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Gastonia, North Carolina
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Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is also the second largest satellite city of the Charlotte area, the population was 71,741 at the 2010 Census. Gastonia is the 13th largest city in North Carolina and it is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, officially designated the Charlotte Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gastonia has experienced growth, with a population increase between 2000 and 2010 of nearly 8. 2%, according to the U. S. Census Bureau. Gastonia is named for William Gaston, member of the North Carolina Supreme Court, wilson House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Loray Mill strike of 1929 in Gastonia, was one of the most notable strikes in the history of the United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 50.7 square miles, of which 50.5 square miles is land and 0.23 square miles. Gastonia occupies 14% of the area of Gaston County. As of 2010, there were 71,741 people,27,770 households, the population density was 1,420.6 people per square mile. There were 31,238 housing units at a density of 618.6 per square mile. The racial composition of the city was 63. 0% White,27. 8% Black or African American,1. 3% Asian,0. 4% Native American,5. 2% some other race, and 2. 2% two or more races. 9. 6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino American of any race,27. 1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9. 7% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52, and the family size was 3.05. In the city, the population was out with 24. 7% under the age of 18,8. 9% from 18 to 24,26. 5% from 25 to 44,26. 3% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38.0 years, for every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males, in 2011 the estimated median income for a household in the city was $36,881, and the median income for a family was $44,576. Male full-time workers had an income of $38,151 versus $29,590 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,277,20. 9% of the population and 18. 3% of families were below the poverty line
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Jacksonville, Florida
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Jacksonville is a seaport city and the seat of Duval County, Florida, United States. With an estimated 868,031 residents as of 2015, Jacksonville is the most populous city in both the state of Florida and the southeastern United States. It is estimated to be the 12th most populous city in the United States and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Jacksonville metropolitan area has a population of 1,603,497 and is the 34th largest in the United States and fourth largest in the state of Florida. The city is situated on the banks of the St. Johns River, in the First Coast region of North Florida, prior to European settlement, the Jacksonville area was inhabited by Native American people known as the Timucua. In 1564, the French established the colony of Fort Caroline at the mouth of the St. Johns River. In 1822, a year after the United States gained Florida from Spain, Jacksonville is the cultural, commercial and financial center of North Florida. A major military and civilian deep-water port, the citys riverine location supports two United States Navy bases and the Port of Jacksonville, Floridas third largest seaport. The two US Navy bases, Blount Island Command and the nearby Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Jacksonville is also home to several colleges and universities, including University of North Florida, Jacksonville University and Florida State College at Jacksonville. The area of the city of Jacksonville has been inhabited for thousands of years. In the 16th century, the beginning of the era, the region was inhabited by the Mocama. At the time of contact with Europeans, all Mocama villages in present-day Jacksonville were part of the powerful chiefdom known as the Saturiwa, centered around the mouth of the St. Johns River. One early map shows a village called Ossachite at the site of what is now downtown Jacksonville, French Huguenot explorer Jean Ribault charted the St. Johns River in 1562 calling it the River of May because he discovered it in May. Ribault erected a column near present-day Jacksonville claiming the newly discovered land for France. In 1564, René Goulaine de Laudonnière established the first European settlement, Fort Caroline, philip II of Spain ordered Pedro Menéndez de Avilés to protect the interest of Spain by attacking the French presence at Fort Caroline. On September 20,1565, a Spanish force from the nearby Spanish settlement of St. Augustine attacked Fort Caroline, the Spanish renamed the fort San Mateo, and following the ejection of the French, St. Augustines position as the most important settlement in Florida was solidified. The location of Fort Caroline is subject to debate but a reconstruction of the fort was established on the St. Johns River in 1964. Spain ceded Florida to the British in 1763 after the French and Indian War, the British introduced the cultivation of sugar cane, indigo and fruits as well the export of lumber
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Nu metal
