Articles by Michael Rancic

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  Swans

  To Be Kind

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2014

  Three albums into their reunion, it's clear Swans have discovered a creative cycle that really works. Starting with My Father Will Guide Me...

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  Prong

  Ruining Lives

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2014

  No one expected a Prong comeback, so 2012's Carved Into Stone was a welcome surprise from the often underrated thrashers. Ruining Lives fin...

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  Fucked Up

  Year of the Dragon

  PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2014

  They might be three years off their mark, but Year of the Dragon, Fucked Up's sixth instalment in their Zodiac twelve-inch series, finds th...

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  Chevelle

  La Gárgola

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2014

  The world needs its fair share of songs for movie trailers and entrance themes for wrestlers and baseball players, and Chicago's Chevelle a...

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  Pyrrhon

  The Mother of Virtues

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2014

  On Pyrrhon's second full-length, the songs are dense and might overwhelm on first listen, but each part is distinct and present in the mix....

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  Forteresse/Chasse-Galerie/Monarque/Csejthe

  Légendes

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2014

  Four of Québec's black metal heavyweights have joined forces to release this compilation in celebration of Québécois folklore. Much like th...

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  The Socks

  The Socks

  PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2014

  This self-titled debut from French psych-rockers the Socks finds the group shooting for Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, but falling closer...

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  Mount Salem

  Endless

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2014

  With the help of their new label, Metal Blade, Mount Salem have re-released their debut Endless, adding two new tracks to make it a full LP...