Articles by Trystan MacDonald

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  Allochiria

  Omonoia

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2014

  Emerging from the same shadows that spawned Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Neurosis and Pelican, Allochiria intricately weave the cherished s...

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  Saving Grace

  The Urgency

  PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2014

  Saving Grace takes no prisoners with their fifth album, The Urgency. With an uncontrollable wrath — similar to the opening of Pantera...

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  Tempel

  On the Steps of the Temple

  PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2014

  From the dreary and ungodly land known as Arizona emerges a dark and oppressive sonic entity known as Tempel. An instrumental duo, their de...

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  In Process

  Surgery

  PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2013

  Taking an idea or two from the legendary Sepultura, In Process is a groove/melo-death metal band based out of Helsinki, Finland with a part...

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  Deicide

  In the Minds of Evil

  PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2013

  23 years is an impressive lifespan for a death metal band. Most would disband or suffer some major line-up change resulting in a hollow ima...

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  Carne

  Ville Morgue

  PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2013

  Ville Morgue seethes with aggression through its 45 minutes of existence, holding the listener's attention through the hypnotic droning rhy...

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  The Lion’s Daughter & Indian Blanket

  <i>A Black Sea</i>

  PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2013

  In the last year there have been numerous albums that have experimented with tempering extreme metal with atmospheric melodies. The Lion's...

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  SEEKER

  Unloved

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2013

  This is an album that's absolutely merciless in its assault on weak, mortal ears. Expanding upon the deathcore genre, Seeker's sound doesn'...