metal reviews by jerks

Capricorns - River, bear your bones

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London supergroup Capricorns featuring members and ex members of Iron Monkey, Orange Goblin and Bridge and Tunnel play a form of instrumental stoner/post metal that takes significant influence from post rock yet is not another band that follows in the footsteps of Neurosis and Isis. There is a slight influence drawn from those [...]

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Ted Maul - White Label

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This is not a record for death metal purists, though not for the reasons you’d initially think. Despite being lumped in with the deathcore crowd, Ted Maul’s brand of death metal is simply strewn with chunky breakdowns the same way Grave, Obituary and Entombed’s material was. It seems a lot of folks don’t remember the much maligned breakdown was originally…

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Centurions Ghost - The Great Work

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The most explicit influence on ‘The Great Work’ is Crowbar, though this is nowhere near straight-up hero worship. They are heavier and more technical than the boys from New Orleans and they disregard Crowbar’s hardcore elements entirely, and make their depressive side more subtle and less melodic. Evidence of their innovation is seen on…

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