Articles by Max Deneau

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  Nadja

  Bliss Torn From Emptiness

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2008

  Rapidly becoming one of Toronto’s most acclaimed acts, Nadja have re-recorded and somewhat tweaked their 2005 independent effort for a reis...

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  Wrath Of The Weak

  Alogon

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2008

  Proving it possible to defy the formula of the one-man black/doom genre, Wrath of the Weak are a cut above many of their more predictable c...

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  Xasthur

  A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2008

  Cementing himself as one of the more prolific artists of the day with a slew of releases in the last few years, Xasthur’s Malefic caps it o...

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  The Ocean

  Precambrian

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2008

  Having established a name for themselves with 2006’s Aeolian, the Ocean have clearly set out to leave a permanent scar on the face of all t...

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  Opeth

  The Roundhouse Tapes

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2008

  Opeth have circumvented the expected pitfalls of live releases, especially in the metal genre, and delivered a product just as listenable a...

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  Orthodox

  Amaneer en Puerta Oscura

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2008

  Continuing the diversification of the Southern Lord roster, Orthodox’s sophomore release is a mixed bag stylistically, but displays a surpr...

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  Brown Jenkins

  Dagonite

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2008

  Another one-man, depressive black/doom project (which is rapidly becoming a genre in itself), the oddly named Brown Jenkins has some swelte...

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  Dodsfred

  Cursing Your Will to Live

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2008

  Raw black metal with memorable songwriting is, unsurprisingly, pretty rare. With an increasing amount of bands plying their uninspired, poo...