Articles by Max Deneau
Yesterday Was Everything
Directed by Matthew Mixon
PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2017
Perhaps more so than any subgenre of heavy music, the vastly varied yet distinctive din of metalcore left a mark of mutation on both the un...
Thantifaxath
Sacred White Noise
PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2014
Much has been made of black metal's dissolution into a broader pool of post-y daintiness in recent months, with lines in the sand being dra...
Wobegone Obscured
Marrow of Dreams
PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2014
As a healthy number of established funeral doom acts attain career-level highs in both exposure and creativity, Danish four-piece Woebegone...
Slayer / Gojira / 4Arm
Kool Haus, Toronto ON, November 21
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2013
A surprising venue change from modest arena Ricoh Coliseum to mid-level downtown staple the Kool Haus made this the first club show Slayer...
Misery Signals
Follow the Guiding Light
PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2013
Wisconsin metalcore troupe Misery Signals have lain in relative dormancy for the past several years, finally emerging to bestow their fourt...
Counterparts
The Difference Between Hell and Home
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2013
Counterparts play warm, sentimental hardcore with a focus on layered melody and rhythmic complexity. While their debut featured a more meta...
Misery Signals
Absent Light
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2013
Metalcore acts aren't known for lengthy hiatuses, but then again, Misery Signals' level of acclaim and dedication to their artistry aren't...
Palms
Palms
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2013
Ten years ago, a collaboration like this would have implied something more manic or elephantine. Now, with Isis's final two efforts being a...
