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<title>Kid Rock</title>
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<description><![CDATA[After spending a decade toiling in obscurity and releasing a handful of albums that went nowhere, Kid Rock &#8212; Detroit's self-proclaimed "American Bad Ass" &#8212; spiked the title track of his forth album, 1998's <I>Devil without a Cause</I>, with a bold declaration: "I'm going platinum!" With the white trash rap/rock anthem "Bawitdaba" and a star-making performance at Woodstock '99, he delivered on his promise. But within a decade, Rock had made the total transformation into a classic rock singer when his 2007 album <I>Rock N Roll Jesus</I> debuted at Number One.
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He was born Robert James Ritchie on Jan. 15, 1971, in Romeo, Michigan, a small, rural town north of the Detroit metro area, where his father owned a Lincoln-Mercury dealership. While growing up, he frequently clashed with his father, whom he blamed for being a workaholic, resulting in Ritchie's leaving home on multiple occasions as a teenager. He experimented with drugs and occasionally sold crack for spending money, but his primary focus was music. Though raised on his parents' classic rock & roll albums (Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Seger, etc.), Ritchie was equally interested in hip-hop. He formed his own break-dance crew, the Furious Funksters, and refined his scratching skills. Before long, he was DJ'ing and rapping at clubs and parties throughout the Detroit area, slowly building a reputation that led to a deal with Jive Records.
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His 1990 debut, <I>Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast</I>, netted Kid Rock an opening spot on an Ice Cube tour and sparked controversy when the FCC threatened to fine a college radio station $23,750 for playing the album's homage to oral sex, "Yo-Da-Lin in the Valley." The fine was eventually dropped and so was Kid Rock; <I>Grits Sandwiches</I> had failed to sell enough to keep Jive's interest. He then signed to the indie label Continuum, which released 1993's <I>The Polyfuze Method</I> and the 1994 heavy metal-leaning EP <I>Fire It Up</I>. Both failed to reach an audience beyond Rock's local Detroit following. Undaunted, Kid Rock borrowed $8,500 from his father to set up his own label, Top Dog, and self-released his third full-length album, <I>Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp</I>, in 1996. The album sold enough for Kid Rock to attract the attention of Atlantic Records.
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<I>Devil without a Cause</I> (Number Four, 1999) was slow out of the gate but began a steady climb up the Billboard 200 as rock radio and MTV picked up on the album's hybrid rap/metal singles "I Am the Bullgod" (Number 31 Mainstream Rock) and "Bawitdaba" (Number 10 Modern Rock). A third single, "Cowboy" (which threw dirty Southern rock and country elements into the mix), went to Number Five on the Modern Rock chart and Number 82 on the Hot 100. In 1999 &#8212; ten years after his debut album &#8212; Kid Rock was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy. (He lost to Christina Aguilera.)
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<I>The History of Rock</I> (Number Two, 2000) featured remixed and rerecorded versions of tracks culled from his pre-Atlantic career and a couple of new tracks. He also announced plans to issue various projects by members of his Twisted Brown Trucker Band on his Atlantic-distributed Top Dog label, beginning with <I>Double Wide</I> (2000) by his DJ, Uncle Kracker. An album was also planned for his sidekick, Joe C. (born Joseph Calleja), but the diminutive, 26-year-old rapper, who suffered from the digestive disorder celiac disease, died in his sleep on November 16, 2000.
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The following year Rock released <I>Cocky</I> (Number Three, 2001), his official follow-up to <I>Devil Without a Cause</I>, which featured a mix of rap/rock, Southern rock and country-tinged material. That year, he began talking up his love of country music and Southern rock, and appeared with Hank Williams Jr. on an episode of CMT's Crossroads show. Like <I>Devil Without a Cause</i>, though, <I>Cocky</I>'s sales were sluggish at first. But by the time he released its biggest single &#8212; a duet with Sheryl Crow on the country-rock ballad "Picture" (Number Four, 2003) &#8212; the album went on to sell more than four million copies. "Picture," which also reached Number 21 on the Hot Country singles chart, signaled a major change in style for the rap/rocker.
