Probably the first album to successfully merge the seemingly disparate sounds of rap and heavy metal, Rage Against the Machine's self-titled debut was groundbreaking enough when released in 1992, but many would argue that it has yet to be surpassed in terms of influence and sheer brilliance -- though countless bands have certainly tried. This is probably because the uniquely combustible creative relationship between guitar wizard Tom Morello and literate rebel vocalist Zack de la Rocha could only ...   [ read more ]

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?When Seattle grunge went mainstream, it was only a matter of time before the ripple effect was felt in regions other than the Pacific Northwest. The Georgia-based quintet Collective Soul -- along with fellow inheritors of the now commercially lucrative post-grunge landscape like Live, Bush, and Candlebox -- developed the genre into a more succinct brand of angst, turning the sonic cacophony of bands like Mudhoney and the Melvins into radio-friendly hard rock.Collective Soul (whose name borrowed from a li...   [ read more ]

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Planet µ's label roster (under various aliases) deliver wacky cover versions of classic tunes! Follow up to the previous NME Single Of The Week and classic "Criminal" EP of November 2000. Since then, the style (bastard pop? no thanks) has blown up in popularity but down in quality with any old rap/r&b/pop a capella over either an eighties classic or a nu-metal riff being the accepted norm (with the honourable exception of osymyso). This time the tracks are more cover versions than DSP fuck-ups or a capella...   [ read more ]

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