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Slipknot (band)
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Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. The band was founded in September 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, Gray died on May 24,2010, and was replaced from 2011–2014 by former guitarist Donnie Steele. Jordison left the band on December 12,2013, Steele left during the recording sessions for.5, The Gray Chapter. The band is now touring with replacement musicians Alessandro Venturella on bass, Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style of music, and energetic and chaotic live shows. The band rapidly rose to success following the release of their eponymous album in 1999. The 2001 follow-up album, Iowa, although darker in tone, after another long hiatus, Slipknot released its fifth studio album.5, The Gray Chapter, in 2014. The band has released an album titled 9.0, Live, a compilation album titled Antennas to Hell. In 2015, Slipknot headlined the Download Festival in the UK for the third time, in the years before Slipknot formed, a state of shifting band membership existed throughout the metal scene in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1991, the biggest metal band in Des Moines was Atomic Opera, drummer Joey Jordison founded a thrash metal band called Modifidious, playing at a club called Runway. Modifidious opened for Atomic Opera on December 1,1991, at the Runway, Jordison replaced him with local guitarist Craig Jones. Drummer Shawn Crahan formed another Des Moines band called Heads on the Wall, playing funk metal cover songs at clubs, a fourth Des Moines band called Vexx played death metal with Anders Colsefni on drums, Paul Gray on bass, and Josh Brainard on guitar and vocals. Colsefni later took over vocal duties, but Vexx never recorded, during this time, Crahan often went to the Runway on Sundays when the club opened to all ages, where he met other young musicians with whom he could jam. One of the songs recorded was titled Slipknot, another was titled Painface. In 1993, a new band called Inveigh Catharsis formed in Des Moines, with Gray on bass, Brainard on guitar, Jordison jammed occasionally with this group. Brainard eventually left to join Jordison and Jones in Modifidious, participating in demo recordings at the end of 93, during 1994 Modifidious sometimes played the same shows as Crahans Heads on the Wall band. Gray formed a metal band called Body Pit, soon becoming popular in the local scene. Modifidious stopped playing in the wake of death metals increasing pull, Gray failed to get Jordison to join Body Pit, but soon after he recruited local guitar teacher Mick Thomson, the band broke up. In September 1995, Crahan and Gray started a band named the Pale Ones, the lineup was made up of friends who met through the local music scene, including vocalist Colsefni and guitarist Donnie Steele
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Lewis Black
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Lewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his face and his belligerent comedic style. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion and he hosted the Comedy Central series Lewis Blacks Root of All Evil, and made regular appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart delivering his Back in Black commentary segment. When not on the performing, he resides in Manhattan. He also maintains a residence in Chapel Hill, N. C and he is also a spokesman for the Aruba Tourism Authority, appearing in television ads that first aired in late 2009 and 2010. He was voted 51st of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time by Comedy Central in 2004, he was voted 5th in Comedy Centrals Stand Up Showdown in 2008, Black has served as an ambassador for voting rights for the American Civil Liberties Union, since 2013. Black was born in Washington, D. C. the son of Jeannette, a teacher, and Sam Black and he was raised in a middle-class Jewish family in Silver Spring, Maryland, graduating from Springbrook High School in 1966. Black recounts in his book Nothings Sacred that he scored highly on the section of his SAT exam and later applied to Yale, Princeton, Brown, Amherst, Williams. There, he studied playwriting and was a brother of Pi Lambda Phi International fraternity, after graduating in 1970, he returned to Washington, where he worked at the Appalachian Regional Commission, wrote plays, and performed stand-up comedy at the Brickskeller in Dupont Circle. He earned an MFA degree at the Yale School of Drama in 1977, Blacks career began in theater as a playwright. Also with Rusty Magee, Black wrote the musical The Czar of Rock and Roll, Blacks stand-up comedy began as an opening act for the plays, he was also the master of ceremonies. After a management change at the theater, Black left and began working as a comedian, as well as finding bit parts in television and films. Blacks style of comedy is that of a man who, in dealing with the absurdities of life and his techniques include sarcasm, hyperbole, profanity, shouting and his trademark angry finger-shaking, which bring emphasis to his topics of discussion. He once described his humor as being on the Titanic every single day, Black has described his political affiliation as, Im a socialist, so that puts me totally outside any concept. the Canadians get it. But seriously, most people dont get it, the idea of capping peoples income just scares people. Oh, youre taking money from the rich and these people really need $200 million. Black lists his influences as George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, Bill Hicks, Bob Newhart. In 1998, Black starred in his first comedy special on the series Comedy Central Presents and he starred in two additional episodes of the series in 2000 and 2002
