Articles By Jill Mikkelson
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Senate The Great Northern Scenekill Published Nov 19, 2007It is a rare feat for a band to release a record that sounds this good, not only musically but especially production-wise, without the conne...
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Blood Red Throne Come Death Published Nov 19, 2007For their fourth full-length, Tchort and company have welcomed the addition of two new members, drummer Anders Haave and vocalist Vald, addi...
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Blut Aus Nord Odinist: The Destruction of Reason By Illumination Published Nov 19, 2007Frances most prolific black metal overlords have returned with yet another dreary and demented contortion of their genre expansion and like...
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Japanische Kampfhörspiele Rauchen Und Yoga Published Oct 30, 2007From the first song onwards, German grinders Japanische Kampfhörspiele unleash an aural blitzkrieg any aficionado of extreme abrasion would...
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Amon Amarth Wrath of the Norsemen Published Oct 26, 2007Arguably the most epic hair whip spectacle ever released, Wrath of the Norsemen is over seven hours of live footage featuring Amon Amarths...
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Xasthur Defective Epitaph Published Oct 24, 2007The one-man harbinger of sorrow has once again surfaced from the bowels of hell with another soundtrack to your most gruesome and disturbing...
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Behold the Arctopus Skullgrid Published Oct 24, 2007While tech metal may have been rendered obsolete by the legions of Dillinger worshipping, "lets see how many notes we can fit into two seco...
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Army of Flying Robots Life is Cheap Published Oct 24, 2007There is absolutely nothing mechanical about Britains Army of Flying Robots; their feverish and impassioned shrieking psychosis is genuine...
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Japanische Kampfhörspiele Rauchen Und Yoga Published Oct 24, 2007From the first song onwards, German grinders Japanische Kampfhörspiele unleash an aural blitzkrieg any aficionado of extreme abrasion would...
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Child Abuse Published Sep 25, 2007If the quirky yet provocative moniker doesnt get your attention, the bizarre spastic rock modulation and jarring vocal bursts almost certai...
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Despised Icon Published Sep 25, 2007Genuinely avid musicians and performers, Despised Icon are easily one of the hardest working bands in metal. Since their Century Media debut...
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Blacker Than Black Times Infinity TV Published Sep 24, 2007Devoutly dedicated to keeping it brutal, Metalocalypse follows the often gory misadventures of Dethklok, an animated metal act that is not o...
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Naglfar Vittra / Diabolical Published Sep 18, 2007Naglfars nefarious yet tuneful take on plague metal has been prominent but grossly underrated over the years, with most usually citing Diss...
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Malignancy Inhuman Grotesqueries Published Sep 18, 2007After lingering in United Gutteral Records obscurity since 1999, Malignancys Willowtip debut will likely do the trick, pulling them out of...
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Coalesce There's Nothing New Under the Sun + / Salt and Passage Published Sep 18, 2007The Led Zeppelin covers that comprise the majority of Theres Nothing New Under the Sun + are a fitting tribute, considering Zeppelin-isms a...
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Vital Remains Evil Death Live Published Sep 17, 2007Filmed in Katowice, Poland, the touring line-up of Vital Remains recorded a vapid and vacuous performance for their first ever DVD. After sp...
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Aeon Rise To Dominate Published Sep 04, 2007Throughout its history, metal has been both mocked and despised for its "blasphemous and "gory subject matter. While Aeon do have some red...
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Sounds of the Underground Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton AB July 28 Published Aug 16, 2007Seamless and speedy transitions between sets marked a smoothly run festival that because of the nearly uninterrupted nine-hour run-time requ...
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Watain Sworn to the Dark Published Aug 13, 2007While Sweden has become known for its listener-friendly death metal melodies, many of its bands have made important contributions to a style...
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Devin Townsend Ziltoid the Omniscient Published Aug 13, 2007Best known as the skullet behind Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend, a prolific musician in his own right, has single-handedly delivered ye...