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Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal
By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor
As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »