Articles by Laina Dawes

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  Yakuza

  Of Seismic Consequence

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2010

  Yakuza are one of those bands that challenge what constitutes "heavy music," but instead of pondering whether the Chicago, IL-based band's...

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  a.Lostfield

  Internal Affairs

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2010

  It's unfortunate that the promo for Internal Affairs came in more expensive CD packaging than many established metal bands are getting from...

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  Death Toll Rising

  Defecation of Suffocation

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2010

  Hot girl choking on poop. This was the explanation behind the title of the Edmonton, AB quintet's first full-length. But despite the idiocy...

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  Noctiferia

  DeathCulture

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2010

  In preparation for the release of DeathCulture, Noctiferia posted a track-by-track description of each song on their MySpace site. Was it n...

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  Resurrecturis

  Non Voglio Morire

  PUBLISHED May 17, 2010

  One of the problems with extreme metal is trying to figure out when the artists are serious and when they are trying to be ironic. Some say...

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  Kerasphorus

  Cloven Hoofs at the Holocaust Dawn

  PUBLISHED May 17, 2010

  Vocalist/bassist Pete Helmkamp didn't wait too long for the dust to settle after the demise of Angelcorpse last year to put together Kerasp...

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  Misery Index

  Heirs of Thievery

  PUBLISHED May 11, 2010

  You could link the urgency that drenches Heirs to Thievery to the political climate of the state in which Baltimore, MD's Misery Index resi...

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  Howl

  Full Of Hell

  PUBLISHED May 11, 2010

  The thing about the SXSW music festival is despite careful planning, you will never be able to see all the bands you want to see, even if y...