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Review: Sacriphyx/StarGazer split

This is a split release featuring two Australian bands, Sacriphyx on one side and StarGazer on the other. Each band plays one song, and both songs...
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Resuscitator / Sacriphyx split LP now available

Nuclear War Now! Productions has just announced the release of a split LP containing material from both Los Angeles' own Resuscitator and...
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Triptykon and 1349 to perform at the El Rey Theatre

Tom G. Warrior's latest outing, Triptykon, will be performing a concert at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre next Sunday the 24th, with Norwegian...
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Local band reviews, vol. II

A little while back, we reviewed some local bands in the hopes of stimulating some interest in Los Angeles' somewhat decrepit and disorganized...
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Von returns, but something smells fishy

Von were a little-known proto-black metal band formed in 1988, in San Francisco, California, of all places. Once aptly described by the Dark...
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Influences on metal: Krautrock

Browsing through band pages on Wikipedia the other day yielded this little gem:Probably the most cherished element of the Neu! oeuvre is what is...
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New Triptykon EP, "Shatter," to be released October 26th

Although this column was critical of the Triptykon full-length, we still believe in Tom Warrior and crew and so are looking forward to the release...
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Enthroned, Destroyer 666, and more, August 14th

Since this year's Ozzfest is well worth skipping, you're much better off spending next Saturday night watching a handful of real metal bands play...
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Local band reviews, vol. I

There are literally hundreds of bands in and around the LA area, and recently we've been spending some time delving a bit deeper into this complex...
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Aosoth's "Ashes of Angels" is an all-out blackened assault

Hailing from France, black metal entity Aosoth vomited forth their second full-length, Ashes of Angels, just last October. Featuring the duo of MkM...
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