Articles by Jill Mikkelson

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  Fuck the Facts

  Demo

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  Incorporate fret board dynamics that make you want to head bang into somewhat slower tempo grooves and a tech tag back into the sonic destr...

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  Great Deceiver

  Terra Incognito

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  Nu-metal is no way to start an album but the Great Deceiver have decided that since they missed the rap-rock explosion they'd like to make...

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  All That Remains

  The Darkened Heart

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  Keeping tuned in to the fashionable premise of strident harmonies and floor punching chugs, All That Remains combine aspects of metal that...

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  Circle Takes the Square

  As The Roots Undo

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  This trio embarked on the beginning of what has proven to be an immensely fruitful labour four years ago in Savannah, Georgia. They have al...

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  Life in Pictures

  Songs From the Sawmill

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  It’s easy to be cynical when the first seconds of a record are comprised of a Maiden riff. When that boat landed on Ellis Island it unleash...

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  100 Demons

  100 Demons

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  "Something terrible has crossed my mind” is more than an accurate invocation of a beefy record with nothing but rancid meat to offer. Compl...

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  Sex Positions

  Sex Positions

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  Judging a book by its cover may or may not be a good idea, but in this case, it was. Instead of sending this poorly named band into the tra...

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  Takaru

  There Can Only Be None

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  Thrash is an understatement when it comes to describing this persistently hammering band that is certain to make the Bay Area proud. The ha...