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EDITORIAL
Total: 13 articles (latest: December 13, 2008)
Adrian Bromley
It's hard to remember exactly where and when I met Adrian, but I do know it was at a show downtown and I know it was a matter of me picking him and Drew Masters out of a crowd and sheepishly introducing myself as "your biggest fan!".
Happy Thirteenth, CoC
The Ageless 'Zine Carries On
Going From Strength to Strength
CHATS
Total: 604 articles (latest: June 18, 2009)
Cannibal Corpse: Plenty Left to Mutilate
Alex Webster was pretty well on his game as he encountered a fellow Western New Yorker in the rather unlikely place of Scotland's capital.
Obscurity: Swedish Death Metal
Obscurity is a prime example of the glory of the European death metal scene in the '80s. With only two years of activity and no live shows until 2007, of course this band has stayed pretty much under the radar as a cult classic amongst mainly Swedish death-metallers.
Arch Enemy: Die Walküre
Angela Gossow recounts her thoughts on the desire to be in a death metal band, the strength a person needs to tour and her intolerance with people who refer to Arch Enemy as Carcass.
Cryptopsy: A Venom Well Designed
Napalm Death: Silence the Tyrants
Knights of the Abyss: Summon in Thunder
The Amenta: The War of Art
Order of Ennead: Songs for the Damned
Armcannon: Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good
Zero Hour: Darkness and Hope
The Rotted: Life Is Wasted on the Living
Dark Tranquillity: Merging the Mundane and the Magic
Hate Eternal: Born of Fire
GIGS
Total: 212 articles (latest: May 29, 2009)
Sunset of Age Is Still Far Away
Tonight, Anathema finally got it all together and delivered an outstanding performance, one that ranks among the finest ever gigs I've attended.
Motorhead / Arch Enemy / Opeth / Chimaira / August Burns Red / Nervecell / Hatred / Scarab Dubai Desert Rock Festival 2009
Amon Amarth / Obituary / Legion of the Damned / Keep of Kalessin An Awesome But Imperfect Monday Outing...
Kreator / Caliban / Eluveitie / Emergency Gate Monday Night Moshcore Lite (and other stories)
Enslaved There Is a Sound Made by Boiling Blood
The Melvins / Big Business It's a Killer She's a Killer Maker
RANTS
Total: 36 articles (latest: January 31, 2009)
Best Albums of 2008
Without a Primordial album in the running to take a third CoC Album of the Year title to Ireland, the race for the 2008 award was hard to predict.
Black Metal: A Brief Guide
This is an article intended as a short yet informative guide for people who are generally familiar with metal but are largely unacquainted with black metal.
Doom Metal: The Gentle Art of Making Misery
An analysis of doom metal's history and psychological aspects. Going down?
If Music Be the Food, Smell the Glove #4
If Music Be the Food, Smell the Glove #3
If Music Be the Food, Smell the Glove #2
ALBUMS
Total: 5009 articles (latest: June 15, 2009)
Goatwhore - Carving Out the Eyes of God
_A Haunting Curse_ raised the bar to heights which most bands would falter in bettering. Yet somehow, this New Orleans collective has managed to produce a record that not only handily tops its predecessor, but have managed to unearth a few extra creative gears in the process as well.
Anaal Nathrakh - In the Constellation of the Black Widow
Whether the product of fan feedback or simply a case of chief commanding officer Mick Kenney being more incensed at the frumpled state of modern humanity than ever, _In the Constellation..._ presents a marked return to the unhinged, necro stylings of _The Codex Necro_.
Obituary - Darkest Day
Across its first six tracks, _Darkest Day_ appears to be on a par with its predecessor, but Obituary show increasing signs of treading water as the clock ticks on.
My Dying Bride - For Lies I Sire
Depressing just for the sake of depressing the fans sounds a wee bit fake. Nevertheless, _For Lies I Sire_ sees the return of the violin.
Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse
_Agorapocalypse_ grinds and rages harder than any other release I've heard this year, and is the musical equivalent of being fired out a cannon and into a volcano.
The Devin Townsend Project - Ki
Seemingly refreshed after his break, sans the addictions that both plagued and inspired his earlier works, Devin has crafted a difficult, unusual collection of music. It also might just be his best yet.
Isole - Silent Ruins
Melancholic, mournful and melodic. No alliteration intended, it's just the emotional response this album invokes. Isole are fast becoming giants in doom and their latest effort, _Silent Ruins_, helps further cement their position as leaders of the pack.
Brutal Truth - Evolution Through Revolution
Twelve years on from the seminal _Sounds of the Animal Kingdom_, the band have conjured up an absolute scorcher that'll rip the arsehole off of anybody caught in its line of fire.
Church of Misery - Houses of the Unholy
_Houses of the Unholy_ is a dense, unrelenting, doomy boot to the fanny, and proves once again that Church of Misery are Japan's best import by a country mile.
Wolves in the Throne Room - Malevolent Grain
_Malevolent Grain_ is a stop gap EP between second and third album releases for Wolves in the Throne Room and contains two ten minute songs. It also contains some of the best material this band has ever created.
7.5 Damiano Mercuri - European Music and Ballads From Renaissance and Baroque Era
7 Devilry - Rites of the Spring of Supremacy
Ekklesiast - The Dead Boughs Will Awake From the Dreams
5 Hatebreed - For the Lions
8 Locrian - Drenched Lands
8 Miel Noir - Der Honigflugel
7.5 Neaera - Omnicide
7.5 Razor of Occam - Homage to Martyrs
5.5 Regardless of Me - The World Within
5 Siren's Gate - Haunt Me
6.5 Skull Branded Pirates - The Legend of Salty Jim
8 The Firstborn - The Noble Search
4 Anal Blast - Vaginal Vempire
2 Chris Cornell - Scream
9 Iceni - As Carnyx Screams Consume the Silence
8.5 Nervecell - Preaching Venom
6 Root - The Book
8.5 Root - Hell Symphony
6.5 Ruina - Ukruina
8 Total Fucking Destruction - Peace, Love and Total Fucking Destruction
DEMOS
Total: 669 articles (latest: June 15, 2009)
Xul - Regie Sathanas
Drakkar Productions, who have re-released this as part of their demo cassette line, can be counted upon to deliver solid, if creatively limited albums, and this is no exception.
2 Everwhere - Life & Death
4 Paranoid Earthling - Rock 'n' Roll Is My Anarchy
1 Perverse Osmosis - Swarm, Kobold, Swarm
2.5 Sixkiller Zero - Battle Royale
3.5 The Yellow Sign - Ancient
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