Articles by Chris Ayers

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  Intronaut

  Prehistoricisms

  PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2008

  Along with Mouth of the Architect and the Ocean, Los Angeles-based Intronaut are the best exponents of the post-core subgenre. Losing found...

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  Grave

  Dominion VIII

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2008

  With two decades of hair-twirling under their dented bullet belts, Sweden’s Grave return with yet another offering that fortunately is not...

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  Indricothere

  Indricothere

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2008

  Aside from being the name of a prehistoric herbivore, Indricothere is the brainchild of Colin Marston, guitarist for Dysrhythmia and Behold...

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  Mouth of the Architect

  Quietly

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2008

  Two years after their masterpiece The Ties That Blind, Dayton, OH’s Mouth of the Architect return with the dismally sombre Quietly. Beginni...

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  Zozobra

  Birds of Prey

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2008

  Having relocated to the pseudo-glitz of L.A., former Boston indie label Hydra Head still holds onto the musical interests of Cave In alumni...

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  Steve Miller Band

  Live in Chicago

  PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2008

  In deference to his slew of Top Ten singles from the ’70s and ’80s, Steve Miller hasn’t recorded a new album in 15 years. Now well into his...

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  Canvas Solaris

  The Atomized Dream

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2008

  In replacing guitarist/bassist Ben Simpkins, Southern math metallists Canvas Solaris have augmented themselves exponentially by adding thre...

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  The Gates Of Slumber

  Conqueror

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2008

  For the last decade-plus, Indianapolis’s the Gates of Slumber have been quietly crafting solid old-school doom albums, EPs, splits and comp...