Articles by Jill Mikkelson

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  Killaman

  Killaman

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  Sharing a label with cult metal favourites such as Borknager and Circle of Dead Children certainly doesn’t hurt the credibility of this bar...

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  Martyr A.D.

  On Earth as it is in Hell

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  The Victory Records machine has processed yet another band into the realm of limitation. It seems every band that joins this label releases...

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  Prayer For Cleansing

  The Rain in Endless Fall

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  A clap of thunder summons violent, ghoulish vocals. The sound of pouring rain catalyzes the flood of hectic riffs stirred by a hammering dr...

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  Silence the Epilogue

  Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  The album begins with a blood-curdling scream and bursts immediately into a crushing metalcore mind bender. Initially it is extremely fast...

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  Walls of Jericho

  All Hail the Dead

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  It seems Detroit loves to spit out pollution, whether it be automotive or musical (remember the Striped facade of ’03?). The title track in...

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  XFilesX

  Excruciation

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  Twenty-two songs, averaging less than a minute in length comprise what can best be described as a 15-minute torture session courtesy of mus...

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  A Perfect Murder

  Blood Covered Words

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  First and foremost this album is discouraging. It’s an amalgamation of every unsophisticated aspect of modern hardcore that any capable mus...

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  Acheron

  Rebirth: Metamorphosing into Godhood

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  Keeping an essence of relevance is an important goal for any band to achieve but unfortunately Acheron was left somewhere in 1992 when it w...