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Nu metal is a form of alternative metal that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk and grunge. Nu metal bands have drawn elements and influences from a variety of musical styles, Nu metal rarely features guitar solos, the genre is heavily syncopated and based on guitar riffs. Many nu metal guitarists use seven-string guitars that are down-tuned to play a heavier sound, DJs are occasionally featured in nu metal to provide instrumentation such as sampling, turntable scratching and electronic backgrounds. Vocal styles in nu metal include singing, rapping, screaming and growling, Nu metal is one of the key genres of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Nu metal became popular in the late 1990s with bands and artists such as Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, many heavy metal fans have criticized nu metal, and do not regard it as true heavy metal. Many nu metal musicians have rejected the nu metal label and also have rejected being labeled as heavy metal, Nu metal is also known as nü-metal and aggro-metal. It is a subgenre of alternative metal, MTV states that the early nu metal group Korn arrived in 1993 into the burgeoning alternative metal scene, which would morph into nü-metal the way college rock became alternative rock. Stereogum has similarly claimed that nu metal was a outgrowth of the Lollapalooza-era alt-metal scene. Nu metal merges elements of metal music with elements of other music genres such as grunge, hip hop, funk. Nu metal bands also are influenced by and use elements of genres of metal music such as death metal, rap metal, groove metal, funk metal, alternative metal. Some nu metal bands such as Static-X and Dope made nu metal music elements of industrial metal. Nu metal music is heavily syncopated and is based mostly on guitar riffs, mid-song bridges and a general lack of guitar solos contrasts it with other genres of heavy metal. N its efforts to tune down and simplify riffs, nu-metal effectively drove a stake through the heart of the guitar solo. Another contrast with other metal genres is nu metals emphasis on rhythm, rather than on complexity or mood. The wah pedal is occasionally featured in nu metal music, Nu metal guitar riffs occasionally are similar to death metal guitar riffs. Nu metal bassists and drummers are often influenced by funk and hip hop, respectively, blast beats, which are common in heavy metal subgenres such as black metal and death metal, are extremely rare in nu metal. sound a Mack truck being crushed by a collapsing skyscraper. Some nu metal bands use seven-string guitars that are generally down-tuned, likewise, some bass guitarists use five-string and six-string instruments. Bass guitar-playing in nu metal often features an emphasis on elements such as slap bass, a percussive style of playing in which the thumb slaps the low strings
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Rap rock
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Rap rock is a music genre that fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rocks most popular subgenres include rap metal and rapcore, which include heavy metal and hardcore punk-oriented influences, one of the earliest examples would be The Magnificent Seven by The Clash, which fused new wave, hip hop, and funk. AllMusic describes rap metal as having big, lurching beats and heavy, heavy riffs that occasionally, Allmusic also states that the rhythms of rap rock are rooted in that of hip hop, with more funk influences than normal hard rock. Hed PE, which punk rock with hip hop, sometimes incorporates reggae. According to Rolling Stone writer Rob Kemp, Incubus 1997 album S. C. I. E. N. C. E, links funk metal to the rap metal. Kottonmouth Kings perform a style which they refer to as psychedelic hip-hop punk rock. Kid Rock incorporates country and Southern rock influences, and is backed by a 10 piece band, while Everlast fuses blues and rock with hip hop, performing with a live band that includes a DJ. An example of rap rock is the album Collision Course, its a collaboration between the rapper Jay Z and the band Linkin Park, the lyrical themes of rap rock vary. Although many nu metal bands incorporate hip hop beats, rap rock bands are always fronted by rappers, Rock bands generally not associated with rap rock have experimented with hip hop influences, including rapping. Such bands have included Blondie, Rush, Beck and Cake, many rappers have been noted for a prominent use of samples derived from rock songs, including Eminem, Ice-T, The Fat Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Whodini, Vanilla Ice, and Esham. In 1983, KISS released the song All Hells Breakin Loose on the album Lick It Up with singer Paul Stanley rapping the verses, collaborated with Aerosmith on a remake of the latters earlier song, Walk This Way, first released in 1975. Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist Anthony Kiedis employed rapping on the bands 1984 self-titled debut album as well as subsequent releases, in a 2002 interview with Penthouse, Kiedis stated We were early in creating the combination of hardcore funk with hip-hop-style vocals. We became, maybe, an inspiration to Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, beastie Boys, formerly a hardcore punk group, began working in the hip hop genre, their 1986 debut album, Licensed to Ill, largely featured a rock-based sound. The three aforementioned artists all collaborated with producer Rick Rubin, who is credited with creating the rap rock genre. In 1989, Tone-Lōcs Wild Thing off of his debut album, Public Enemys track, She Watch Channel Zero. Features Chuck D rapping over a riff from the Slayer song Angel of Death, rap rock began to enter the mainstream arena in the 1990s. American rock bands such as 311, 24-7 Spyz, Faith No More and Rage Against the Machine fused rock, simultaneously, British bands like Pop Will Eat Itself and Senser were similarly shaping the genre across Europe. The soundtrack for the 1993 film Judgment Night featured 11 collaborations between hip hop and rock musicians, urban Dance Squad mixed funk, heavy metal, hip hop and punk
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Shrapnel Records
