Articles by Chris Ayers

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  Guapo

  Five Suns

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  Much like Magma, Can and Gong — all of which are but a footnote nowadays in the greater prog rock world — UK’s Guapo are recreating the ori...

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  Juggernaut/Bbugg

  The Cato Street Conspiracy

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  Much more interesting than the British historical event of the same name, The Cato Street Conspiracy taps two of France’s resident heavies...

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  Magnitude 9

  Decoding The Soul

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  Caught in the early ’90s, Ohio’s Magnitude Nine best resemble a fluid cross between Dream Theater and Iron Maiden — not surprising, since t...

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  Theory of Ruin

  Front Line Poster Child

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  Ex-Fudge Tunnel leader Alex Newport turns bullocks into brilliance once again as San Fran’s Theory Of Ruin unleash this five-song EP. With...

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  Big Iron

  Falling Down

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  Mixing hefty amounts of flashy Pantera thrash with distinct neo-metal influences, Dallas-based Big Iron stand poised to transcend mere open...

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  Khanate

  Things Viral

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  Emanating reverberations that can only come from the bowels of a big-city subway system, Manhattan-based noise deconstructionists Khanate h...

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  Pelican

  Australasia

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  Seditious to the tenets of traditional vocals, Pelican eschew any singer convention and depend solely on their Herculean riffage to provide...

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  Rue

  Rue

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  Assembled from members of sludge-o-philiacs Sofa King Killer and Fistula, Ohio’s Rue are the newest addition to the doom metal race. Fronte...