Articles by Jill Mikkelson

If Hope Dies

The Ground Is Rushing Up To Meet Us

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

If Hope Dies are penetrating the ranks of real musicians, touring with Kreator and Vader come April of this year; apparently they have thei...

Quo Vadis

Defiant Imagination

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

As far as metal and cheese are concerned (not necessarily mutually exclusive), Quebec is the place to find quality. Quo Vadis’ fourth album...

Ceremonial Snips

Fuck the Pain, Bring the Noise

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

Admittedly, their name hints at some sort of inside joke involving 15 year olds and their newly discovered "members” but the Snips’ brand o...

A Day and A Deathwish

A Day and A Deathwish

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

Welland's favourite youth crew revival, A Day and A Deathwish, have been playing Southern Ontario for a mere two years, making a name for t...

The Bled

Pass the Flask

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

The first seconds of this record are somewhat deceiving, giving the listener the impression that they’re getting into a full metalcore assa...

Enthroned

Xes Haereticum

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

Black metal warriors Enthroned are uncommonly dynamic for a band of a genre infamous for its endless blast beats, gurgling demon vocals, in...

Hostage Heart

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

Considering the sad state of metal/hardcore at this point in time, this album title couldn’t be any more appropriate. The Hostage Heart emb...

Breather Resist

Charmer

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

The first few seconds of this record sound like you’ve stumbled across a passionate, forbidden rite ceremony, when a fierce and feverous ap...