Articles by Max Deneau

Vilipend

Love Left to Rot...

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2009

Hell-bent on single-handedly reviving the noisecore genre in the Greater Toronto Area, Vilipend's left-of-centre, chaotic assault will plea...

Wolves in the Throne Room

Black Cascade

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2009

Wolves in the Throne Room have made quite the name for themselves in the last couple of years, achieving a level of underground crossover s...

Impending Doom

The Serpent Servant

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2009

While their debut was a tight, unassuming deathcore release with sharp production and surprisingly gimmick-free songwriting, The Serpent Se...

Scott Crouse of Earth Crisis

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2009

Earth Crisis started it all, pretty much. Opening the door for countless metal/hardcore hybrids and setting the bar for politically motivat...

Saros

Acrid Plains

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2009

Saros' debut sees Profound Lore's tendency to release strong black and doom metal offerings continue unabated. While they borrow heavily fr...

Gnaw

This Face

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2009

Those lamenting the demise of Burning Witch and Khanate and desperate for something equally abrasive to fill the void should buy this now....

The Eyes Of A Traitor

A Clear Perception

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2009

The next, and best, in a recent surge of British metalcore groups, the Eyes of a Traitor bring the kind of talent, songwriting chops and ov...

Becoming The Archetype

Dichotomy

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2009

Despite the overwhelming drop in quality in Solid State Records releases over the last few years, groups like the Famine and Becoming the A...