Articles by Trystan MacDonald

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  Brutus

  Behind the Mountains

  PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2013

  The '70s never ended for half Swedish, half Norwegian quintet Brutus. If anything, '70s psychedelic rock is alive and well in their hearts,...

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  Haust

  No

  PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2013

  Hailing from Oslo, Norway, this four-piece punk band have returned with their third release, No. While punk has been a significant influenc...

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  Leprous

  Coal

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2013

  Leprous are different; it doesn't take long to figure that out. Never ones to follow in the footsteps of other acts, Leprous do their best...

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  Burial Vault

  Incendium

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2013

  Burial Vault's Incendium is a perfect example of a group trying to find their sound. It's an album that places itself in the precarious lim...

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  Decaying

  The Last Days of War

  PUBLISHED May 21, 2013

  It's baffling that in the death- and shock-obsessed metallic underground there are so few war-inspired death metal bands. You would think s...

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  Beyond Mortal Dreams

  Dreaming Death

  PUBLISHED May 14, 2013

  Sometimes you don't want to listen to complex, progressive technical death metal. Sometimes you just want simple, droning guitar riffs and...

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  Ape Machine

  Mangled by the Machine

  PUBLISHED May 10, 2013

  Stoner metal is such a beautiful term; it combines two of many people's favourite things. Judging from Ape Machine's newest album, Mangled...

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  Hexvessel

  Iron Marsh

  PUBLISHED May 7, 2013

  Hexvessel's latest release, Iron Marsh, pulls listeners further down the rabbit hole into the wonderland that is pagan psychedelic folk roc...