Articles by Mike Adair

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  Wolf Eyes

  Burned Mind

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  If a harsh crossbreed of static, reverb, pitch shifting and other glorious recording techniques appeal to you, then Burned Mind’s jarring b...

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  Front Line Assembly

  Vanished

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  It has only been a few months since the full-length Civilization was released, and already the duo of Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber have more d...

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  Mind.In.A.Box

  Lost Alone

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Mind.In.A.Box, the solo project of videogame composer Stefan Poiss, is a collection of musical stories surrounding loneliness and the strug...

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  Dein Schatten

  Das Ewige Eis

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Dein Schatten, meaning Your Shadow, takes dark music to new depths through a German blend of industrial and gothic sounds. Dieter Bornschle...

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  In Pieces

  Holy

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Judging by Holy, In Strict Confidence represent an ambiguity of genre and sound. The group crafts a hybrid of goth, dark-wave and ethereal...

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  Trance of Mine

  Reflections

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Montreal-based Trance of Mine walk the now common fine line between metal and goth music. The group compares themselves to Evanescence, and...

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  Motörhead

  Inferno

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  If the announcement of a new Motörhead release made you uneasy, you can now breathe a sigh of relief. Even though the band has been around...

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  Einstürzende Neubauten

  Kalte Sterne – Early Recordings

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Highly experimental for the time, this disc highlights the group’s singles between 1980 and 1982. Despite the sound quality warning that gr...