Articles by Chris Ayers

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  Totimoshi

  Avenger

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2011

  The thing about San Francisco, CA's Totimoshi is that you never know what strain of demented noise rock is brewing in their practice space....

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  Brainoil

  Death of This Dry Season

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2011

  A rare split with Cruevo and 2003's self-titled album on Life is Abuse set the stage for Brainoil's brand of muckraking sludge metal. Takin...

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  Thou

  The Archer & the Owle

  PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2011

  Over a span of 20-plus releases, prolific low-end masters Thou have redefined doom with artistic atmosphere, varied instrumentation and a w...

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  End Of Level Boss

  Eklectric

  PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2011

  London, UK-based End of Level Boss return with their third full-length and a member shift ― the rhythm section was overhauled, adding...

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  Pestilence

  Doctrine

  PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2011

  With the release of 1994's Spheres, Dutch death dealers Pestilence aligned themselves with Cynic and Atheist to push the envelope of jazz-i...

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  Sepultura

  Kairos

  PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2011

  When drummer Igor Cavalera reunited with brother Max in his well-documented departure from Sepultura, his Brazilian bandmates were left to...

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  Cannabis Corpse

  Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2011

  Helmed by the Hall brothers, Municipal Waste bassist Phil "Landphil" and drummer Josh "HallHammer," metal mavens Cannabis Corpse release th...

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  Morbid Angel

  Illud Divinum Insanus

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2011

  After an eight-year wait between albums, the new release from death metal divinities Morbid Angel covers a long list of firsts: first album...