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Shrapnel Records is a guitar-oriented record label started in 1980 by record producer Mike Varney. Guitarist Marty Friedman, one of the labels most successful artists, Vixen would later change their name to Hawaii and release the album One Nation Underground for Shrapnel. In 1981, a friend gave Mike Varney a tape featuring a 17-year-old Swedish guitarist named Yngwie Malmsteen, a year later, Malmsteen wrote to the label stating that he wanted to export his music to America. Varney, who started writing a column called Spotlight for Guitar Player magazine in 1982, the record executive flew Yngwie to California and set him up with vocalist Ron Keels new band called Steeler. Steelers self-titled album became a best selling release for Shrapnel Records, the Shrapnel Records label and a growing worldwide interest in virtuoso neoclassical-fusion guitar playing helped launch the careers of dozens of other technically adept guitarists such as David T. In the 1990s, established such as George Lynch and Michael Schenker recorded albums for the label. In the Mid-2000s the label signed Marc Rizzo from Soulfly and John 5 of Marilyn Manson fame, Shrapnel Records continues to provide a platform for exceptional hard rock, shred, progressive metal and heavy metal guitar heroes. The label was acquired by The Orchard, subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, in 1989 Mike Varney co-founded progressive rock/metal label Magna Carta Records. In the 1990s Mike Varney also started the Tone Center Records and Blues Bureau International sublabels to promote fusion and blues respectively
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Limp Bizkit
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Limp Bizkit is an American rap rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1994. Their lineup consists of Fred Durst, Sam Rivers, John Otto and their music is marked by Dursts angry vocal delivery and Borlands sonic experimentation. Borlands elaborate visual appearance, which includes face and body paint, masks and uniforms, the band has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, have sold 40 million records worldwide and won several other awards. Borland left the group in 2001, but Durst, Rivers, Otto and Lethal continued to record and tour with guitarist Mike Smith. Following the release of their album, Results May Vary, Borland rejoined the band and recorded The Unquestionable Truth with Durst, Rivers, Lethal and they are currently recording their seventh studio album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants. Fred Durst grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, where he took an interest in breakdancing, hip hop, punk rock and he began to rap, skate, beatbox and deejay. While mowing lawns and working as a tattoo artist, he developed an idea for a band that combined elements of rock and hip hop. Durst played with three bands, Split 26, Malachi Sage, which were unsuccessful, and 10 Foot Shindig. Durst told Sam Rivers, the bassist for Malachi Sage, You need to quit this band and start a band with me thats like this, rappin and rockin. Rivers suggested that his cousin, John Otto, who was studying jazz drumming at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and playing in local avant garde bands, Durst, Rivers and Otto jammed and wrote three songs together, and Wes Borland later joined as a guitarist. Durst named the band Limp Bizkit, because he wanted a name that would repel listeners, according to Durst, The name is there to turn peoples heads away. A lot of people pick up the disc and go, Limp Bizkit and those are the people that we dont even want listening to our music. Other names that were considered by Durst included Gimp Disco, Split Dickslit, Bitch Piglet, every record label that showed an interest in the band pressured its members to change its name. Limp Bizkit developed a following in the underground music scene, particularly at the Milk Bar. The bands local popularity was such that Sugar Ray, who had a label contract. Milkbar owner, Danny Wimmer, stated that Limp Bizkit had the biggest draw for a local band and they went from playing ten people to eight hundred within months. Fred was always marketing the band and he would go to record stores and get people involved, he was in touch with high schools. However, the band knew that to achieve success, they would have to distinguish themselves in their live performances
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Method Man
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Clifford Smith, better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan and he is also one half of the hip hop duo Method Man & Redman. He took his name from the 1979 film Method Man. In 1996, he won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for Ill Be There for You/Youre All I Need to Get By, with American R&B singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige. Method Man has appeared in such as Belly, How High, Garden State, The Wackness, Venom, Red Tails, Keanu. On television, he and frequent collaborator, fellow East Coast rapper Redman and he also had a recurring role as Tug Daniels on HBOs Oz and Calvin Cheese Wagstaff on the HBOs The Wire. In 2016, he had a role in Luke Cage which aired on Netflix. In 2012, The Source placed him on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. Born on March 2,1971, in Hempstead, Long Island and he has two sisters, Terri and Missy. As Wu-Tang Clan ascended to hip hop stardom, Method Man was always one of the most visible members of the collective. Method Mans solo debut, Tical, was acclaimed and well received, entering the American charts at #4. That album featured the hit single All I Need, later remixed featuring Mary J. Blige, which won a Grammy. During this time Method Man also became friends with fellow New York City-based rapper The Notorious B. I. G. and was the only guest rapper featured on his debut album Ready to Die. He was also featured on Spice 1s album AmeriKKKas Nightmare on the track Hard 2 Kill, in 1995, he was also featured on Got the Flava off Showbiz and A. G. s album Goodfellas. He was also featured on Redmans 1996 album Muddy Waters on the track Do What Ya feel, on June 3,1997, the Wu-Tang Clan released their Grammy-nominated multiplatinum double CD Wu-Tang Forever, the long-awaited follow up to 36 Chambers. The album has sold over 8.3 million copies to date worldwide, the album was certified double platinum. Reviews for the album were mixed and its long runtime and abundance of intermittent comedy skits were widely criticized, producers on this album included True Master, 4th Disciple and the RZA. Method Man was part of the very successful Hard Knock Life Tour with Jay-Z, Redman, Ja Rule, during this tour, Method Man & Redman recorded Blackout
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Korn
