Articles by Jill Mikkelson

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  GFK

  If Liberty Isn't Given, It Should Be Taken

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  The punk rock explosion that is GFK is a constantly morphine machine that keeps pounding the beats and swift riffs in constant supply. Quir...

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  Kodan Armada

  Collections

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  Complete with speeches, this punk rock treasure comes in a very DIY-looking cardboard sleeve screened with the black image of a cassette ta...

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  Lamb of God

  Ashes of the Wake

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  Major label metal is changing at an alarming speed and Lamb of God is clearing the path for the mob that will soon be jumping on the wagon....

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  Necrophagist

  Epitaph

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  Usually bands with names like Necrophagist are corpse painted, Christian hating and mentally challenged teenage groups. This band is a bril...

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  Occult

  Elegy for the Weak

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  Occult certainly make a furious first impression. They combine light-speed metal riffs into an elaborate opus that summons the demons of Kr...

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  Thy Disease

  Neurotic World of Guilt

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  Eastern Europe is finally putting its foot in the door, hammering dents into the international metal scene, most noticeably with Polish thr...

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  Bloodshoteye

  Without Any Remorse

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  Considering woman-fronted groups du jour in the current metal mainstream are Otep and Lacuna Coil, the world could use an acute dose of lad...

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  Caliban

  The Opposite From Within

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  After what is considered to be a relatively long career on the metalcore scene, Caliban have yet to fall behind the pack, although these da...