Articles by Bradley Zorgdrager

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  Everything Went Black

  Cycles of Light

  PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2012

  Everything Went Black are self-proclaimed "blackened hardcore," an apt genre for a band whose name both contains "Black," as in black metal...

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  Abigail Williams

  Becoming

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2012

  There are two schools of black metal: the tr00 kvlt branch that pairs the banshee-esque vocals with tremolo picked guitar and blast beats,...

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  Dead Icons

  Condemned

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2012

  Dead Icons bear an uncanny resemblance to This Is Hell, both sonically and chronologically. Both bands began their careers by self-booking...

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  Fallstaf

  Bastard Sons of a Pure Breed

  PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2011

  The similarities between Montreal's Fallstaf and Slipknot are uncanny. Not only is the music similar, but Fallstaf's vocalist, Iann, is a d...

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  Saving Grace

  The King is Coming

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2011

  Fans of Facedown Records tend to be very loyal and supportive of almost all of the label's acts. And it's a good thing they are because it...

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  In the Midst of Lions

  Shadows

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2011

  Lions are often described as courageous, but In the Midst of Lions are afraid to try anything new on Shadows. The members of this band are...

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  A Plea for Purging

  The Life and Death of A Plea For Purging

  PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2011

  The first notes on The Life and Death of A Plea For Purging sound digitally processed and djent-like, and you have to wonder if they've gon...

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  Marry Me, Murder

  Victimology

  PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2011

  Marry Me, Murder will bring you straight back to 2006 with new EP Victimology. From the punctuated name (i.e., Drop Dead, Gorgeous) to thei...