Articles by Andrea Dyer

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  Farewell to Freeway

  Definitions

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2008

  Farewell to Freeway’s debut on Victory’s roster is possibly the band’s most definitive work yet. Definitions not only well represents the m...

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  Gwen Stacey

  The Life I Know

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2008

  It can be hard for any band to stand out amongst an oversaturated genre like metallic hardcore, which is why it is sometimes beneficial to...

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  Memphis May Fire

  Memphis May Fire

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2008

  Memphis May Fire’s mid-December debut on Trustkill had to have resulted in a happy holiday for both powerhouses. After all, duel vocals rem...

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  Too Pure To Die

  Confidence and Consequence

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2008

  The realms of hardcore are always expanding to include other genres, but there are a handful of bands around who seem to purposely sidestep...

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  The Tea Party

  Intimate and Interactive

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2007

  Following their hit album Transmissions in 1998, the Tea Party found themselves in the hands of MuchMusic, filming an Intimate and Interact...

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  The Autumn Offering

  Fear Will Cast No Shadow

  PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2007

  Mixed emotions gripped me as I settled into the Autumn Offering’s latest album, Fear Will Cast No Shadow. While they certainly deserve cred...

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  Stitched In Silence

  Prepare For Glory

  PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2007

  Saskatchewan’s Torque Records has some excellent and legitimately heavy bands on its roster, but I’m not quite ready to label Stitched In S...

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  Evergreen Terrace

  Wolfbiker

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2007

  I’ll be the first to admit that I can reluctantly count on two fingers the Metal Blade albums I enjoy. So it came as quite a surprise when...