Articles by Branan Ranjanathan

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  Go Deep

  Influence

  PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2015

  Go Deep's latest release, Influence, is a stripped down and single-minded set of songs that finds strength in simplicity, drawing from othe...

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  Ritual

  Ritual

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2015

  Ritual's self-titled debut is an earnest homage to the sounds of the neo-metalcore wave of the late '00s, and has its moments, occasionally...

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  Sports

  All of Something

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2015

  Ohio-based five-piece Sports have delivered an irresistibly catchy, and incredibly well executed set of songs with their sophomore release,...

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  Birds In Row

  Personal War

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2015

  Birds In Row have produced a dense and dynamic set of songs for their latest EP, Personal War. Blending their vicious brand of screamo-infl...

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  Foundation

  Turncoat

  PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2015

  Atlanta's Foundation have been compared time and again to their renowned straight edge metalcore predecessors Earth Crisis and Chokehold, a...

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  Loma Prieta

  Self Portrait

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2015

  With Self Portrait, Loma Prieta have crafted a work that masterfully blends moments of sombre gloom with unbridled energy, resulting in a r...

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  The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die

  Harmlessness

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2015

  With nearly as many words in their name as band members, Connecticut unit the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die emp...

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  Weezer

  Downsview Park, Toronto ON, September 20

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

  A tightly packed crowd eagerly awaited the beginning of Weezer's The Blue Album set before exploding into cheers and chants as the quartet...