Articles by Chris Ayers

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  Sepultura

  A-Lex

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2009

  Brazilian thrash-perts Sepultura have reached another tipping point in their career with the departure of founding drummer Igor Cavalera. R...

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  Duran Duran

  Rio: Classic Albums

  PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2009

  Though they certainly were not the first blokes from Birmingham to make music history, new wave idols Duran Duran took the world by storm,...

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  Duran Duran

  Rio: Classic Albums

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2009

  Though they certainly were not the first blokes from Birmingham to make music history, new wave idols Duran Duran took the world by storm,...

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  Cynic

  Traced in Air

  PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2008

  Fifteen years after groundbreaking album Focus, the (almost) original line-up of Cynic reunite for their second album. Spending the last de...

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  Black Elk

  Always a Six, Never a Nine

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2008

  In two years, Oregon’s Black Elk have gone from Jesus Lizard-like rock saviours to hardcore/sludge enthusiasts. As evidenced by this, their...

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  Spylacopa

  Spylacopa

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2008

  Brooklyn’s Spycalopa started as a side-project for Candiria guitarist John LaMacchia between tours. The first single was included on Candir...

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  The Ocean

  Pantheon of the Lesser

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2008

  After Ocean released their 2006 debut, Here Where Nothing Grows, it quickly became indie noise label Important Records’ highest selling alb...

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  Gore

  Hart Gore/Mean Man's Dream

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2008

  Starting in the late ’80s, Holland’s Gore were an instrumental trio that filtered Bartók and Shostakovich through Bad Brains and Swans. Tou...