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Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. Korn was originally formed by three of the members of the band L. A. P. D, Korn released their first demo album, Neidermayers Mind, in 1993. The band later went on to release their debut album in 1994. The band experienced success with Follow the Leader and Issues. The bands mainstream success continued with Untouchables, Take a Look in the Mirror, a compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol.1, was released in 2004, spanning a decade of singles and concluding the bands recording contract with Immortal Records and Epic Records. They signed to Virgin Records, releasing See You on the Other Side in 2005, and an untitled album in 2007. Korns other recent albums, Korn III, Remember Who You Are and The Path of Totality, were released via Roadrunner Records, The Paradigm Shift being released via Prospect Park and their latest album, The Serenity of Suffering, was released on October 21,2016. As of 2012, Korn had sold around 35 million copies worldwide, twelve of the bands official releases have peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200, eight of which have peaked in the top five. Korn has released seven albums and thirty-nine music videos. The band has released singles, twenty-eight of which have charted. Korn has earned two Grammy Awards out of seven nominations and two MTV Video Music Awards out of eleven nominations, before Korn was formed, three of the original members of the band were associated with the band L. A. P. D. – James Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, and David Silveria, originally consisting of Richard Morrill, James Shaffer, and Reginald Arvizu, David Silveria joined when he was 16. When the band moved from Bakersfield, California to Los Angeles, Silveria dropped out of high school, when Shaffer reunited with the band, they found a manager and released an EP entitled Love and Peace Dude in 1989 through Triple X Records. Released their first full-length studio album on May 3,1991 which consisted of eleven tracks, the album was entitled Whos Laughing Now. The logo was designed by vocalist Jonathan Davis, Silveria explained, the music makes the name, because Korns a dumb name. But once we get established, it makes the name cool, Korn rented a studio from Jeff Creath, called Underground Chicken Sound, in Huntington Beach, California. While they were recording at Underground Chicken Sound, a crowd had been loitering outside the studio, the band began playing a prelude to a later song, Clown, resulting in a larger crowd gathering. Arvizu said the crowd gathered because it sounded so different, Korn started performing at gigs in the summer of 1993, with members saying that touring was a pain-in-the-ass
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Kevin Rudolf
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Kevin Winston Rudolf is an American musician and record producer from New York City, New York. Kevin Winston Rudolf was born on February 17,1983, in New York City, New York, to Ellyn, an American singer, and Stephen and he grew up an only child on the Upper East Side, his parents divorcing while he was still very young. His middle name, Winston, is an homage to Beatle John Winston Lennon, hes British, and emceed some shows for The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. In fact, thats why my name is Winston, he named me after John Lennons middle name. And, of course, mom being a singer, shed let me come to her gigs and they both really influenced me a lot to be a musician. Rudolf has said that his first musical memory is of listening to the Van Halen song Jump and his first guitar was a gift from his grandfather, who realized that his grandson already had a passion for. His skills on the instrument improved rapidly and my mother actually said something really smart to me. She said, Whatever you put in, youll get out, so I thought, taking matters into his own hands, Rudolf began creating his own beats and musical tracks, as well as writing the material. In 2000, Rudolf began work on the group of songs that, nine months later, written, produced and engineered by Rudolf, and mixed by Mark Saunders, the album took nine months to complete. Rudolf was signed to Madonnas record label, Maverick, which released the album under the pseudonym, Binocular. A song from the album, You, was used in the TV show Smallville, despite receiving positive reviews, the album went largely unnoticed in the United States. Rudolfs solo career took a detour in 2003, when famed recording engineer Jimmy Douglass introduced him to superstar producer Timbaland. Rudolf was invited to watch a recording session, but, at Timbalands urging, soon found himself participating, Rudolf remembers, At first I just went into the studio to absorb what I could. I brought my guitar as sort of peace offering so I wasnt feeling completely useless, soon I was playing parts on songs. Rudolf has stated that his time spent with Timbaland influenced his own attitude in making records, working with Timbaland, I was amazed by his work ethic and just how much he would work on something until he got the results he wanted. He would go on to collaborate with Timbaland on many songs, including those by The Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Rudolf continued to work on his solo material throughout 2007, while still working with Timbaland. During one memorable session, he met Bryan Birdman Williams and Ronald Slim Williams, brothers, I played them a couple of records I produced and wrote and they liked them for one of their artists. Then I played them my stuff and they flipped out over this song called Coffee
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Soulfly
