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REVIEW: Winter Gate – disIllumination
As I run amok in all manner of indie and underground band, never delving deep enough to touch the horrid likes of \’noise\’, I generally tend to miss out on what they like to call \’melodic\’ bands. Its not that I avoid them or anything, I think its just that after such a powerful era… Continue reading
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REVIEW: ANCST \’In Turmoil\’ (Compilation)
My thoughts on the strangely melancholy anthems of ANCST were initially mixed. At first, with the opening track \’Ascetic\’, I was under the impression that perhaps ANCST was taking cues from the notorious \’Black-gaze\’ masterminds of DEAFHEAVEN (which there isn\’t anything wrong with that at all). Though, by the time the final track \’Peripheral\’ graced… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Swine Overlord \’Parables of Umbral Transendence\’
The most surprising thing about Swine Overlord, at first, is the fact that its massive sound is the product of only three members. Granted, there is definitely multitracking going on with \’Parables of Umbral Transcendence\’ (duh) – I still find it surprising that the guitar voices are so varied. Secondly, I found it more surprising… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Siftercide \’Self Titled\’
It isn\’t often that a band as completely insane as Siftercide reminds me of Free-form Jazz. But, I happen to feel that the \’who knows whats next\’ nature of the band almost allows it to act as a sort of Extremity to its equally unpredictable cousin. Though the real question at hand is if it… Continue reading
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REVIEW: ANCIENT ASCENDANT – Echoes and Cinder
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