Articles by Laina Dawes

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  Aeternam

  Disciples of the Unseen

  PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2010

  A collection of impressively produced tracks lush with melody and synchs, the Quebec-based band use Middle-Eastern and Eastern European fol...

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  Stygian

  Fury Rising

  PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2010

  There is a fine line between being inspired by your favourite band and blatantly ripping them off. Stygian's vocalist, Frank Leary, needs t...

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  DevilDriver / Suffocation / Thy Will Be Done / Goatwhore

  The Opera House, Toronto, ON February 2

  PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2010

  Suffocation fans do not mosh or form a circle pit. Instead, they shuffle from side to side, heads jerking and performing the "death metal s...

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  Light This City

  The Hero Cycle

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2010

  The Hero Cycle was the first full-length from the now defunct San Francisco, CA metalcore band. Why Prosthetic decided to re-release the 20...

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  Mudvayne

  Mudvayne

  PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2010

  Mudvayne are the metal equivalent of Nickelback: a relatively solid band that aren't too heavy to be ignored by radio playlists, but are he...

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  DRUDKH

  Forgotten Legends

  PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2010

  Consisting of just four tracks, the first of the reissues of Drudkh's former recordings from Season of Mist is just as relevant as Microcos...

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  Shredding Consequences

  Against the Corporate World

  PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2010

  There is almost no online information about this thrash/death/groove/black metal quartet from Mexico, but in terms of reviewing their debut...

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  Nocturnal Fear

  Metal Of Honor

  PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2010

  Have you ever heard the saying, "friends and politics don't mix"? Michigan's Nocturnal Fear, whose music is described as "a pro-U.S. milita...