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Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 and based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality, political and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, slavery, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 1996, to date the band has released ten studio albums, one tour EP, twenty-three singles, one video album, and twelve music videos. All of their first six studio albums debuted on the United States Billboard 200, with a position at number 32 for their second album. Soulfly has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, the band has gone through numerous line-up changes, with Cavalera being the only constant member. Cavalera was troubled during the recording of Soulflys first album, and on the website he said that he founded the band with the idea of combined sounds. As well as leaving Sepultura, one of the worlds most renowned thrash/groove metal bands, he had to deal with the death of his stepson, the self-titled debut album was released in April 1998, and reached number 79 on the Billboard 200. In addition to the band, which at the time consisted of Lúcio Maia on guitar, Cello Dias on bass. The album was recorded at Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California and was overseen by producer Ross Robinson, in addition to fronting Soulfly, Cavalera also branched out into other areas not usually associated with heavy metal musicians. He became a speaker at conventions, appearing at CMJs New Music Marathon in New York and Hollands Crossing Border Festival. After recording the first album, Jackson Bandeira returned to Brazil with Nação Zumbi and was replaced by Logan Mader of Machine Head for the tour that followed. Soulfly played on the 1998 Ozzfest mainstage alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, and Tool, after the world tour in support of Soulfly, Logan Mader was replaced by Mikey Doling who had just been displaced by the breakup of Snot. Joe Nunez, from Chicago, replaced Roy Mayorga on drums for Primitive, in addition, artwork was created by longtime Bob Marley artist Neville Garrick. The release of the album was followed by tours with the likes of Pantera, Morbid Angel. In late 2001, Joe Nunez left Soulfly to join Stripping the Pistol, Roy Mayorga departed from his band Medication to rejoin Soulfly for the recording of their third album. 3 was the first Soulfly album which was produced by Max Cavalera, other musicians performing on 3 included Cristian Machado of Ill Niño, and guitarist Wiley Arnet and drummer Greg Hall, and Maxs stepson Richie Cavalera. The album reached number 46 on the Billboard 200 in that year, after the release of 3 on June 25,2002, Soulfly toured throughout Europe and North America with bands such as Slayer, In Flames, God Forbid, and Will Haven. Cavalera recruited a new lineup in October 2003 for the recording of Soulflys Prophecy album, Joe Nunez returned on drums with New Jersey native Marc Rizzo, formerly of Ill Niño, on guitar and Kentucky native Bobby Burns, formerly of Primer 55, on bass
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Three Days Grace
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Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario in 1997. Based in Toronto, the bands original line-up consisted of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, in 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the bands lead guitarist. In 2013, Gontier left the band and was replaced by My Darkest Days vocalist Matt Walst, the band has a string of number one songs on the Billboard Alternative Songs and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. Three Days Grace has its origins in a band called Groundswell, formed in Norwood, Ontario. Groundswell released one album, Wave of Popular Feeling. The bands line-up consisted of lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer Neil Sanderson, bassist Brad Walst, lead guitarist Phil Crowe, most of the members were attending high school when the band formed. By the end of 1995, the band had broken up, in 1997, Gontier, Sanderson, and Walst regrouped as Three Days Grace. According to Gontier, the name refers to a sense of urgency, once in Toronto, the band became acquainted with local producer Gavin Brown. The band gave him years of material which they had created. Brown and the band polished the songs, and created a demo album, the record label wanted to hear more material, and with Brown producing, the band created the song, I Hate Everything About You, which attracted the interest of several record labels. The band was signed to Jive Records after being sought out by the companys president. The band moved to Long View Farm, a studio in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, the self-titled album was finished in Woodstock, New York and released on July 22,2003. It was met with mixed to favourable reviews, dave Doray of IGN said of the album, Mistakes. To support the album, in 2003 Three Days Grace released its first single. The song received airplay and rapidly became a widely recognizable song. After Barry Stock joined as lead guitarist in late 2003, Three Days Grace toured continuously and extensively for two years in support of their major label debut. The release of I Hate Everything About You was followed by two single releases, Just Like You and Home. About this time, Gontier developed an addiction to the prescription drug OxyContin, while in treatment, Gontier began writing lyrics for songs regarding how he felt and what he was going through in rehabilitation
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Population 436
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Population 436 is a 2006 mystery-horror film starring Jeremy Sisto, Fred Durst, Peter Outerbridge and Charlotte Sullivan. Steve Kady, a US Census Bureau researcher is sent to the remote and seemingly idyllic village of Rockwell Falls, North Dakota, on the way to Rockwell Falls he is distracted by a woman falling off a horse and his vehicle hits a pothole and bursts two tires. He is eventually picked up by Bobby Caine, the Sheriffs Deputy, during his stay, Kady notices a number of increasingly strange things about the town, people acting awkward, and strange. People make vague allusions to the fever, and several residents treat him as though he were not just a visitor and his research reveals that the towns population has remained at exactly 436 for over 100 years. People who try to leave Rockwell Falls seem to meet with bizarre and deadly accidents, or just vanish, Kady also begins to have eerie dreams about