Articles by Jill Mikkelson

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  Age Of Ruin

  The Tides of Tragedy

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

  Pensive, quiet strumming clad with keyboards is quickly fragmented by pounding distortion and is sewn into a middlecore of the finest quali...

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  Coalesce

  Give Them Rope She Said v2.0

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

  Coalesce was permanently disbanded in 2002 after a turbulent history juggling an unforgiving touring schedule, the demands of their persona...

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  The Heavils

  Heavolution

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

  Personally crafting a custom guitar is definitely a logical course of action in translating one’s unique notion of music and maintaining in...

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  Lunaris

  Cyclic

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

  Self-professed "new wave Norwegian innovation” rockers, Lunaris, have definitely taken off to the outer limits of the metal realm. The spac...

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  Misery Signals

  Of Malice and the Magnum Heart

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

  A foreboding atmosphere is cued by straight-up guitar rhythms joined by piercing vocals in a theatrical introduction you can instantaneousl...

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  Otep

  House of Secrets

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

  If you remember Jonathan Davis’s annoying whimpers in "Daddy” or "Kill You” you’ll instantly recognise Otep has endeavoured to make an art...

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  Blinding Light

  The Ascension Attempt

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  Gauging this record against the other bands Deathwish is gradually pumping out, it definitely rises above the rest. Most fans of this label...

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  Fear My Thoughts

  The Great Collapse

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  Well, both the words great and collapse do not apply to this album as its mediocrity is terribly enjoyable. There’s not much to dislike but...