Articles by Max Deneau

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  Sleeping Giant

  Dread Champions Of The Last Days

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

  If nothing else, you have to give credit to Sleeping Giant for trying their best at a ton of different shit. Continuing Facedown’s recent s...

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  Remembering Never

  God Save Us

  PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2007

  Formerly an emotional metalcore outfit with more in common with Poison the Well or From Autumn to Ashes, South Florida’s Remembering Never...

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  Abruptum

  Evil Genius

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2007

  This is yet another reissue from Southern Lord, but it’s one that definitely warrants attention. Abruptum reached their artistic zenith ear...

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  Azrael

  Act III: Self/Act IV: Goat

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2007

  While most groups striving to maintain the classic Ulver sound stay pretty close to the formula (with the possible exception of Agalloch’s...

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  Means

  Sending You Strength

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2007

  Facedown Records generally inks a decent band once every three or four years. Nevertheless, they’ve managed to score two hits in a row with...

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  With Passion

  What We See When We Close Our Eyes

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2007

  Although With Passion’s technical, prog-shaded metalcore will likely draw unfavourable comparisons to Between the Buried and Me, in some wa...

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  Nine Inch Nails

  Beside You In Time

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2007

  While the onstage exuberance and passion shown by Trent Reznor’s late ’90s line-up are all but lost, this group is that much tighter for it...

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  Crowbar

  Live: With Full Force

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2007

  Having punished audiences for over 15 years now, a live DVD release is more than appropriate. While noticeably absent of tracks from Crowba...