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Korn had its heyday in the 1990's, when the band's music reached an untold number of disaffected youth stifled by life in the suburbs. In the intervening years those fans have grown up, gotten jobs, moved out of their parents' homes, and in some cases now have families of their
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The Chemical Brothers have been making chart-topping techno for more than 15 years. Fans know what to expect, and for the most part, the band has delivered exactly that. It's a comfortable groove and, more importantly, a comfortable living, but for true artists, sometimes that's not enough. Sometimes you've got
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It's hard to believe that more than a decade has gone by since world-famous Brazilian heavy metal musician Max Calavera left his previous thrash metal act Sepultura to form Soulfly in 1997. It's been long enough since Soulfly formed that the novelty of a new act by Calavera has worn
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Boston metal group Killswitch Engage derives its name from starting over fresh after grinding to a halt - engaging again after throwing a kill switch. It's something the band members have had to do at certain points throughout their careers, having gone through changes in their lead vocalist (once from
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Buffalo group This Is An Empire describes itself as "electro-rage." Upon first listen, you will indeed feel like you're being beaten to death with a disco ball. With a sound comparable to MSTRKRFT, This Is An Empire combines elements of hard electro with hard rock, and the end results will
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Music evolves. It adapts to suit the times, and genres either shift and grow or go into the scrap bins of history. Trip-hop, a genre popularized by Massive Attack, is currently undergoing such an evolution. Portishead, another trip-hop staple, underwent its own mutation with its 2008 release, "Third," emphasizing a
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It's not a regular occurrence that you get a DJ straight out of Germany - yes, Germany - doing not one, but two gigs in town, two nights in a row. So check the moon when you go out tonight; it might be blue, thanks to Eskei83, who is pulling
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Riddlore and MC Homeless are touring the East Coast on a self-ascribed quest to "save hip-hop from the doltish clutches of wack MCs." Considering their credentials, they'll at least be able to save you from a boring Wednesday night. Riddlore, for example, was one of the first rappers to popularize
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Some major metal bands have claimed that so-called musical experts have pronounced the metal scene dead. Well, you wouldn't know it here in Rochester, where at the Bug Jar, no less than six regional metal bands are coming to play this weekend. Nunslaughter, Blizaro, Sarcous, Rabid, Infernal Abyss, and Riley Schillaci all promise a
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If revenge is a dish best served cold, then Shadows Fall's "Retribution" is a disc best played loud. On "Retribution," Shadows Fall continue its tradition of sonically diverse metal, incorporating the band's trademark elements, such as tempo changes, the occasional acoustic flourish, and a wide range of vocals that run
