Articles by Bradley Zorgdrager

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  August Burns Red

  Rescue & Restore

  PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2013

  Simply put, things haven't been the same for August Burns Red post-Thrill Seeker, which is to say, they have been. The group found their ni...

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  These Hearts

  Yours to Take

  PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2013

  You can learn a great deal about someone from the company they keep. A prime example of this is These Hearts' Yours To Take, which boasts g...

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  Power Trip

  Manifest Decimation

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2013

  Power Trip want to be Exodus so bad. They try to hide it with their Power From Hell (Onslaught) rip-off shirt. However, on Manifest Decimat...

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  The Black Dahlia Murder

  Everblack

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2013

  The Black Dahlia Murder have always been a consistent group. However, in the past, that consistency was their downfall, as the uniform natu...

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  Creations

  Unworthy/Humility

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2013

  You might remember Creations for their infamous mosh call, "You're not a Christian." While they've reduced their accusations on Unworthy/Hu...

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  Deafheaven

  Sunbather

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2013

  Deafheaven don't look like your average black metal band. They lack the traditional garb of corpse paint and black clothing covered in stud...

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  Integrity

  Suicide Black Snake

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2013

  Integrity formed in 1988, half a decade before Hatebreed. It's a shame, then, that many listeners will categorize the opening riff of the e...

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  Liferuiner

  Future Revisionists

  PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2013

  "Mature" is such a strange adjective to describe an album, and yet it's constantly tossed around. It almost always implies the band improve...