Articles by Jill Mikkelson

Oxbow

The Narcotic Story

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

Six albums in, the most mesmerising aspect of Oxbow is still Eugene Robinson’s charismatic and heartfelt vocal performance. While the lo-fi...

Child Abuse

Child Abuse

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2007

Hailing from the mean streets of Brooklyn, NY, Child Abuse are keeping the "fuck you” spirit of punk rock alive, actualising their very own...

Neurosis Are Insulated

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2007

When Neurosis first began in 1985, few would have guessed that they would become the beacon of progressive sludge. Beginning somewhere in b...

Neuraxis / Martyr / Muspellheim / Gross Misconduct

The Balmoral, Vancouver BC May 25

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2007

Located along one of Canada’s most notorious stretches of pavement, the dilapidated dive that is the Balmoral Hotel bar transformed into th...

Bergraven

Dödsvisioner

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

Roughly translating to "visions of death,” Dödsvisioner, Pär Gustafsson’s sophomore effort released under the moniker Bergraven, explores t...

Pantheon I

The Wanderer and his Shadow

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

A band of rare proportions, Pantheon I set themselves apart from the fad mongers in several different departments, first and foremost with...

Pig Destroyer

Phantom Limb

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

Despite the fact that Terrifyer seemed insurmountable, being one of the most highly acclaimed records of 2004, the underground’s grind-defy...

Cephalic Carnage

Xenosapien

PUBLISHED May 29, 2007

If there’s one thing you can count on Cephalic Carnage for it’s predictable unpredictability. Fifteen years in, one of metal’s leading extr...