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REVIEW: Cairiss – Fall (EP)
CAIRISS FALL (EP) UNSIGNED It would be so simply to call Cairiss black-metal, and it would certainly save me a lot of time. However, it wouldn\’t do the band justice since the majority of it\’s content is along the lines of symphonic, rather then black. Now, we\’ve all heard of that terrible sub-genre they call… Continue reading
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THOUGHTS ON: Babymetal – Metal Resistance… (All of it)
I post this as a collection of thoughts, rather then a actual review because of one simple fact: I don\’t believe this album deserves an actual review. Do take note that I\’ve never hated Babymetal and I\’ve stuck up for them quite a bit, because face it – Pop/Metal hybrids are not that uncommon and… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Cetacean – Breach | Submerge
Once upon a time, bands like Neurosis, Yob, even early Mastodon, set the bar for what what was expected from metal. Everything was percussive, blunt, and heavy-handed – an evolution of noise rock bands, maybe even grunge. Though you could say that the popularity of most of these groups sort of caused an inversion of… Continue reading
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REVIEW: A Light Within – Body Matter EP
A LIGHT WITHINBODY MATTER EPStatic Tension Records Oddly, I can\’t draw any direct comparison to what I\’ve been hearing on A LIGHT WITHIN\’s \’Body Matter.\’ Now its not like the EP is ultra experimental, its certainly progressive – but it has a good deal of easily digestible elements to it. For instance, the vocals are… Continue reading
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REVIEW: DEVIN TOWNSEND – Z2
To get it way out of the way: Yes, I am a fan of Devin Townsend. My favorite album was \’Ki\’, I didn\’t like the original \’Ziltoid\’ and \’Epicloud\’ was balls – also, I don\’t really see why Strapping Young Lad should return in any complicity. Also, Casualties of Cool was amazing. Anyhow, somehow I\’ve… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Dreamgrave – Presentiment
Admittedly, I\’ve been waiting for something like DREAMGRAVE for quite sometime. Its the sort of music that exists on some ethereal balance, not quite one definable sound but a perfect storm of many ideas and snippets – unrestrained if you will by too many generic-ties. I\’d like to say bands like FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE fall within the… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Edge of Haze – Illumine
For those who don\’t know, I am a fan of Doom, Gothic (what few \’Gothic\’ bands remain), and Progressive rock/metal breeds. The vast majority of my personal music collection mostly consists of these genres – just because I review a decent amount of Black Metal doesn\’t mean I listen to it exclusively or for recreation.… Continue reading