Articles by Greg Pratt

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  In The Burial

  Born of Suffering

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2013

  I have no idea who still believes technical metalcore is an exciting proposition. It was once, when acts like Beneath the Massacre first dr...

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  Hail of Bullets

  III: The Rommel Chronicles

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2013

  I'm walking down the road one day, this third release from respected Netherlands death dealers Hail of Bullets cranked on the headphones, a...

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  Hybreed Chaos

  Dying Dogma

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2013

  I become paralysed with dread when I see a moniker like Hybreed Chaos, worried that they're going to be a total no-fun, dive-bar take on Me...

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  Sepultura

  The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

  Every time Sepultura release a new disc, you just hope against hope it's going to blow everyone away. However, every time it ends up being...

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  Death Angel

  The Dream Calls For Blood

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2013

  Some thrashers never die. Case in point: Death Angel, who are on album four of a surprising comeback spree of discs that have an alarming a...

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  Testament

  Dark Roots of Thrash

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2013

  If we ever needed any further evidence of how thrash lifers Testament completely rule, look no further than this two-disc live album (how o...

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  Gwar

  Behind the Masks

  PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2013

  On March 23, 2014, Gwar front-man Dave Brockie — aka Oderus Urungus — was found dead in his home. Below, you'll find our exclus...

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  Mephistopheles

  Sounds of the End

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2013

  You may think that Psycroptic are the only Tasmanian extreme technical death metal band, but here come Mephistopheles (now featuring ex-Psy...