Articles by Max Deneau

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  Eclipse Eternal

  Reign of the Unholy Blackened Empire

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2005

  Canada’s metal scene has been on a radical upswing lately, with solid releases from Buried Inside, Soulscar, the End, and now Toronto-based...

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  Norma Jean

  O' God, the Aftermath

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2005

  Hot on the heels of the Chariot’s debut (Ex- Norma Jean vocalist Joshua Scogin’s bid for the metalcore throne), Norma Jean’s sophomore rele...

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  Novembers Doom

  The Pale Haunt Departure

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2005

  The vast majority of heavy music aficionados steer clear of doom metal with some degree of good reason — most bands representing the genre...

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  Since the Day

  El Mensajero No Es Importante

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2005

  It’s refreshing to hear a band that sounds enthusiastic and honest within the metalcore genre. Germany’s Since the Day borrow liberally fro...

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  Evergreen Terrace

  Hotter! Wetter! Stickier! Funnier!

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  While often criticised as the epitome of all that is wrong with modern metalcore, there is no denying the level of passion and enjoyment th...

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  Killswitch Engage

  Killswitch Engage

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  In response to the massive success of The End of Heartache, guitarist Adam Dutciewicz has remixed and remastered Killswitch Engage’s 2000 F...

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  Opposition of One

  In The Line of Change

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  If this uninspired rehashing of every last mosh-oriented metalcore cliché in the book doesn’t put you to sleep, nothing will. Opposition of...

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  By Night

  Burn the Flags

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

  While groups like Textures and Byzantine push the boundaries of what merits the "core” tag, By Night deliver a considerably ballsier effort...