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The Depths Below review at Riff Relevant

(By Damon Gravitoyd, Guest Contributor/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) With their most recent offering ‘The Depths Below‘, Cortez takes it further down to delve into a dark pool of possibilities. Shine your eyes across a review of the new album and hear an … Continue reading

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The Depths Below reviewed on The Obelisk

Cortez, The Depths Below: Blood Through the Citadel A difference of intent behind the new Cortez album is signaled immediately through the artwork. Where their 2012 self-titled debut (review here) featured an Alex Von Wieding cover of a monstrous, armor-clad … Continue reading

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Split 7″ reviewed on The Ripple Effect

Cool new review of the Cortez / Borracho split 7″ courtesy of the mighty Swedebeast at The Ripple Effect! Cortez – “Vanishing Point” “Vanishing Point” is a very dangerous song to play if you’re driving. I drive a lot and … Continue reading

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Review of the Cortez / Borracho split

The Grim Tower had this to say about the split 7″: Borracho/Cortez – Split EP (2014) – This split only features two songs and isn’t a slew of black metal acts, for a change. First, I’ve got is Borracho. Their … Continue reading

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Review of split 7″ on Uber Rock

The fine folks over at Uber Rock had some nice things to say about our new split with Washington DC’s Borracho out soon on AM Records. Borracho/Cortez – ‘Split’ (AM Records) “As for the Cortez contribution, this Boston act kick … Continue reading

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Review of Cortez s/t from Lords Of Metal

LordsOfMetal.nl had this the following to say about our self titled double LP: They have the beards, they radiate the F.O.A.D. attitude but above all they have that killer groove in their sound. It had been over five years ago … Continue reading

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New Cortez s/t CD review

Here’s a review of our CD from Lords Of Metal: They have the beards, they radiate the F.O.A.D. attitude but above all they have that killer groove in their sound. It had been over five years ago that their actual … Continue reading

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New Review from Cosmic Lava

Still fresh in my mind is ‘Thunder In A Forgotten Town’ (review here), which was the debut MCD of Boston’s CORTEZ. That release was more than 4 years ago and thereafter CORTEZ vanished from the scene. Or I just lost … Continue reading

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New review on Hellride Music

Chris Barnes at Hellride Music had this to say about our new LP: Europeans keep their Stoner Rock malleable, generally gentler and open to new ideas. Americans, more often than not, take sledge hammers and high-powered welders to their Stoner … Continue reading

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New review on the Obelisk.net

JJ over at the Obelisk.net just posted this awesome review of our new album. Check it out! A little while back, guitarist Scott O’Dowd of Allston, Massachusetts, rockers Cortez hit me up for a band bio. The record, self-titled, came out on Bilocation just this very … Continue reading

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