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When he returned with the self-titled <I>Kid Rock</I> (Number Eight, 2004), his transformation into a classic rocker was complete. The album spawned three Top Forty Mainstream Rock hits—a cover of Bad Company's mid-Seventies rock hit "Feel Like Makin' Love" (Number 33, 2004), "I Am" (Number 28, 2004) and "Jackson, Mississippi" (Number 14, 2004)—as well as the Number 50 Hot Country single "Single Father." After much touring, his rock band Kid Rock & the Twisted Brown Trucker Band released <I>Live Trucker</I> (Number 12, 2006), a performance set whose cover paid homage to Detroit rock legend Bob Seger's 1976 album, <I>Live Bullet</I>. Kid Rock returned the following year with <I>Rock N Roll Jesus</I> (Number One, 2007), which yielded the singles "Amen" (Number 11 Mainstream Rock, Number 27 Modern Rock, 2007) and "So Hott" (Number Two Mainstream Rock, Number 13 Modern Rock, 2007). He has said he will return to his hip-hop roots on his next album, following a side project with Run-DMC's Rev. Run.
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Kid Rock's extramusical affairs have often eclipsed his music. In 2001, he began an on-again-off-again relationship with Pamela Anderson, whom he married in 2006 and then promptly divorced five months later. He's been arrested a number of times on assault and battery charges, including a 2005 incident in which he punched a DJ at a strip club, and a pair of 2007 incidents in which he was in a fight in an Atlanta Waffle House, and a more public dust-up when he and Motley Crue drummer (and former Anderson husband) Tommy Lee got into a scuffle at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony.
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<title>Hollywood Undead</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By throwing together a kitchen-sink mix of hip-hop, metal and pop punk, Hollywood Undead update the sound of '90s rapcore acts like Insane Clown Posse and Korn. It's hardly groundbreaking, but it works -- they've won wide adoration from MySpace crowds, who have helped them break out of the social networking site and into mainstream pop culture on the strength of their singles. Hollywood Undead became the first act to sign on with MySpace Records in 2005, wearing hockey masks that introduced the band's puzzling public image -- another imitative nod to Insane Clown Posse. After a number of personnel changes (all of which happened behind the shroud of their veiled identity), the core duo of Deuce and J-Dog put together a lineup for live gigs in 2008. That same year Hollywood Undead signed to a major and released their debut, the encouragingly titled <i>Swan Songs</i>.
- Nate Cavalieri]]></description>
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<title>Rage Against the Machine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rage Against the Machine's militant political stance straddles an equally militant sound. Furious riffs churn out of Tom Morello's guitar and dive into grinding psychedelics -- the American music of opposition. But these are the sounds of a culture that is too angry for '60s passive resistance. The wah-wah pedal is a call to action. The urgency of Zack de la Rocha's frantic podium rants are taken out of the riot directing bullhorn and put into percussive rap poetics. Key to RATM's appeal is their fusion of some of America's most political musical movements: the liberation sounds of funk, the anarchistic resistance of punk, the angry alienation of metal, and the urban exasperation of hip-hop creating a revolutionary synergy on all four studio albums. De La Rocha left the band in 2000 to pursue a solo career while his bandmates went on to form Audioslave with Chris Cornell of Soundgarden on vocals. In 2007, Rage were received with open arms as they re-grouped and returned to performing and politicking.
- Marc Kate]]></description>
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<title>Limp Bizkit</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:01 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the new leaders of the rapcore movement, Florida's Limp Bizkit had a solid underground following long before they were signed to Interscope in 1997. They have a singular approach to psychedelic guitars overdriven past the point of corrosive distortion into the realm of aural punishment, flanked by harsh funk basslines and hip-hop beats. Aggressive rap vocals occasionally venture into whiteboy soul-isms.]]></description>
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<title>P.O.D.</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Formed in 1992 in San Diego, CA, this Christian nu-metal quartet, whose name stands for "Payable on Death," first broke onto the mainstream scene at the peak of rapcore's moment in 1999. Massive hits "Southtown" and "Rock The Party" off their first platinum record <I>The Fundamental Elements of Southtown</I> set the pace for vocalist Sonny Sandoval, guitarist Marcos Curiel, bassist Traa Daniels and drummer Wuv Bernardo's career to follow. Sonically, super-slick production helps these god-fearing SoCal boys create a tidal wave of sound with hip-hop-rhythmed choruses rising over screaming guitars, growling vocals and pounding drumbeats. After 15+ years together, P.O.D. are still going strong, with a new album due out in spring 2008.
