Articles by Max Morin

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  Tengger Cavalry

  Cian Bi

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2018

  Tengger Cavalry have been making waves recently as the world's only "Mongolian nomadic folk metal" band. On Cian Bi, their seventh album in...

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  Legend of the Seagullmen

  Legend of the Seagullmen

  PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2018

  Legend of the Seagullmen is an odd duck from the get-go. It's a collaboration between Tool drummer Danny Carey and Mastodon mastermind Bren...

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  Orphaned Land

  Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs

  PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2018

  There has never been a group quite like Orphaned Land — an Israeli progressive power/death metal band with enough Middle Eastern influences...

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  Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals

  Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue

  PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2018

  Someone should really check if Phil Anselmo is okay. Seriously, coming from a man who once claimed Black Sabbath and the Melvins as two of...

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  Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

  The Age of Absurdity

  PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2018

  With the death of "Fast" Eddie Clarke earlier this month, Motörhead's legendary classic lineup have all passed on. It's up to Phil Campbell...

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  Sinistro

  Sangue Cassia

  PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2018

  Don't listen to this album if you are in a good mood. Theatrical, symphonic, dark and depressing, Sangue Cassia seems intent on ripping any...

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  Shining

  X – Varg Utan Flock

  PUBLISHED Jan 3, 2018

  Sweden's black metal edgelords Shining have always been their own beast. Whether it was faking their own singer's death in 2006 or Niklas K...

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  Father Christmas

  Naturally

  PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2017

  Jazz seems to be enjoying a quiet revival in 2017. Trumpet and saxophone leads like those found on Naturally, the sophomore album by festiv...