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2009 Stories by Andrew Miller

• Coffins

  published April 29, 2009

  In a 2004 interview, Coffins guitarist/vocalist and Tokyo-scene grindcore veteran Uchino explained his group’s plodding, fuzz-smothered... More >>

• Brujeria

  published March 4, 2009

  Brujeria released its debut album Matando Güeros in 1993, before the advent of widespread Internet information dissemination. So when the... More >>

• Swallow the Sun

  published February 25, 2009

  Like Soilwork, Swallow The Sun brings melody to death metal. But whereas the antiseptic headlining act grafts Speed Strid’s ultra-clean... More >>

• Airborne Toxic Event

  published February 11, 2009

  Pitchfork gave Airborne Toxic Event’s debut album a 1.6 last fall, dismissing it as “an album that’s almost insulting in its... More >>

• Scorched-Earth

  published February 4, 2009

  The moniker Scorched-Earth abridges the full range of horrors this band unleashes. A song lyric elaborates: “Scorched earth, black wind,... More >>

• Balmorhea

  published January 28, 2009

  Balmorhea's woodwinds-and-strings approach works well in alternative venues, given the transportive power of its acoustic drones. If that seems... More >>

• Cradle of Filth

  published January 28, 2009

  Cradle of Filth scaled back its twisted-burlesque spectacle when touring in support of 2006’s Thornography, which, combined with the... More >>

• Tera Melos

  published January 21, 2009

  “Hey Sandy” by Polaris, best known as the theme song to The Adventures of Pete and Pete, has generated a great deal of Internet... More >>