- Jen Guyre]]></description>
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<title>Insane Clown Posse</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It was probably only a matter of time before Detroit's ICP contributed to a WCW music compilation -- they themselves could pass for a wrestling tag team. Insane Clowns Violent J. and Shaggy 2 Dope body-slam listeners with a brutally fierce distortion-fest that features acid-soaked bass, industrial-grade synthesizers, and devilishly sinister rap lyrics.
- Alex Henning]]></description>
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<title>Fort Minor</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:26 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A solo project from Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, Fort Minor's <I>The Rising
Tide</I> album was entirely written and produced by him, with executive
backing from his homie Jay-Z. While not as aggro as the stuff he does with
his primary crew, it still maintains that heavy sound, fusing rock-tinged
drums and guitar riffs with Timbaland/Neptune-style synth squiggles. The
record also touches on unique issues; one song addresses Japanese
internment camps during WWII, while another was inspired by a Robert
Altman film.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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<title>Bloodhound Gang</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania quintet combine the adolescent humor of early Beasties with the Funk Rock tone of mid-1990s Rapcore. Crunchy guitars and furious drums back Jimmy Pop Ali's shout-raps about weed, beer and assorted sexploits. Their proudly obnoxious style won them major airplay for a minute, though once Kid Rock and Eminem blew up, all but the most loyal fans pretty much forgot about the Bloodhound Gang. They released their third LP <i>Hooray For Boobies</i> in 2000, and returned five years later with <i>Hefty Fine</i>, but failed to match the commercial impact of their earlier work.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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<title>Kottonmouth Kings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hailing from the sunny suburban realm of Orange County, Calif., Kottonmouth Kings deliver catchy rapcore detailing their party-hearty lifestyles. While their music combines elements of funk, metal, reggae, punk and ska, the crew's spirited rhymes stick to familiar themes -- smoking weed and getting drunk.]]></description>
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<title>Alien Ant Farm</title>
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<category>Alt Metal</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:47:20 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the early 2000s, Alien Ant Farm were among a handful of bands that rose to massive -- if brief -- prominence as the limelight was captured by a post-Creed form of metal that appealed to the kids, didn't offend any parents and ultimately sounded good on the radio. Papa Roach (who helped break A.A.F.), Mudvayne, Puddle of Mud and A.A.F. themselves (among others) formed a heavily made-up/bizarrely coiffed group of semi-metal rock bands that dominated late-night talk-show spots, contributed to film and video-game soundtracks and provided the wrestling world with theme music galore. In 2001, on the heels of Papa Roach's unforeseen overnight success, Alien Ant Farm became equally huge on the strength of their cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal." The album, <i>ANThology</i>, sold a million copies, but the sales of 2003's follow-up, <i>truANT</I>, were not so robust; to make matters worse, the band's DreamWorks label went under in 2005. A third album, <i>3rd Draft</i>, that was slated for release by the label was shelved. That album eventually appeared as <I>Up in the Attic</i>, released by Universal Music Group in 2006.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>Dope</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:53 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Industrial-strength heavy metal with electronic beats and gurgling vocals. This roiling mixture of rap, hard-edged electronica and death metal works best on a cover of the N.W.A. classic "F*ck the Police."]]></description>
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<title>Mindless Self Indulgence</title>
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<category>Industrial Metal</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The wild stage antics of Mindless Self Indulgence front man "Urine" caught the attention of Insane Clown Posse and earned the band the opening slot on their 1999-2000 tour. In the studio, MSI race through minute-or-so, industrially mutated hip-hop/metal tunes. Their off-center cover of Method Man's "Bring the Pain" went off like a pipe bomb in the face of new metal, leaving it pocked with shards of burning irony.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<title>(hed) pe</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:53 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[SoCal pioneers eschew the traditional method of throwing a few rhymes over a Metal band, creating their own blend of rap and Punk in the process. A heavy Funk influence, strong hip-hop beats and a DJ comprise the sound they have dubbed "G Punk."
