lyrical objectives separate from this piece (for the most part), which was difficult because these philosophical...
- Posted 10 years ago
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Chaos Divine – Colliding Skies
It’s a very rare occurrence that I stumble across a hidden gem of an album in the context of rock. In a world saturated by copy and paste post-grunge bands, it’s always a joy to find a...
- Posted 10 years ago
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Feed Her To The Sharks – Fortitude
Metalcore has seemingly been a dying breed of music these past few years. As the oversaturation of deathcore and post-hardcore bands has hit its prime, the progenitor has only really survived through its original creators, such as...
- Posted 10 years ago
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Burweed – Hide
As someone who hadn’t had much exposure to post-metal, I tentatively went into this album review aware of my ignorance. After listening to the album through twice in its entirety, I researched the band to find that...
- Posted 10 years ago
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Napalm Death – Apex Predator/Easy Meat
15 albums and Napalm Death are still pissed off and mad about it. Their recent surge of activity in the past few years has given metal and hardcore listeners some intense grind albums, and Apex Predator –...
- Posted 10 years ago
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Decimatus – Catalyst For Rage
From the outset of Decimatus’ debut album Catalyst for Rage, it’s blatantly obvious that they had a lot of fun making the album. This can be deduced from the fact that it is a ton of fun...
- Posted 10 years ago