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The Chronicles of DOOM: Kiss, “The Elder Demos”

Ben Wiser December 2, 2009 9

I watched a documentary on KISS recently. It was a pretty in-depth affair. Paul and Gene, talking openly, candidly about their long and fabled history. They talked about how the mass-marketing of KISS had

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Bourbon Street: Corner Creek Reserve

Ben Wiser November 30, 2009 3

I used to frequent a seedy bar on Market Street called The Top Hat. I don’t think it’s there anymore, but I would get $2 bourbon and Cokes while I waited for my then-girlfriend

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The Chronicles of Doom: New Releases

Ben Wiser November 5, 2009 15

Start off your Thursday with punishing chunks of doom from some of the best new metal releases, including brand new Yoga, Baroness, and

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The Chronicles of DOOM: OM, “God is Good”

Ben Wiser October 14, 2009 4

At four songs, Om‘s God is Good feels less like a whole album than a brief and tantalizing glimpse at what is yet to come. Om is a band that continues to evolve and

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Test of the Boomerang: Tom Constanten and Friends, “The Tarot Outtakes”

Ben Wiser October 14, 2009 18

In the spring of 1971, Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten, along with the band Touchstone, produced and performed the music for an off-broadway show at the Circle in the Square in New York City.

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The Chronicles of Doom: A Chat With Aidan Baker of Nadja

Ben Wiser September 29, 2009 6

Since 2002, Nadja — the Toronto-based duo of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff — have released over 40 full length LPs, split records, singles, CD-Rs and a live DVD. Nadja began as an offshoot

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Test of the Boomerang: Phish, “Joy”

Ben Wiser September 23, 2009 8

Phish is back with their first album in five years, and Ben Wiser thinks it might be their best yet. Also: A list of potential candidates for Phish's 2009 "Halloween costume."

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The Chronicles of DOOM II: Ancestors and the Black Box

Ben Wiser September 22, 2009 2

MONOLITH OF DOOM AND DESTRUCTION UNLEASHED UPON THE POPULACE – BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED The Black Box (Flingco Sound System) The box had been devised long ago by an evil wizard. Balsax the Cleric placed

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The Chronicles of DOOM: The Gates of Slumber, “Hymns of Blood and Thunder”

Ben Wiser September 15, 2009 7

II. Kromrod the Fierce wiped the blood from his massive broadsword. The chill fog of the Northern Wastes cleared the fetid dungeon air from his senses. He adjusted his loin cloth and stepped down

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