CD Reviews
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
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When you've been through as long and storied a career as the members of KMFDM have, you know how to create awesome music. Sascha Konietzko dubs KMFDM's sound "the ultra-heavy beat" for a reason. Equal parts boot-stomping techno-dance electronics and head-thrashing heavy metal guitars, KMFDM is also no stranger to
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Straight out of New Orleans, metal supergroup Down is coming up to make your head thrash around. Formed by members of no less than four other metal acts - Pantera, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, and EyeHateGod - who all happened to live in New Orleans at the time, Down bring
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As you read this, the season of fall encroaches upon us. The days get shorter and the temperatures get colder. So what do you do in the face of the encroaching darkness? Party, of course! And there's no better party to celebrate darkness than the DJ Darkwave Festival at the
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With three stages worth of music, and at least six bands scheduled to play on each stage, odds are you'll find at least one band worth your attention at this weekend's Fairport Music Festival. Genres run the gamut from indie rock to blues, funk, classic rock, and even a little
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Lots of band members, scary masks, and metal music that focuses on being as psychotic and frightening as possible - if this sounds similar to Slipknot, well, that's because these are the guys that Slipknot supposedly shamelessly copied from. Having been around before Slipknot, Mushroomhead have a broader and more
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This tour certainly promises to deliver on its title, with nothing less than an army of metal bands on the front line here in the war against not-loud music. In this battalion of supersonic soldiers trained in audio warfare are such acts as Devil Driver, Emmure, Despised Icon, My Children
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I personally don't know many video game-oriented geeks out there who listen to hip-hop, but hip-hop musician Raheem Jarbo, better known as Random, may very well increase that number here in Rochester. His techno-edged, politically conscious music will most definitely have your head nodding to the rhythm, geek or not.
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Rave Harder Productions, formerly known as Party Wright Productions and responsible for such rave events as "Cornucopia" and "Rawr! Dinosaur Rave," are at it again, bringing us a fantasy-themed rave in Unicorns vs Dragons. Since the theme is a gentle fantasy creature versus a fiercer one, the electronic music choices
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If you like your electronic DJs the way you like your beer - Canadian - then DJ Deko-ze is for you. Deko-ze has spread his brand of electronica all across the northern border, having played at almost every major Canadian nightclub from Saskatchewan to Toronto, where he now resides. In