- Michael Ansaldo]]></description>
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<title>Street Sweeper Social Club</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:00:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[After going the acoustic route as the Nightwatchman, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave) decided to go back to his electric roots, recruiting a prime candidate to get behind the mic, the Coup's Boots Riley. Both men's careers in and out of music make for some impressive stats: Morello is a Harvard graduate, a winner of multiple Grammys and the founder of Axis of Justice, a grassroots social justice organization; Riley is the leader of acclaimed Oakland hip-hop group the Coup and is an active community organizer in his hometown. The two not only have a wealth of experience under their belt, they also have an explosive synergy together that comes off as a visceral rally between Riley's quick-witted rhymes and Morello's rapid, shrieking guitar attacks. Street Sweeper Social Club debuted as openers for Jane's Addiction and Nine Inch Nails on their 2009 tour (echoing the early '90s Lollapalooza scene) to help reel in fans before the release of their self-titled first full-length, which features another star: Galactic's Stanton Moore on drums.
- Stephanie Benson]]></description>
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<title>Nonpoint</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:20 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hoarse-throated rapcore from Florida. High-volume anger and intensity belted out with rolling funk lines and wailing guitar.
- Marc Kate]]></description>
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<title>Project 86</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:01:05 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Project 86 play dark, aggressive nu-metal with hints of alt rock and occasionally complex progressions. The band first came together in Orange County, California in 1996 as a four-piece and quickly rose to the top of the (surprisingly fertile) Christian metal niche. The band caught the ear of Marilyn Manson, who helped boost Project's visibility at Atlantic Records and angled their music into a few key soundtrack spots. After getting dropped during Atlantic's 2003 reshuffling, Project 86 signed to their original label, Christian-leaning Tooth & Nail. They released their fourth album <i>...And the Rest Shall Follow</i> in 2005.
- Jonathan Zwickel]]></description>
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<title>Twiztid</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Soulfly</title>
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<category>Alt Metal</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:24:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This ferocious band combs a territory similar to young Metal gods Korn and Limp Bizkit: ultra-heavy, semi-funky riffs played through a mammoth amount of distortion with shouted and grunted vocals. You wouldn't expect a conversion to Lite Rock from a former Sepultura frontman, would you?
- Will Lerner]]></description>
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<title>One Day As A Lion</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:03:57 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[After Rage Against the Machine broke up in 2000, Zack de la Rocha began to turn his solo ambitions into reality, but the result was a bunch of unreleased recordings. While the rest of the band went on to form Audioslave with Chris Cornell, Rage fans wondered what became of the feisty frontman. After a few collaborations and a reunion with RATM in 2007, de la Rocha finally set out on a new project, One Day as a Lion, with former Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore. The name is taken from a 1970 photograph by George Rodriguez that shows the graffiti declaration "It's better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb." With that in mind, clearly de la Rocha is not attempting to calm his angst under a new name. Mixing a few echo effects with bombastic beats by Theodore and blowhorn raps about war and social injustice by de la Rocha, One Day as a Lion is like a minimalist RATM without Tom Morello's signature guitar gymnastics. As their 2008 debut proves, even with a new band, there's still plenty of raging against the machine.
- Stephanie Benson]]></description>
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<title>AC/DC Tribute Band</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:04 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Otep</title>
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<category>Alt Metal</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:54:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Molotov</title>
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<category>Latin Rock</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As the Latin American proxy to Rage Against The Machine, Mexican rock/rap outfit Molotov formed in Mexico City in 1995 and are known for aggressive guitar-based rock fusions and outspoken politics. Their controversial debut, <i>Â¿Donde Jugaran las ninas?</i>, appeared in 1997 and over the next decade they've earned multi-platinum sales in Chile, Mexico, and the United States.
