Articles by Max Morin

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  DevilDriver

  Outlaws 'Til the End Vol. 1

  PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2018

  There are two ways to do a cover album. Either you put your own unique spin on each of the tracks, or you try to recreate the originals. De...

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  Code Orange

  Mod Club, Toronto ON, June 26

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2018

  On Tuesday night at the Mod Club, a man jumped off the stage and smacked his head. Wiping sweat and blood out of his eyes, he proceeded to...

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  Khemmis

  Desolation

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2018

  To say that Khemmis are under pressure might be an understatement. After 2016's Hunted cracked Album of the Year lists in Decibel and Rolli...

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  Zeal and Ardor

  Stranger Fruit

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2018

  Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if Deafheaven's cutting-edge black metal sound was mixed with 19th century African-American...

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  Burial in the Sky

  Creatio et Hominus

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2018

  Burial In the Sky bassist Zach Strouse lent his saxophone skills to Rivers of Nihil earlier this year, resulting in the excellent Where Owl...

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  The Blood of Christ

  Unrelenting Declivity of Anguish (Anthology IV)

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2018

  Having been inactive for almost 15 years, Toronto death stars Blood of Christ seemed to be resigned to their place in Canadian metal histor...

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  Amorphis

  Queen of Time

  PUBLISHED May 15, 2018

  Amorphis must get really sick of being genre-pigeonholed. They've never stuck to one style for long, ranging from folk to prog to epic Finn...

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  Bong

  Thoughts and Existence

  PUBLISHED May 2, 2018

  You'd forgive a psychedelic stoner drone-doom band for being a little slow when it comes to getting work done, but Newcastle's Bong have ke...