Articles by Max Deneau

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  Pelican / Mono / Mare

  Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON - June 14, 2006

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Bizarrely enough, Hydra Head flagship act Pelican have never graced our country with even a one-off appearance, until now. Swiftly approach...

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  First Blood

  Killafornia

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  A project featuring current and former members of Terror on Trustkill is enough to ward away many, but First Blood nonetheless have a guara...

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  Apiary

  Lost in Focus

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  As the airtight, groove-oriented tech brutality of Meshuggah and Blood Has Been Shed seems to be virtually impervious to critical panning,...

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  Acacia Strain

  The Dead Walk

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Formerly an above average mosh band with the added gimmick/draw of a third guitar player, the Acacia Strain have officially stormed upon th...

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  Tool

  10,000 Days

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  2001's Lateralus was a tricky double-edged sword — on one hand, the instrumentation and musical scope of the effort was extremely advanced,...

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  Skinless

  Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Three years have passed since 2003’s unexpected From Sacrifice To Survival effort, which polarised the Skinless fan base almost as much as...

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  Agoraphobic Nosebleed

  PCP Torpedo/Anbrx

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Those who weren’t fully satiated by the relentless grinding digital mayhem of Relapse’s recent two-disc compilation of Agoraphobic Noseblee...

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  Tool

  Hummingbird Centre, Toronto ON - May 16, 2006

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  It really is a shame to see a respected and, up until this year’s 10,000 Days effort, reliable unit like Los Angeles’ Tool falling back on...