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Chiodos
Perhaps no one can explain the sheer ferocity and timid quietness it is better than when vocalist Craig Owens says “we don’t want to let the kids down” when discussing the group’s intense vocals live at shows. Well they never let a single kid down with their vicious assault on the ears and grip on the jugular...
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03.09.2007 by J-Sin
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Demians — Building an Empire Buy it at Amazon
Nicholas Chapel is the intelligence behind Demians, a prog-rock adventure that is all about passionate compositions and less about dazzling audiences with ridiculous time signatures and complex musical arrangements—though to be fair, there’s plenty of that sort of intricacy in “Building an Empire”. Bookending the album is the grand sixteen minute opus aptly titled “Sand”; it’s a track that is both magical and awe-inspiring with its wide range of sounds and appetite for crafting a symmetrical soundscape that just puts your emotions into check and perfect balance.
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