Articles by Laura Taylor

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  Morgana Lefay

  Grand Materia

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  After two albums under the name Lefay, and a subsequent five-year break in recording, Morgana Lefay has returned with her full, original na...

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  Cemetary

  Phantasma

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  The first new Cemetary album since 2000, in many ways Phantasma seems a logical culmination of Cemetary’s 13-year trajectory. Entirely the...

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  Crest

  Vain City Chronicles

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  The Crest’s newest record suffers from the same problem that plagued debut Letters From Fire — it’s rather dull. The "heavier, more guitar-...

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  Morgul

  All Dead Here…

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  Morgul’s fifth record, and first for Season of Mist, is a difficult one to place. Straightforward extreme metal, shifting between death and...

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  Slough Feg

  Atavism

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  Classic metal to the core, the latest album from Slough Feg abounds in harmonised guitar lines and long drawn-out leads. Capped off with a...

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  Subterranean Masquerade

  Suspended Animation Dreams

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

  Even though Subterranean Masquerade’s debut EP leaned toward the avant-garde side of metal, its experimentation is no real preparation for...

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  Dead of Winter

  At the Helm of the Abyss

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

  Harsh and raw as a caustic bath, Dead of Winter’s official debut is as close to Norway as Southern Ontario gets. Dominated by throat-wrench...

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  Longing for Dawn

  One Lonely Path

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

  Within seconds of the opening chords on One Lonely Path, the album’s funereal pace, underscored by songs averaging over ten minutes a piece...