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Killdozer (band)
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Killdozer was an American noise rock band, formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1983, with members Bill Hobson, Dan Hobson and Michael Gerald. They took their name from the 1974 TV movie, directed by Jerry London and they released their first album, Intellectuals are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling Elite, in the same year. The band split in 1990 but reformed in 1993, losing guitarist Bill Hobson and gaining Paul Zagoras and their farewell tour was officially titled Fuck You, We Quit. and included Erik Tunison of Die Kreuzen in place of Dan Hobson on drums and Jeff Ditzenberger on additional guitar. The band released nine albums, including a post-breakup live CD, Killdozer was notable for its slow, grinding song structures and blackly humorous lyrics, growled ominously by singer/guitarist Michael Gerald at the top of his lungs. Many of their songs were disturbing narratives of small-town life gone awry, Killdozer is regarded by many to have helped set the foundation for grunge music, despite that genres association with the city of Seattle. The band also became famous for its songs, an example being Don McLeans American Pie. A version exists on their 1989 all-covers album For Ladies Only, Gerald also did a cover of Jessi Colters Im Not Lisa for the bands 1986 EP Burl, dedicated in loving memory of the still-living-at-the-time Burl Ives. The EP in its entirety can be found on the CD version of their 1994 album Uncompromising War on Art Under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. The band recorded under the Touch and Go Records label during the 1980s and 90s and they toured with or played alongside label mates such as Butthole Surfers, Scratch Acid. The band frequently recorded with producer and fellow Madisonian Butch Vig, steve Albini recorded Killdozers 1995 album God Hears Pleas of the Innocent. Twelve Point Buck was the album that brought Butch Vig to the attention of Kurt Cobain, Killdozer played with all original members at Touch and Go Records 25th anniversary celebration in Chicago, Illinois on September 9,2006. To promote the event, flyers declared Fuck You, We Reunite, harkening back to the name of their farewell tour. Subsequently, in response to the audience at the concert pleading for more Killdozer, Touch, the group has released one full-length album entitled Vanilla Guerilla on the independent Corporate Hell Inc. record label in 2005. Michael Gerald is a lawyer in Los Angeles, California, in 2007, he lent his voice to the New Jersey band Hunchback, for their cover of the Christina Aguilera hit Beautiful, released on their album Pray For Scars. Bill Hobson is a grip in the Los Angeles area and her Mothers Sorrow b/w Short Eyes The Pig Was Cool b/w Unbelievable We Will Crush You 10 Collaboration with Ritual Device Michael Geralds Party Machine Presents
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Stand Up! Records
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Records is an American independent comedy record label founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota by former -ismist Recordings label head Dan Schlissel. Schlissel had released around 70 records with -ismist when his most promising act, Slipknot, the first act was signed to Stand Up. Shortly afterwards, Lewis Black in 1999, all releases from 2000 and 2001 were originally issued by -ismist Recordings, the predecessor to Stand Up. When the titles were repressed, starting in early 2002, the branding was switched to the Stand Up, all titles from 2002 onward were originally issued by Stand Up. Records, unless under license from another label, or bringing an out of print release back into print, SUR010 - Rene Hicks - Lets Roll SUR011 - Maria Bamford - The Burning Bridges Tour SUR012 - The Sklar Bros
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Doug Stanhope
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Douglas Stanhope is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author known for his cynical and controversial comedy style. Stanhope had his own show on Fox called Invasion of Hidden Cameras in 2002. He also was one of the pranksters on Spy TV, in 2003 and 2004, Stanhope co-hosted the fifth and sixth seasons of The Man Show with Joe Rogan. He hosted his own show on SIRIUS Satellite Radio in 2005. That year, Stanhope hosted Girls Gone Wild, America Uncovered, Stanhope established a group of touring comics known as The Unbookables featuring such artists as Andy Andrist, James Inman, and Brendon Walsh, among others. The Unbookables first CD, Morbid Obscenity, also featuring Andrist, Rouse, Lynn Shawcroft and he appeared in the film The Aristocrats, telling a