Articles by Chris Ayers

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  In Vain

  Wounds

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  In the past few years, the sheer musicianship of Sweden’s Opeth has raised the metal bar to such ridiculous levels that few bands can touch...

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  Lair of the Minotaur

  The Ultimate Destroyer

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  After the teaser Cannibal Massacre EP last fall, Chicago retrocore luminaries Lair of the Minotaur continue their trend of old school death...

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  Sadus

  Out For Blood

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Their first album in nearly a decade, Sadus’ Out For Blood underlines the fact that this classic Bay Area death/thrash trio haven’t been th...

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  Killing Joke

  Hosannas from the Basements of Hell

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  With a roster boasting Echo & the Bunnymen, Janis Ian and Richard Thompson, the Cooking Vinyl label is definitely stretching a bit with the...

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  Boris

  Pink

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Japanese experi-metal trio Boris are now getting their 15 minutes with a mention in the New York Times, though fans shouldn’t fret over the...

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  Vore

  Maleficus

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Metal labels really missed out on signing Arkansas death troop Vore, in whose arsenal dwells a colossal old school evil chug that so many b...

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  Torture Killer

  Swarm!

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  This little-known Finnish band have undergone a sort of reverse Rock Star story: what started as a Six Feet Under sound-alike band piqued t...

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  Black Cobra

  Bestial

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Criminally underappreciated during their greatest activity in the ’90s, the final dissolution of sludge metal saviours Cavity unquestionabl...