Authors: Megan Kennedy
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Local Review: DiseNgaged – Mass Grave
DiseNgaged = Autopsy + Overkill … read more
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Local Review: Disforia – The Age of Ether
Disforia = Iced Earth + Blind Guardian + Into Eternity … read more
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Local Review: Dethrone the Sovereign – Autocracy Dismantled
This local prog-metal outfit is one to watch out for. They display maturity in every inch of their presentation, from songwriting and recording/producing to oft-neglected areas such as packaging and art direction. … read more
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Local Review: Cult Leader – Useless Animal EP
Cult Leader Useless Animal EP Deathwish Inc Street: 06.16 Cult Leader = Converge + Coalesce On the heels of the acclaimed debut Nothing For Us Here comes this tiny but crushing EP to grind the lesser music out of your ears. Both “Useless Animal” and “Gutter Gods” are short tracks, like brutal slashes with rusty
![Local Review: Cult Leader – Lightless Walk](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cult-Leader.png)
Local Review: Cult Leader – Lightless Walk
Cult Leader = Converge + Coalesce … read more
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Local Review: Breaux – Black Wolf
Breaux Black Wolf Self-Released Street: 03.07 Breaux = Scissorfight + He Is Legend Welp, this album has cemented Breaux as one of my new favorite local acts, sucker as I am for some tough-as-coffin-nails Southern metal. The best thing about this album is its incredible range. It has more than just typical Dixie sway, pulling
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Local Review: Bird Eater – Dead Mothers Make The Sun...
Bird Eater = Ennio Morricone + Gaza + Iota … read more
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Local Review: Abiogene – Self-Titled
Add this group to the growing roster of prog-djent outfits who are really making the subgenre something to behold. … read more
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Local Review: Alumni – Decohesion
This is EP number two for these dudes of deathcore, which is always nice to see: a band with work ethic keepin’ on. They scored an impressive guest spot on “Decohesion (II)” with CJ McMahon of Thy Art Is Murder, but it’s not like their vocalists needed the help. … read more
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Local Review: A Lily Gray – Waiting Room
Polished, local alt-rock group A Lily Gray returns with another teaser of an EP that will get you salivating for a full album from this quintet. … read more