caustic joke to a baby. He appeared alongside Rouse at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 2006 to 5-star reviews from the press, on his opening night he took what was believed to be an ecstasy tablet that was handed to him by a member of the audience. During his Edinburgh performance he included a segment that some regarded as anti-Semitic and he responded in his 2007 Showtime special, No Refunds, by elaborating on the incident. He discussed his book and the philosophy behind it on Penn Jillettes radio show on San Diegos 97.1 FreeFM on November 22,2006. The Showtime special, titled No Refunds, premiered August 3 and was released on DVD August 14 and his live show was voted Best Comedy Performance of the Year by Time Out New York for both 2006 and 2008. His live show was placed in the top 5 of the 20 Best Live Shows of 2009 by Londons The Guardian newspaper, Stanhopes seventh album, From Across The Street, was released on November 24,2009. In 2010, Stanhope aired a series of vignettes during Newswipe with Charlie Brooker in the UK, in 2013 he did the same during Charlie Brookers Weekly Wipe. On November 17,2010, Stanhope signed to rock and metal label Roadrunner Records to launch their new comedy label, on May 3,2011, the album was released, Oslo, Burning The Bridge To Nowhere. In cooperation with the mayor of Reykjavík, comedian Jón Gnarr, Stanhope scheduled a performance in Icelands only maximum security prison, Litla-Hraun, fans who wanted to watch the show would have to commit a crime, for them he invented the Stanhope defense. He had a role in the 2014 Chris Rock film Top Five. On February 16,2013, Stanhope debuted his eponymous podcast, recorded out of his home in Bisbee, in 2014, the Doug Stanhope Podcast was hosted by the All Things Comedy network. Stanhope is a critic of Dr. On August 24, his new special, Beer Hall Putsch, was released exclusively to Netflix, the special was made available on CD on September 17,2013, with a DVD set for November 26,2013
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House of Large Sizes
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House of Large Sizes was an alternative rock band from Cedar Falls, Iowa, in the United States. The bands lineup was primarily Dave Deibler and Barb Schilf, house of Large Sizes released its first recordings in 1987, and officially disbanded on December 20,2003. Deibler and Schilf are married and were the two consistent members of this power trio, Schilf played bass and sang, Deibler played guitar and was lead vocalist. Deibler was the primary songwriter. House of Large Sizes, often abbreviated HOLS, played a style of rock with a driving beat, lots of rhythmic changes, unexpected rests. Although the groups music was unusual, it drew on common influences--punk rock, funk, punk shows itself in the short duration of many HOLS songs. The gut-level emotional energy of the music and the bands DIY ethic also show their punk roots, deviating from the DIY standard, HOLS released one album, My Ass Kicking Life, on Red Decibel/Columbia in 1993. They worked primarily with small labels like WAR and Toxic Shock or released recordings on their own, funk can be heard in Schilf s bass playing and the throbbing, danceable rhythms of the music. Heavy metal elements are present in Deiblers powerful guitar technique and the musical phrases from which the songs are constructed. Deibler and Schilf have continued to make and record music together since HOLS disbanded, the band headlined the Iowa music festival Gross Domestic Product at Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines, IA. The show was 4/13 at 11,30 pm, HOLS also played the 80/35 Music Festival at Gateway Park in Des Moines, IA. The festival was held on the 5th and 6th of July, HOLS on The Secret History Wiki
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Lost Dogs
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Lost Dogs are an American musical supergroup formed in 1991, comprising vocalists, songwriters, and guitarists from multiple Christian alternative rock bands. Their current lineup includes Terry Scott Taylor, Michael Roe, Derri Daugherty, the original lineup included Gene Eugene, who died in 2000. The bands eclectic blending of folk, blues, country, the band released their debut album Scenic Routes in 1992 as a one-time collaboration. Lost Dogs concert performances are filled with jokes and one-liners between the band members. Many Lost Dogs albums include at least one or two cover songs, in March,2000, shortly after the release of their Gift Horse album, Gene Eugene died. In 2004, the band got together with Steve Hindalong to produce an album for their summer tour. The result was entitled MUTT, and included new versions of ten songs originally written. The following year, the band would release the almost entirely instrumental Island Dreams, the Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees, was released July 2006. In 2008, the Lost Dogs traveled down historic Route 66 with cinematographer Jimmy Abegg. The band then wrote and recorded 14 songs inspired by their journey, which was released as Old Angel in May 2010. Via Chicago,2003 DVD Via Chicago,2006 DVD It Came from the Basement
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Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.
