Articles by Connor Atkinson

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  Varials

  Pain Again

  PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2017

  Pennsylvania group Varials' debut full-length, Pain Again, checks off most of mosh metal's grocery list; it's full of violent breakdowns an...

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  Sanction

  The Infringement of God's Plan

  PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2017

  The artwork for the latest Sanction EP, The Infringement of God's Plan, is an apt visual preview of its chaotic sonic content. Over these 2...

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  Wage War

  Deadweight

  PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2017

  Wage War breathe life into metalcore on their sophomore album, Deadweight.   The strengths of this band are no secret; when Wage War aim to...

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  Spite

  Nothing Is Beautiful

  PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2017

  Nothing about deathcore is subtle. The subgenre took off in the mid 2000s with massive hardcore-influenced breakdowns doused in controversi...

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  Dayseeker

  Dreaming Is Sinking /// Waking Is Rising

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2017

  On Dreaming Is Sinking /// Waking Is Rising, Dayseeker tell the story of a man trapped in a coma, as he processes a divorce and the loss of...

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  Conveyer

  No Future

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2017

  There's a lack of dynamism in the songwriting on No Future, the latest release from Wisconsin band Conveyer.   The ironically titled "Dust"...

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  Sworn In

  All Smiles

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2017

  It's almost satirical that Sworn In's third album is titled All Smiles, a common phrase used by those with no problems on their plate; on t...

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  Powerflo

  Powerflo

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2017

  Powerflo — the love child of Billy Grazidei (Biohazard), Christian Wolbers (ex-Fear Factory), Regelio Lozano (Downset) and Sen Dog (Cypress...