Articles by Greg Pratt

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  VYGR

  Hypersleep

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2011

  It's hard to warm up to a band with a cold, impenetrable moniker like this and a guy rocking a keyboard in a band photo, but there are inte...

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  The Haunted

  Unseen

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2011

  There's room in metal for growth, progression and maturity, but it's always a gamble to incorporate these elements into a band's sound: som...

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  Crucified Mortals

  Crucified Mortals

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2011

  Ohio's Crucified Mortals take the best of '91 and '86 death metal and mix it together for a fun journey through all things Tom Warrior and...

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  Destruction

  Day of Reckoning

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2011

  Not sure what it is about these German thrash lifer bands, but their albums just get more solid as time goes on ― in the case of Krea...

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  Maruta

  Forward into Regression

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2011

  Comfortably sitting at the top of today's young blood grind crop, alongside Kill the Client and Magrudergrind, this second disc from Florid...

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  Blood Ceremony

  Living with the Ancients

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2011

  I went into this one thinking it was Norwegian death thrashers Blood Tsunami; needless to say, seven-minute organ-drenched doom rock opener...

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  Phobia / Abaddon Incarnate

  Phobia / Abaddon Incarnate

  PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2011

  For the tried and true crusty few who still have a turntable and seek out things like limited edition split seven-inches, here's a gem: a s...

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  Drugs of Faith

  Corroded

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2011

  One interesting by-product of time marching forwards is that old dudes now play grindcore. As this excellent debut full-length from Virgini...