Articles by Laura Taylor

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  Cradle of Filth

  Live Bait for the Dead

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  Another double-CD from England's vampiric purveyors of filth and gore to tide their fans over until the release of some new original materi...

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  Darkane

  Expanding Senses

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  Darkane's third album is only their second with vocalist Andreas Sydow, and first for Nuclear Blast. Expanding Senses explores the familiar...

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  Eidolon

  Coma Nation

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  Coma Nation combines power metal and thrash into high-speed artillery comprised of drums and bass, sharp crunchy guitars and new vocalist P...

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  Into Eternity

  Dead or Dreaming

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  Beautifully chaotic, Dead or Dreaming is a roller-coaster ride moving through a whirlwind of ideas and contrasting styles. Seventies-era vo...

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  Kovenant

  In Times Before the Light

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  The Kovenant's latest release is a fascinating union of new and old. In Times Before the Light was recorded in 1995 - thus, the "old" - and...

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  Lacuna Coil

  Comalies

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  Immediately soaring above the metallic substructure of Comalies, Cristina Scabbia's eerie call introduces a dense emoting that drenches eve...

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  Antimatter

  Saviour

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  I can understand why Antimatter is being marketed to the metal crowds, with its Anathema connections (the band includes ex-Anathema member...

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  Dominion III

  Life Has Ended Here

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  Self-dubbed "apocalyptic electronic music,” Dominion III is the industrial counterpart to Dargaard, masterminded by Dargaard’s Tharen (also...