Articles by Chris Ayers

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  Fear Factory

  Archetype

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  From the opening track "Slave Labor,” the first recording minus founding guitarist Dino Cazares, Archetype is definitely the most rock-base...

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  Killwhitneydead

  Never Good Enough For You

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  From the searing high desert, Flagstaff, Arizona’s Killwhitneydead have not only offered fans an inventive take on the predominantly lacklu...

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  Obsessed

  Incarnate

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  A split release between Southern Lord and the now-defunct MIA Records, this re-issued compilation (originally from 2000) features b-sides a...

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  Clutch

  Blast Tyrant

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  Maryland’s Clutch are definitely one of the most consistently talented bands in the heavy music biz, and Blast Tyrant (their first for new...

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  Discordance Axis

  Jou Hou

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  Similar to 2000’s classic The Inalienable Dreamless, this revamped version of Discordance Axis’ 1997 album is packaged in a DVD case with b...

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  Exodus

  Tempo of the Damned

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  Their first studio album in 12 years, Bay Area thrash pioneers Exodus return with a better album in a waning field of comeback acts. Overta...

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  Penance

  SpiritualNatural

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  With production so clear that guitarist Matt Tuite’s fingers squeak as he draws them across the strings, SpiritualNatural is decidedly Pena...

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  Corruption

  Orgasmusica

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  It’s difficult to take Polish stoner troupe Corruption seriously from the onset, with song titles like "Blasting Foreskins” and "Lubricant...