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It saddens me to hear that the Fall of Troy has decided to call it quits. Although the latter half of the trio's career didn't produce any really good albums (with the exception of the final version of the Ghostship demos, Phantom on the Horizon ), the band had released what for me were some hardcore classics when I was a young lad back in high school. Their self-titled debut introduced me to the spastic, calculated side of hardcore music, showing me that even loud, catastrophic music can be reined in using unconventional song structures [...]

• The Fall of Troy - What Sound Does a Ma... » 11 What Sound Does A Mastodon Make.mp3

The Fall of Troy have made up for everything that was wrong with Manipulator . The Mulkiteo, WA trio are back with the Phantom on the Horizon , a five-track EP revolving around a story that his been brewing in the band's mind for many years. This effort is different from anything the band has done before - rather than release a mini-collection of individual songs, Phantom on the Horizon is more like one "flowing" song divided into multiple tracks. I use the word "flowing" hesitantly because, if you're at all familiar with the band, you [...]

• The Fall of Troy - Chapter II: A Strange Conversation

The Fall of Troy, hailing from Mukilteo Washington, a half hour up the I-5 from Seattle, have gone through a lot, since forming in 2002. There rough around the edges, self titled debut, garnered them attention, and combined with their off the charts live show, The Fall Of Troy went about earning critical praise, and a rabid, highly dedicated fan base, all while honing their skills, and continually attempting to push themselves to a higher level. They released a much more polished album in 2005 in the form of doppelganger, produced by Barrett Jones. The album managed [...]