Articles by Chris Ayers

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  Tides / Giant

  Split CD

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2008

  Two post-rock instrumental groups contribute tunes to the CD version of last year’s vinyl split. Boston’s Tides follow the trajectory of fo...

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  Totimoshi

  Milagrosa

  PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2008

  After releasing their first two albums with the relatively same vibe, most metal bands dub the third their "experimental” record. Then they...

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  The Doors

  The Doors: Classic Album

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2008

  Without a doubt, the Doors’ 1967 debut is one of the greatest albums in rock history, and this documentary analyses the forces that made th...

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  Cannabis Corpse

  Tube of the Resinated

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2008

  At first glance, Cannabis Corpse are an obvious spin on Cannibal Corpse, and their sophomore album, Tube of the Resinated, is a tongue-in-c...

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  Coffins

  Buried Death

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2008

  Blasting the cobwebs off the early ’90s metal subgenre of death doom, Tokyo’s Coffins reach the apex of their Celtic Frost/Autopsy worship...

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  Zodiak

  Sermons

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2008

  Can a "super group” be so named if the original bands from which their members hail aren’t really that well known? Featuring members of Ros...

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  Cough

  Sigillum Luciferi

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2008

  A few years back, Virginia’s Cough set out to be the loudest and heaviest band in their hometown of Richmond, and they’ve come one clubfoot...

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  Lair of the Minotaur

  War Metal Battle Master

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2008

  Chicago’s Lair of the Minotaur ratchet up their retro-thrash/death with a new drummer on their third full-length, War Metal Battle Master....