Articles by Chris Ayers

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  Massacre

  Back From Beyond

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2014

  Analyzing their history, it's easy to cast stones at Tampa's old-school USDM outfit Massacre. Frontman Kam Lee and guitarist Rick Rozz were...

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  Kowloon Walled City/Batillus

  Split

  PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2013

  Remember Southern Lord's killer seven-inch subscription service from way back when? When they first opened their doors at the turn of the c...

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  Mutoid Man

  Helium Head

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2013

  A rolling stone gathers no moss, and that adage couldn't be truer for Cave In frontman Stephen Brodsky. In the many years between releases...

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  Monster Magnet

  Psych Back

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2013

  When he's not harnessing the universe's energy to play psychedelic space metal, Monster Magnet frontman Dave Wyndorf resides in his decided...

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  Monster Magnet

  Last Patrol

  PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2013

  Well into his 50s, Monster Magnet mastermind Dave Wyndorf continues to lead his fearless bandmates hurtling through the cosmos, sidesteppin...

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  The Ocean

  Pelagial

  PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2013

  Germany's the Ocean have never rested on their laurels throughout five albums that challenge subgenre tags. On album number six — whi...

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  Watertank

  Sleepwalk

  PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2013

  Sharing stages with such unique acts as Torche, Baroness and Kylesa, Watertank were bound to have those influences rub off on them. Hailing...

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  Flotsam & Jetsam

  Ugly Noise

  PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2013

  Having shaken the tag of "the band that gave Jason Newsted to Metallica" decades ago, Flotsam and Jetsam have certainly never feared operat...