Articles by Bradley Zorgdrager

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  Altars

  Conclusions

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2012

  The latest by Altars starts out with a fairly bland breakdown intro, and you're left groaning, but right as you're about to change albums,...

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  Great Reversals

  To the Ends of the Earth

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2012

  Following the dissolution of Killing the Dream and the Carrier, the melodic hardcore genre has been lacking. Whether due to the melodic met...

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  When Tigers Fight

  Death Songs

  PUBLISHED May 10, 2012

  Much like a sequel to a summer blockbuster, a band's new album best be an improvement in all regards, lest it be relegated to bargain bins...

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  DNF

  Hurt

  PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2012

  Sometimes a collective can be the sum of its parts. While other times, it is simply some of its parts. DNF (a band featuring members of Tra...

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  Lionheart

  Undisputed

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2012

  B movies are formulaic and full of awful dialogue and acting. Similarly, Lionheart's newest album, Undisputed, lacks originality and is rif...

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  War of Ages

  Return to Life

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2012

  Metalcore, as most genres do, evolved, or rather, devolved. The previous abundance of Swedish melodic death metal riffs paired with a few b...

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  Hollow Earth

  We Are Not Humanity

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2012

  Much press for Hollow Earth's debut EP, We Are Not Humanity, will undoubtedly focus on guitarist Matt Moynihan's current role as vocalist f...

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  All Out War

  Truth in the Age of Lies

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2012

  All Out War's vocalist, Mike Score, starts off Truth in the Age of Lies' liner notes by saying, "It's hard to believe that some of these so...