- Nate Cavalieri]]></description>
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<title>Zebrahead</title>
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<category>Funk Metal</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:59:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Lynch Mob</title>
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<category>Hard Rock</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:21:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Still known to most as the original lead guitarist in '80s metal band Dokken, George Lynch (a.k.a. "Mr. Scary") struck out on his own at the top of the '90s with his own band, the Lynch Mob. This proved only one thing: that Dokken's magic laid with the synergy of Lynch's fleet-fingered fury, and singer Don Dokken's soaring vocal. The Lynch Mob limped their way through a few albums and then, for a while, nothing. Lynch still appeared in ads for guitar clinics and his signature "Screamin' Demon" guitar pickups. A "where are they now" serial found Lynch keeping a low profile in Arizona, transforming himself into a professional bodybuilder. Funny thing about the phoenix -- you can't keep it down for long. So here is the latest incarnation of the Lynch Mob, with a redirected emphasis on powered grooves and a new lead singer who doesn't even try to capture Don Dokken's leather-lunged emoting; instead, singer Kirk Harper takes his cues from Rap Metal vocalists like Rage Against the Machine's Zack de la Rocha and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst. Lynch can be found, still widdling away, a little deeper in the mix.
- Howard Myint]]></description>
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<title>Esham</title>
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<category>Midwestern Rap/Hip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:39:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A Detroit emcee credited with launching the movement known as "overcore," "acid-rap," "horrorcore," or simply "wicket sh*t," Esham has been putting out over-the-top extreme-rap for over ten years. In addition to running his own label, he's also a member of Natas, with Mastamind and T-N-T. Esham's graphic style and blood-drenched rhymes have influenced everyone from Eminem to Necro to ICP, and his vast body of work contains over 25 albums.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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<title>Spineshank</title>
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<category>Alt Metal</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:05:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Riffs hit you in the jaw while desperate screams scratch at your eyes with animal ferocity. They may seem utterly terrifying, but show them a little affection and they'll soften right up.
- Doug Russell]]></description>
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<title>Biohazard</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The soundtrack to <i>Judgment Night</i> (1993) was a life-changing experience for many people, demonstrating how the symbiotic genres of Metal and Hardcore Rap could be brought together. Biohazard's joint with Onyx was one of that album's centerpieces -- a raging, trigger-happy diatribe straight outta Brooklyn. Biohazard was one of the first and finest Metal acts to butt heads with rap by pioneering the percussive guitar chops, hustled vocal delivery and bomb-dropping bass riffs that Korn, Limp Bizkit and countless others have since made their own. Their intensity has remained undiminished over the years, and the chip on their shoulder seems to have only grown.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<title>Control Machete</title>
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<category>Latin Rap/Hip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 02:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Control Machete is Mexico's first hip-hop band to find success outside of their native country. Lyrics dealing with the experiences of illegal immigrants, popular culture, and drugs are set to the kind upbeat production reminiscent of early Cypress Hill.
- Linda Ryan]]></description>
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<title>Body Count</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:42:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the first acts to fuse the musical ferocity of Metal with the lyrical intensity of rap, Body Count burst onto the scene in 1991. Their controversial track "Cop Killer" ignited furious protests and led to them getting dropped from their label. Despite their bad role-model image, or perhaps because of it, Ice-T and the rest of the crew became quite popular with their unique sound. Thunderous drums and blistering guitar riffs backed the OG's confrontational lyricism, addressing issues like racism, drug addiction, murder and censorship. The group continued to record and tour throughout the nineties; their third album <i>Violent Demise: Last Days</i> was released in 1997.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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<title>Stuck Mojo</title>
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<category>Funk Metal</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:48 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Aggressive rap metal topped with fuzzy, funky bass, rap vocal exchanges, hard as nails rhythms, and samples. Stuck Mojo helped to establish the new school of metal by loosening the old stritctures and incorporating elements from hip-hop, Industrial and Hardcore Punk. Y2K's <I>Declaration of a Headhunter</I> is a belliegerent, politically outspoken record that never loses sight of catchiness and confident songcraft.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<title>40 Below Summer</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:33:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Powerhouse Rapcore with killer guitars and freaked-out, paranoid vocals. Spluttering, schizoid mayhem is tempered only by occasional melodic breaks. These guys take the initial ideas presented by their influences and grind them down to a pulp, making a band like Korn sound like the light-weight mainstreamers that they are.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>OPM</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:12 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Orange 9mm</title>
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<category>Funk Metal</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:39:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Revved-up Rap-Metal act assaults with high energy waves of distorted guitars, overdriven, screaming vocals, distort-o-bass, and linear, funky rhythms to rawk you. Angry music for an angry world.]]></description>
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<title>Trik Turner</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:30:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Somewhere between Tupac and Soundgarden lies Trik Turner, kicking out soft raps on sentimental themes, then delivering nervy raw takes on drug addiction. The surprise in this band is the occasional legit-sounding raps and a general authenticity of emotion lacking from so much of the genre.
