Articles by Max Deneau

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  Vengeful

  Karma

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  Vengeful are an eager young horde of musicians in the ever burgeoning hotbed of Quebecois deathcore, although they do flex their muscles in...

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  Red Chord

  Prey For Eyes

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  While the Red Chord’s last offering, Clients, introduced a more thoroughly ironed out writing style, increasingly impenetrable technicality...

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  Rose Funeral

  Crucify Kill Rot

  PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2007

  Sometimes it’s a struggle to reassure oneself that mosh can be a good thing. Rose Funeral are definitely not a shitty band but the problem...

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  Death Before Dishonor

  Count Me In

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

  A marked improvement over their prior effort, Death Before Dishonor’s latest full-length sees their influences sharpened and their songwrit...

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  Nadja

  Touched

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

  Toronto’s long-standing purveyors of grimy, emotion-drenched drone return triumphantly. Compared with the group’s last landmark release, Bo...

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  Paradise Lost

  In Requiem

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

  It’s intriguing how a band can come full circle yet not resemble their original incarnation in the slightest. Eleven albums into their illu...

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  Mithras

  Behind the Shadows Lie Madness

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2007

  Fusing a combative death metal attack with epic Lovecraftian songwriting and ambience, Mithras have delivered the yardstick by which all of...

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  Pelican

  City of Echoes

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2007

  Pelican are arguably the most successful of the post-Isis sludge surge, though they have not escaped without their detractors. Taking a pro...