Articles by Max Deneau

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  N.I.L.

  N.I.L.

  PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2007

  The untimely demise of Kreig has left a void in the hearts of many a black metal fan. Front-man N. Imperial’s new project may surprise some...

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  Wolves in the Throne Room

  Two Hunters

  PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2007

  While depressive black metal continues to grow in popularity, and inexplicably gain hipster approval, it has become harder and harder to fi...

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  Akercocke

  Antichrist

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2007

  This record is really something else. Combining the best elements of Tool and Nile’s tribal/experimental tangents, offensively on point tec...

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  Modern Life Is War

  Midnight In America

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2007

  Following up their universally acclaimed sophomore release, Witness, Modern Life Is War have strayed more than a little bit from the emotio...

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  Nadja

  Guilted by the Sun

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2007

  Within weeks of Alien8’s reissue of earlier effort Touched, Nadja offer yet another top-notch exploration of the more emotive side of drone...

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  The Warriors

  Genuine Sense of Outrage

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2007

  Remember the Warriors’ lacklustre 2006 effort, Beyond the Noise? Forget about it. The group’s Victory Records debut is a stunning return to...

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  Apostolum

  Anedonia

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  Writing and recording repetitive, melancholic doom/black metal is a severely hit or miss affair, even more so than most genres. If the song...

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  Nora

  Save Yourself

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  Ferret Music head honcho Carl Severson’s long-running metallic hardcore project has been left on the back burner for quite some time now, n...