Articles by Sean Palmerston

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  Satyricon

  Rebel Extravaganza

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 1999

  After predating this new release with a confusing experimental CD-EP (Intermezzo II) earlier this year, Norwegian black metallers Satyricon...

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  Various

  Rise 13: Magick Rock Vol. 1

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 1999

  This new 13-song offering by UK doom label Rise Above is one of the best stoner rock compilations around. Taking the cream of their own ros...

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  Marduk

  Panzer Division Marduk

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 1999

  Those nutty Swedish black metaller’s Marduk promised that 1999 would see the release of their most extreme album yet, and that the ti...

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  Skepticism

  Aes

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 1999

  With Aes, Finnish outfit Skepticism continue to make some of the most depressing doom metal ever recorded. Containing only one 27-minute pi...

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  Ativin

  Summing The Approach

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  While Bloomington, IN is not that far away from Chicago, it seems a little unfair that their native trio keeps being referred to as being s...

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  Bardo Pond

  Set and Setting

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  While their last two records have been more concerned with sonic crunch than actual songwriting, this time around it seems that Bardo Pond...

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  Rory Gallagher

  Rory Gallagher

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  Generally regarded as one of the best musicians to ever come out of Ireland, guitarist Rory Gallagher’s career was always under appre...

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  Bolt Thrower

  Who Dares Wins

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  Since Bolt Thrower and Napalm Death were two of the longest-serving bands on Earache, these two special releases come as no surprise. The B...