Articles by Max Deneau

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  Man Must Die

  The Human Condition

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2007

  Relapse is certainly on a roll lately. Rapidly becoming the most prolific label in extreme metal, those great folks have dropped yet anothe...

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  The Angelic Process

  Weighing Souls With Sand

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2007

  Though Jesu’s self-titled debut and Swans’ early work essentially wrote the book on emotive, doom-y noise, there is evidently still room fo...

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  Chimaira

  Resurrection

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2007

  Chimaira have spent years flailing aimlessly through the trends, never content with settling on a defining sound. That said, their releases...

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  Hoods

  Ghetto Blaster

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2007

  Continuing a string of erratic, lower tier releases, Hoods brings the tuff mosh, the old school cred and the shit production — what more co...

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  Scarve

  The Undercurrent

  PUBLISHED May 23, 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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  The Chariot

  The Fiancee

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2007

  After releasing a mediocre EP to little fanfare, following up an excellent debut full-length, many wrote the Chariot off as a one-hit wonde...

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  Agony

  Apocalyptic Dawning

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

  For those who think the NOLA bands left destitute by Hurricane Katrina have had a hard time getting back off the ground in the face of trag...

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  Poison The Well

  Versions

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

  After an ill-advised shift away from hardcore conglomerate Trustkill to mainstream corporation Atlantic, Poison the Well have landed right...