Articles by Chris Ayers

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  Testament

  Seen Between the Lines

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2007

  There’s been little video documentation of thrash kings Testament’s rise to power but 1991’s Seen Between the Lines VHS is now remastered o...

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  Isis

  In the Absence of Truth

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2007

  Thank goodness that Neurosis have stepped aside for the next generation of bands to follow in their bootsteps. Their compliance has allowed...

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  The Melvins

  (A) Senile Animal

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2007

  Fans can eternally expect the unexpected with the Melvins, as (A) Senile Animal — just as they did during the post-grunge explosion of the...

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  My Dying Bride

  A Line of Deathless Kings

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2007

  Unlike Anathema, Cathedral and Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride are the only remaining band of that quadrumvirate that has adhered to the long...

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  Red Sparowes

  Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2007

  The buzz around Los Angeles’ Red Sparowes reached an all-time low last month when rabid fans hacked into Neurot’s webstore and caused the l...

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  Unleashed

  Midvinterblot

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2007

  The fate of Swedish death metal pioneers Unleashed didn’t bode well when they jumped long-time label Century Media and landed on SPV, where...

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  Black Elk

  Black Elk

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2007

  Maryland’s Crucial Blast is quickly becoming the premier label for cutting-edge noise rock, and signing Portland, OR’s Black Elk brings the...

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  Incantation

  Primordial Domination

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2007

  One of the first death metal bands that Relapse Records extolled, Pennsylvania’s Incantation are still ranked among the elite of undergroun...