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Black Galaxy – Wrath Of The Void
8.5/10 Ottawa based four-piece Black Galaxy are at times metal, at times rock – but always heavy. While often there is just something missing with this style of music, that just isn’t the case with […]
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Odyssey – The Swarm
7/10 Instrumental metal, something I have a hard time grasping. To me, a big part of what makes metal so epic is the vocals, whether they be extremely high or low. The extreme variety of […]
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Joe Hawkes – In the Ashes of the Scalded Earth
8/10 Historically, EP’s have been used as more of a taste tester and a promotional tool, than a cohesive piece of art. In the 21st century, with a vast musical landscape and a population’s shorter […]
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Iron Age Mystics – Pride Before the Fall
4.5/10 I have a soft spot for anything Canadian, and it just makes my job as a reviewer harder, because things that aren’t making my socks fly off my feet or melting my face off […]
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Doan – Stupidity Kills
6/10 Doan is a progressive alternative metal from Montreal, Canada. The band began as a cover band, playing songs by Tool, Alice in Chains, and Deftones. The influences were evident when it came to time […]
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Spirit Adrift – Divided by Darkness
8/10 Divided by Darkness is the latest full-length by Arizona metal band Spirit Adrift. A mix of classic and doom metal with bits of folk and stoner rock thrown in, the band’s third album is […]
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Ergo Phizmiz- Where We Were When We Weren’t Where We Were
5/10 Step one: prepare for inter-dimensional travel. Step two: ask yourself the five W’s: who, what, when, where, and why. Warning: confusion and disorientation may arise as a result of inter-dimensional travel. Ergo Phizmiz is […]
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IZAZ – Candlelights
3/10 Drawing from seemingly every genre under the sun, from Lil’ Peep-esque emo rap to heavy metal, Liam Petersson’s project IZAZ released newest effort, Candlelights and it is pastiche of styles that manages to largely feel […]
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Victims Of The New Math – I Believe
2/10 In life, there are such things as noble failures. These are swing-from-the-rafters attempts that, despite the best intentions, just go completely awry. As an artist myself, I truly believe these are just as important […]
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Xilla – Distant Minds
8.5/10 Whether you consider yourself to be someone who prefers Metallica or Pink Floyd, Xilla’s debut full-length Distant Minds has something that will most certainly leave you satisfied. The impressive technical juggernaut sees the five-piece […]