a truck, a cross and a doll. Kady becomes romantically involved with Courtney Lovett, a woman and the daughter of his host, much to the chagrin of Caine. Courtney and Amanda both express a desire to leave the town, but are afraid of the consequences of trying, anyone who expresses a desire to leave is treated for the fever by Dr. Greaver with electroshock therapy or, in extreme cases, frontal lobotomy. It gradually becomes apparent to Kady that the residents of Rockwell Falls have no intention of allowing him to leave, after witnessing the execution of a seemingly willing woman at a town feast, Kady becomes hysterical, and is taken to the clinic to be treated for the fever. He escapes from the clinic, and is sheltered by a resident who reluctantly helps him plan his escape. After setting fire to the garage as a diversion, Kady rescues Amanda from the clinic. As Kady and Amanda flee the town in a stolen tow-truck, a rainstorm is brewing and, after a lightning strike and it is followed by the doll from his dream appearing on the dashboard with the next lightning strike. While he is distracted by these, the truck veers into the path of an oncoming semi-trailer truck, there is an alternate ending that shows Steve and Amanda narrowly avoid hitting the semi at the end before cutting to Steves friend showing up at Rockwell Falls looking for him. The film carries a more-than-passing parallel/allusion to Shirley Jacksons classic short story, The Lottery and it also shares a similar theme with The Twilight Zones The Beacon, M. Also Marilyn Mansons Man that u fear video, meaning that Shirly Jackson is a touchstone for Nu Metal. The story also references to numerology, in particular Biblical numerology. The residents of Rockwell Falls believe that the solidarity has a numerological value of 13, which is also the sum of the digits of 436. In Population 436, special meanings are also attributed to the individual numbers 4,3 and 6, Population 436 at the Internet Movie Database
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The Education of Charlie Banks
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It had its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Made in NY Narrative Award given to the best narrative film made in New York City. Despite Mick being the buddy of his best friend, Danny, three years later, Charlie and Danny are college freshmen who are in for a surprise when Mick shows up for a visit. Charlie begins to wonder if his friend has changed or if he is plotting a revenge against Charlie for turning him in to the police. Jesse Eisenberg as Charlie Banks Jason Ritter as Mick Leary Eva Amurri as Mary Gloria Votsis as Nia Chris Marquette as Danny Bowman Sebastian Stan as Leo Reilly Dennis Boutsikaris as Mr. It received a release in North America on March 27,2009
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The Longshots
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The Longshots is a 2008 biopic family comedy-drama film sports movie based on the real life events of Jasmine Plummer, the first female to participate in the Pop Warner football tournament. The film stars Ice Cube and Keke Palmer, their second together after Barbershop 2. It is directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, Minden, Illinois, is a former factory town with no money and a pathetic football team. Curtis Plummer, a former football player is going nowhere, until he meets his niece Jasmine. Jasmine has worn her fathers watch ever since he left five years ago and her mother Claire asks Curtis to take care of Jasmine after school, because Claire has to work at the town diner. Curtis realizes Jasmine has a talent for throwing a football, which he nurtures into a passion for the game. He then persuades her to try out for the towns Pop Warner football team, the Minden Browns, because he thinks it would be good for her, the team, including the coach, are against it, but her abilities gain her a spot on the team. However, the coach keeps her on the bench, in the fourth game, after much prodding from Curtis, the coach puts Jasmine in the game, and although they lose, everyone said they could have won if she had played from the beginning. Jasmine becomes the starting quarterback and the Minden Browns become a winning team, everything is going great, until Coach Fisher has a heart attack, and the assistant coach asks Curtis to help coach the team through the last two games. He hesitates at first, but is talked into it. They win the two games and are able to go to the Pop Warner Super Bowl in Miami Beach, jasmines father, Roy, suddenly shows up after he sees her on TV. Claire and Curtis are both unhappy about his returning, but Jasmine is ecstatic, the Browns are able to go to the Super Bowl after raising the money for the trip, including Curtis donation of his life savings. Jasmine plays poorly in the first half when her father does not show up, Curtis talks her through her feelings for her father and Minden rallies for the second half. They lose the game after a teammate drops the ball on the last play and they are glad that they did their best. After they get back, Jasmine gives Roy back his watch and she then accepts her Uncle Curtis as a father figure. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 40% based on reviews from 72 critics, the sites consensus isojggj, The Longshots means well, but its a largely formulaic affair, rarely deviating from the inspirational sports movie playbook. Ruthe Stein of San Francisco Chronicle opined that Keke Palmers winning manner, the Longshots opened on August 22,2008 and grossed $4,080,687 in its opening week. It flopped at the box office, grossing $11,767,866 worldwide, the Longshots was released on DVD on December 2,2008
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Hit Parader