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Repeat. is the first release by American metal band Slipknot. Released originally on October 31,1996, it was limited to production of 1,000 copies, the band originally self-distributed some of these copies, but went on to release the remaining units through -ismist Recordings in 1997. Due to its release, the album has become much sought by fans since Slipknots rise in fame. Despite considering it their first album release, the band now considers Mate. Repeat. to be a demo and have evolved and released the majority of the songs on future releases and it was recorded in Des Moines, Iowa, over a period of four months. The music of the album contains many influences including funk, jazz, many of the lyrics and the albums title are derived from the role-playing game Werewolf, The Apocalypse. The songs contain an emphasis on songwriting and melodic themes more than subsequent releases. In late 1995, Slipknot and producer Sean McMahon entered SR Audio, retrospectively, McMahon said that the band was driven because they spent the majority of their time in the studio for the four months it took to produce the album. Slipknot self-financed the production, which came to an estimated $40,000, the band expressed how much of a learning process this time was, being the first time they had recorded their music, specifically the challenge of capturing additional percussion elements. To this problem, Jones moved to full-time sampler and Mick Thomson joined as a guitarist, repeat. was released on October 31,1996 with a release party at The Safari, a local club where the band played many of their earliest gigs. The musical style of Slipknot is constantly contested due to the genres their music covers, however, repeat. is the bands most experimental release and differs significantly from the heavier style for which the band became known. One of the initial aims was to mix many genres of music to achieve their own style. However, there are similarities in the sound of which Slipknot became known. Tracks such as Slipknot, Some Feel and Only One feature a heavy metal influence. Tracks such as Tattered & Torn, Killers Are Quiet and Gently also include the slow, the album implements elements of jazz and funk, although Confessions is the only track on the album dominantly led by these styles. The funk metal song Do Nothing/Bitch Slap is the albums most complex song, combining both of these dominant styles as well as implementing areas of disco, the album also incorporates elements of death metal. The album title and the majority of the lyrics are references to the role-playing game Werewolf, vocalist Anders Colsefni and percussionist Shawn Crahan shared a mutual interest in the game, which largely influenced the band. Colsefni said, The attraction was being able to play a different person, the original pressing of the album was limited to 1,000 copies
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Sicko (album)
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Sicko is the second stand-up comedy album by Doug Stanhope. It was released in 1999 by Stand Up, records and recorded live at The Laff Stop comedy club in Houston, Texas. No Holes Barred -2,36 Mom -6,10 Someones Been Sleeping in My Bed -2,33. *. $%
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The White Album (Lewis Black album)
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The White Album is Lewis Blacks first album, recorded in 1999 at Laugh Lines Comedy Club in Madison, Wisconsin and released on June 1,2000. The cover and title is a reference to the album The Beatles, a limited vinyl edition of 450 was released on white vinyl by -ismist Recordings. The CD version of the features a hidden track, which was originally available separately under the title Revolver. Once Revolver appeared to be close to out of print, it was incorporated as a hidden track, the track can be heard by playing the beginning of track one and then using the rewind/search button to go back 21,15. Early pressings of the CD, prior to 2005, did not include a track at all. The first pressing of CDs on the original -ismist Recordings imprint were missing one track, the label offered a free copy of the fixed CD to people who had purchased the original pressing for several years. This article is actually a hoax, the Democrat-Gazette publicly denies that it ever printed such a story and has set up a webpage to address the distribution of the fake article
