Articles by Andrea Dyer

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  Elysia

  Lion of Judas

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2008

  Elysia vocalist Zak Vargas has said that his band’s latest release, Lion of Judas, reminds him of Converge’s contributions to The Poacher D...

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  Stick To Your Guns

  Comes From the Heart

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2008

  It’s almost unfortunate that So-Cal’s Stick to Your Guns have such a riveting live performance, mainly because their albums tend to pale in...

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  For Today

  Ekklesia

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2008

  I’ll be the first to admit that I often have preconceived notions about albums with, um, "interesting” cover art, despite the occasional pl...

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  The Glasses Otter

  Asleep on the Carousel

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2008

  If you thought technical metalcore was dead, you’d better get your hands on a copy of Asleep on the Carousel ASAP, even if just for the sak...

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  Red I Flight

  The Years

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2008

  With originality swiftly becoming a value of the past, bands are facing one of two options: either work harder (and possibly endlessly) to...

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  Across Five Aprils

  Life Underwater

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2008

  The intent of the album is to represent a place where light cannot exist, and Tennessee’s Across Five Aprils paint the picture well with Li...

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  Burden of a Day

  Blessed Be Our Ever After

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2008

  I wish I had been as interested in the musical aspects of this album as I was with the conceptual ones. With his childhood interest in the...

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  Oceana

  The Tide

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2008

  I can’t pinpoint exactly where my moderate liking of this album lies. It could be the surprising fact that these kids are barely breaking t...