Articles by Dave Synyard

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  Horse the Band

  A Natural Death

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

  If you have the tinniest bit of geek love for old school videogames, "Nintendo-core” might have been the coolest shit you ever heard. Excep...

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  As I Lay Dying

  An Ocean Between Us

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2007

  The return of As I Lay Dying with An Ocean Between Us is at hand and it bears similarities to Shadows Are Security. Its preface provides a...

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  The Devil Wears Prada

  Plagues

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2007

  If their name’s insinuating that people who follow fashion above all else are shallow sheep focusing on aesthetics over actual substance, w...

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  Underminded

  Eleven Eleven

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2007

  What’s so weird about the number 11? To most people probably nothing but to San Diego hardcore outfit Underminded, there’s something unusua...

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  Boys Night Out / Saint Alvia Cartel / Simcoe Street Mob

  The Reverb, Toronto ON June 28

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2007

  Shortly before the opening act the room filled with youngsters and scenesters, what looked like two shit disturbers made their way to the s...

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  August Burns Red

  Messengers

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  An introduction of fervent desire is the note August Burns Red conveys with Messengers. Without a momentary lapse in their hardcore-based,...

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  Last Winter

  Under The Silver of Machines

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  Musically, Under The Silver of Machines is an alternative/power pop album to a perfect tee. Lyrically, it’s Cameron Mizell’s heart gushing...

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  Silverstein

  Arrivals and Departures

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  "If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it” best describes Arrivals and Departures, a melodic- and pop-influenced album that occasionally brushes aga...