Articles by Kevin Stewart-Panko

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  Kreator

  Violent Revolution

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  The advance buzz on this album is tremendous, more so because it’s being heralded as not only a stepping back from the horrid pseudo-goth e...

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  Radiation4

  Radiation4

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  It would seem that, for the immediate future, the bands that are going to have any real musical impact on the extreme music scene are those...

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  Saxon

  Killing Ground

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  Saxon are old; Saxon look (unbelievably) old; Saxon sound old. The problem is that on Killing Ground, the band, despite their obvious dalli...

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  Destruction

  The Antichrist

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  It's taken two albums but Destruction is back, and for real this time. Core members Mike and Schmier's attempt at a reclamation of their gl...

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  Shadow

  Shadow

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  Forget the internet, low airfare rates, fibre optics and video conferencing. The true sign that the world is (theoretically) getting smalle...

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  Sonata Arctica

  Silence

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  The majority of the time, bands playing the Euro power/speed metal sound appear to use every ounce of their creative talent in the creation...

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  Testament

  The Very Best Of Testament

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  Hear me now! Any past, present or future fan of Testament should know that compiling a "Best Of..." for these Bay Area reprobates is simple...

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  Windir

  1184

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  These folks do an admirable job of straddling the black metal fence. On the one hand, there's enough single note, under-produced and atonal...