Articles by Laura Taylor

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  Norther

  Mirror of Madness

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  Norther’s take on metal is somewhat derivative, a new spin on the offerings of several older bands — In Flames, Immortal, Soilwork, country...

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  Zyklon

  Aeon

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  Still bearing the dark mark of black metal, Zyklon’s sophomore effort demonstrates a powerful death metal groove as well. Aeon is a growlin...

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  Beyond Salem

  Welcome to Machine

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  Beyond Salem’s latest release is a confusing CD featuring an odd mix of hard rock, stoner metal, and goth atmosphere, punctuated here and t...

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  Darkflight

  Under the Shadow of Fear

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  Although it starts off much like a doom metal soundtrack for Dr. Who, Darkflight’s Under the Shadow of Fear is more fantasy than sci-fi. So...

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  The Gathering

  Souvenirs

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  All soft curves with no sharp edges on their latest release, the Gathering risk boring their listeners into a trance. The album’s subtlety...

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  Mörk Gryning

  Pieces of Primal Expressionism

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  From its first beat, Mörk Gryning’s fourth album is a wall of blackened metal intensity. That’s not to say it lacks sparse moments of extre...

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  Nightrage

  Sweet Vengeance

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  For the most part, Nightrage’s debut Sweet Vengeance is all that melodic death metal should be, with its well-executed, catchy, bang-your-h...

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  Various

  Galy Records 2003 Sampler

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  Bringing together a diverse collection of heavy music from our sometimes frozen north, Galy’s 2003 Sampler includes 13 tracks from the Galy...