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CD Review: Soulfly, Omen

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William O'Donnell
Soulfly’s main composer and front man Max Cavalera has been brutally consistent with his brand of metal over the course of seven studio albums. Fans will be relieved that the same head-banging quality is...
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CD Review: Chemical Brothers, Further

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William O'Donnell
Ever danceable, the Chemical Brothers continue to sound as if they are viscously wailing away at their instruments, as synthetic as said instruments may actually be. The initial three tracks use more shrill distortion...
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CD Review : The Devin Townsend Project, “Addicted”

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William O'Donnell
Devin Townsend recently wrote 60 songs, which he states have "four distinct styles," each "accountable" for a different musical persona he projects. However you may want to interpret that, Addicted is the second entry...
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CD Review – Marcy Playground “Leaving Wonderland… in a Fit of...

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William O'Donnell
This is the fourth major release from Marcy Playground, a group thus far considered a “one-hit wonder” of the late ‘90s (widely known for the smash hit single “Sex and Candy”). This is also...
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CD Review : Everytime I Die “The New Junk Aesthetic”

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William O'Donnell
If you listen closely to his lyrics, Keith Buckley, the screaming front-man of Every Time I Die, certainly seems to be a proud man. Yes, if you get past the self deprecating pessimism (a...
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CD Review : Bad News Brown “Born to Sin”

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William O'Donnell
Now, here is an album that came so close to being something really special. This Montreal-based MC mixes his outstanding harmonica playing into familiar hip-hop beats and rhythms. Obviously, it's a combination that has...
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CD Review : NDU “The Rebel Zone”

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William O'Donnell
Hip-Hop is a genre of music but it is more often than not called “rap,” which is technically the vocal style. In many ways, people are right to use that term because this music...
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