Articles by Max Deneau

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  Endstille

  Endstilles Reich

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2008

  Although the layout and track titles have strong Nazi undertones, this supposedly "non-political” German black metal group play no-frills,...

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  Exalted

  We Are the Grim Throng

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2008

  Ridiculous album title notwithstanding, Exalted serve up a solid 30 minutes of abrasive black metal with a touch of melody and some rock’n’...

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  Be'lakor

  The Frail Tide

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007

  Australia has planted its stake in the melodic death metal genre a few years too late. Let’s hope a declining interest in the genre doesn’t...

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  Demiricous

  Two (Poverty)

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007

  What Demiricous are doing here is essentially a slightly modernised Slayer/Entombed hybrid and honestly, it’s pretty hard not to get behind...

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  This Very Day

  This Type of Thing Can't Be Undone

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2007

  Metalcore is well and truly on its last legs. As the genre’s former greats either fizzle out or transition into full-on melodic metal, and...

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  Scarve

  The e

  PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2007

  Mosh-ready polyrhythms and bowel churning down-tuning seem to be all the rage these days. Scarve are another one of those groups polishing...

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  Batoche

  Terra Incognito

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2007

  A continuation of Vancouver-based outfit Born of Ashes, Batoche show that one doesn’t need major label backing or top-notch production to d...

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  Harlots

  Betrayer

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2007

  After a handful of well-received indie releases, Harlots seem poised to blow up in a ridiculous way with Betrayer. While the elements are h...