Articles by Jill Mikkelson

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  Herod

  For Whom the Gods Would Destroy

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  The resurgence of classic rock in the underground, or what can now be referred to as the hardcore renaissance, is coming strong and the sai...

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  Himsa

  Courting Tragedy and Disaster

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  So we’ve all figured out classic Maiden-esque melodies are being resurrected with a vengeance and at that at least a few people are doing j...

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  My Bitter End

  A Thin Line Between Heaven and Here

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  As the currently exploding euro-tech hardcore comes to its acme, it also comes with the price of the proliferation of bands that combine to...

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  Naiad

  Hardcore Emotion

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  The print of a nautical star on Naiad’s disc couldn’t be any more appropriate considering their frequent visits to the musical heavens. The...

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  A Jealousy Issue

  If The Flames Don't Kill Us…We Will

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2004

  A Jealousy Issue’s first full-length record offers many more rewarding moments than most frosh efforts. It’s coloured with circular riffs,...

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  Serpens Aeon

  Dawn of Kouatl

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2004

  Making excellent use of all the archetypal elements of both death and black metal, Serpens Aeon manage to distance themselves from the mono...

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  Serpent Obscene

  Devestation

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2004

  When the album cover and song titles are both obviously related to some conceptual massacre of humanity as a result of a darkness usurping...

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  Watch Them Die

  Watch Them Die

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2004

  "I like to watch them die” is the sampled, opening seconds of the album Watch Them Die by Watch Them Die. It’s true, these guys are probabl...