- Mark Murrmann]]></description>
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<title>2 Skinnee J's</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:34:29 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Together since 1993, 2 Skinnee J's were one of the first groups to marry the lyrical power of rap with sonics of power-riffing guitars. And although the Rapcore sound is quite common these days, 2 Skinnee J's take is way more old school than any of the Limp Bizkit wannabes currently clogging up the radio airwaves. These guys charm with clever lyrical rhymes delivered expertly, then suck you in with huge, anthemic choruses. Songs are dotted with Cars-esque keys and enough outer space sounds to make George Clinton feel right at home.
- Linda Ryan]]></description>
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<title>Steriogram</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:32:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Insolence</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:26:51 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Quarashi</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:16:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Borialis</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:34:25 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Aaron Lewis</title>
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<category>Alt Metal</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:13:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Primer 55</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:36:20 -0700</pubDate>
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<rhap:artist xmlns:rhap="rhap">Primer 55</rhap:artist>
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<description><![CDATA[There's cold cruelty under the harsh but observed guitar noise of Primer 55. Crisp Industrial beats and processed screaming vocals.]]></description>
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<title>E.Town Concrete</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:25:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Not content to simply rap into the mic, E.Town Concrete take their shouted lyrics and spit them right into your face, then turn up their amps to eleven and use them to try to knock you over. They're probably one of the few bands that have a sound that lends itself to both street credibility and mosh pit reverence.
- Kali Holloway]]></description>
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<title>Lifer</title>
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<category>Hard Rock</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:13:13 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A five man crew from Pennsylvania, Lifer got their start as a cover band who won an MTV contest for their rendition of Limp Bizkit's "Nookie." Now performing all original material, Lifer lay down heavy guitar riffs and raucous drum fills, peppered with occasional token turntable action. Lyrically, they switch between melodramatic, tormented artist vocals a la Creed (and/or the mid-'90s grunge heads that came before Creed) and the attitude-laden shout-rapping preferred by Fred Durst and co.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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<title>Natas</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:33:53 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Shootyz Groove</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:36:14 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Yet another '90s band fusing the genres of rap and Metal. However, Shootyz Groove tend to take a less aggressive approach than, say, Limp Bizkit, focusing more on grooves and rhymes than volume.
- Doug Russell]]></description>
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<title>Candiria</title>
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<category>Metalcore</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:01:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Combines the potent power chords of Grindcore with spitfire raps and complicated, avant jazz song structures. Rather than softening up, the band's sound just keeps growing more dense, turgid, and angry with each release. Extreme urban music that is intelligent and experimental without compromising one whit of savagery.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<title>Marz</title>
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<category>Funk Metal</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:57:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Together with ex-Ministry cronies drummer Rey Washam and guitarist Louis Svitek, former Ministry guitarist Zlato Hukic takes an industrial razor to rap rock. Tracks pair steely beats and distorted guitars with nasal musings on female body parts.
- Jennifer Maerz]]></description>
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<title>Methods of Mayhem</title>
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<category>Rapcore</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 2 May 2009 10:11:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The venerable Tommy Lee proves that he's more than just a hard hitting drummer and husband, using his newfound rapping skills over Hard Rock tracks. He's assisted by the Beastie Boys' Mixmaster Mike, Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Lil' Kim and members of Limp Bizkit and Crystal Method.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Aztlan Underground</title>
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<category>Latin Rap/Hip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:21:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Six-man crew from SoCal deliver political rhymes atop heavy guitars, live drums and exotic percussion. Lyrics about revolution and uprising are complemented by scratching and flutes.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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<title>Puya</title>
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<category>Latin Rock</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:35:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Imagine the illegitimate lovechild of Santana and Rage Against the Machine. Fierce riffs, bright horns and Salsa-fied percussion meet up with funky drumming and rapped Spanish choruses.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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