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Hit Parader was an American music magazine that operated between 1942 and 2008. A monthly publication, it was a popular music title until the 1980s. The magazine reached its peak during the 1980s as heavy metal music achieved high levels of popularity, Hit Parader was launched in 1942 by Charlton Publications, based in Derby, Connecticut. Along with Billboard, Down Beat and Song Hits, it was among the first, consistent with its title – which referred to the pre-music charts hit parade – Hit Parader began as a popular-song lyric newspaper. It continued to reproduce the words to contemporary songs until that practise became financially prohibitive in the mid 1970s, for much of the 1960s, Jim Delehant worked as a staff writer and editor for the magazine. According to his recollection, it covered an extremely boring music scene before the emergence of groups such as the Beatles. In addition to Delehants contributions, Hit Parader subsequently published articles by music journalists Ellen Sander, Keith Altham, over the following decade, its contributors included Nick Logan, Barbara Charone, Lenny Kaye, Jonh Ingham and Alan Betrock. The magazine typically featured song lyrics, album reviews, interviews, fan mail, bits of trivia on popular rock acts, in 1984, the magazine began to focus mainly on the hard rock and heavy metal genres. Over the ensuing decade, it became a heavy metal publication, providing extensive coverage of the eras popular acts, including Motley Crue, Quiet Riot, Def Leppard, Ratt. Charlton sold off Hit Parader before the company went under in 1991, rather than an exclusive, the interview turned out to be a transcript from a Howard Stern radio-show telephone interview with the two musicians. Rose and Bach both claimed that Hit Parader editor Andy Secher was misleading his readers with such tactics, ive never taken any of this that seriously. Hit Parader isnt the New York Times … its a frikkin fanzine, the magazine closed down following the publication of its December 2008 issue. During its years of operation, Hit Parader also published issues dedicated to Top 100 lists, such as Top 100 Metal Bands, Top 100 Guitarists, Top 100 Vocalists and Top 100 Bassists & Drummers
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Breakdancing
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B-boying or breaking, also called breakdancing, is a style of street dance that originated primarily among Puerto Rican and African American youths during the mid-1970s in the Bronx. The dance spread worldwide due to popularity in the media, especially in such as Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, South Korea. While diverse in the amount of variation available in the dance, b-boying consists of four kinds of movement, toprock, downrock, power moves, and freezes. B-boying is typically danced to hip-hop, funk music, and especially breakbeats, although modern trends allow for much wider varieties of music along certain ranges of tempo, a practitioner of this dance is called a b-boy, b-girl, or breaker. Although the term breakdance is frequently used to refer to the dance in culture and in the mainstream entertainment industry. These terms are preferred by the majority of the pioneers and most notable practitioners, instead of the term b-boying, the mainstream media promoted the artform as breakdancing, causing many to only know it as such. Enthusiasts consider breakdancing an ignorant and derogatory term due to the exploitation of the artform. The media displayed a simplified version of the dance, making it seem like the so-called “tricks” were everything, ultimately trading the culture for money and promotion. The dance itself is properly called breaking according to such as KRS-One, Talib Kweli, Mos Def. The terms b-boy, b-girl, and breaker are the terms used to describe the dancers who performed to DJ Kool Hercs breakbeats. DJ Kool Herc is a Jamaican-American DJ who is responsible for developing the foundational aspects of hip-hop music, the obvious connection of the term breaking is to the word breakbeat. DJ Kool Herc has commented that the term breaking was 1970s slang for getting excited, most breaking pioneers and practitioners prefer the terms b-boy, b-girl, and/or breaker when referring to these dancers. For those immersed in culture, the term breakdancer may be used to disparage those who learn the dance for personal gain rather than for commitment to the culture. B-boy London of the New York City Breakers and filmmaker Michael Holman refer to these dancers as breakers, frosty Freeze of the Rock Steady Crew says, we were known as b-boys, and hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa says, b-boys, what you call break boys. Or b-girls, what you call break girls, many elements of b-boying can be seen in other antecedent cultures prior to the 1970s. B-boy pioneers Richard Crazy Legs Colon and Kenneth Ken Swift Gabbert, many of b-boyings acrobatic moves, such as the flare, show clear connections to gymnastics. The engraving shows a man apparently B-boying. The dance was called the Giesse Harad Polska or salmon district dance, a young street dancer performing acrobatic headspins was recorded by Thomas Edison in 1898
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Hip hop music
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It developed as part of hip hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements, MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with turntables, break dancing, and graffiti writing. Other elements include sampling beats or bass lines from records, while often used to refer solely to rapping, hip hop more properly denotes the practice of the entire subculture. Hip hops early evolution occurred as sampling technology and drum machines became available and affordable. Turntablist techniques such as scratching and beatmatching developed along with the breaks and Jamaican toasting, rapping developed as a vocal style in which the artist speaks or chants along rhythmically with an instrumental or synthesized beat. The Sugarhill Gangs 1979 song Rappers Delight is widely regarded to be the first hip hop record to gain popularity in the mainstream. The 1980s marked the diversification of hip hop as the genre developed more complex styles, prior to the 1980s, hip hop music was largely confined within the United States. However, during the 1980s, it began to spread to scenes in dozens of countries. New school hip hop was the wave of hip hop music, originating in 1983–84 with the early records of Run-D. M. C. The Golden age hip hop period was a period between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s. Notable artists from this era include the Juice Crew, Public Enemy, & Rakim, Boogie Down Productions and KRS-One, EPMD, Slick Rick, Beastie Boys, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Ultramagnetic MCs, De La Soul, and A Tribe Called Quest. Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that often focuses on the violent lifestyles, in the West Coast hip hop style, G-funk dominated mainstream hip hop for several years during the 1990s. I. G. In the 1990s, hip hop began to diversify with other regional styles emerging, such as Southern rap, at the same time, hip hop continued to be assimilated into other genres of popular music, examples being Neo soul and nu metal. Hip hop became a pop music genre in the mid-1990s. The popularity of hip hop music continued through the 2000s, with hip hop influences also increasingly finding their way into mainstream pop, the United States also saw the success of regional styles such as crunk, a Southern genre that emphasized the beats and music more than the lyrics. Starting in 2005, sales of hip hop music in the United States began to severely wane, during the mid-2000s, alternative hip hop secured a place in the mainstream, due in part to the crossover success of artists such as OutKast and Kanye West. Creation of the hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy, rapper with Grandmaster Flash. However, Lovebug Starski, Keith Cowboy, and DJ Hollywood used the term when the music was known as disco rap. Cowboy later worked the hip hop cadence into a part of his stage performance, the first use of the term in print was in The Village Voice, by Steven Hager, later author of a 1984 history of hip hop
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Punk rock
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Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed in the early to mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as proto-punk music, Punk bands typically produced short or fast-paced songs, with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic, many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels, the term punk was first used in relation to rock music by some American critics in the early 1970s, to describe garage bands and their devotees. The following year saw punk rock spreading around the world, for the most part, punk took root in local scenes that tended to reject association with the mainstream. An associated punk subculture emerged, expressing youthful rebellion and characterized by distinctive styles of clothing and adornment, by the beginning of the 1980s, faster, more aggressive styles such as hardcore and street punk had become the predominant mode of punk rock. Musicians identifying with or inspired by punk also pursued a range of other variations, giving rise to post-punk. At the end of the 20th century, punk rock had been adopted by the mainstream, as pop punk and punk bands such as Green Day. The first wave of rock was aggressively modern, distancing itself from the bombast. According to Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone, In its initial form, unfortunately, what happens is that people who could not hold a candle to the likes of Hendrix started noodling away. Soon you had endless solos that went nowhere, by 1973, I knew that what was needed was some pure, stripped down, no bullshit rock n roll. In critic Robert Christgaus description, It was also a subculture that rejected the political idealism. Technical accessibility and a DIY spirit are prized in punk rock, in the early days of punk rock, this ethic stood in marked contrast to what those in the scene regarded as the ostentatious musical effects and technological demands of many mainstream rock bands. Musical virtuosity was often looked on with suspicion, according to Holmstrom, punk rock was rock and roll by people who didnt have very many skills as musicians but still felt the need to express themselves through music. In December 1976, the English fanzine Sideburns published an illustration of three chords, captioned This is a chord, this is another, this is a third. The title of a 1980 single by the New York punk band Stimulators, inscribed a catchphrase for punks basic musical approach. The previous year, when the rock revolution began in Great Britain, was to be both a musical and a cultural Year Zero. As a Clash associate describes singer Joe Strummers outlook, Punk rock is meant to be our freedom, were meant to be able to do what we want to do. Scholar Daniel S. Traber argues that attaining authenticity in the identity can be difficult, as the punk scene matured, he observes
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Heavy metal music
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Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are associated with aggression. The first heavy metal such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the evolution by discarding much of its blues influence, Motörhead introduced a punk rock sensibility. Beginning in the late 1970s, bands in the new wave of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden, before the end of the decade, heavy metal fans became known as metalheads or headbangers. During the 1980s, glam metal became popular with such as Mötley Crüe. Since the mid-1990s popular styles have further expanded the definition of the genre and these include groove metal and nu metal, the latter of which often incorporates elements of grunge and hip hop. Heavy metal is characterized by loud distorted guitars, emphatic rhythms, dense bass-and-drum sound. Metal subgenres variously emphasize, alter, or omit one or more of these attributes, the typical band lineup includes a drummer, a bassist, a rhythm guitarist, a lead guitarist, and a singer, who may or may not be an instrumentalist. Keyboard instruments are used to enhance the fullness of the sound. Deep Purples Jon Lord played an overdriven Hammond organ, in 1970, John Paul Jones used a Moog synthesizer on Led Zeppelin III, by the 1990s, in. almost every subgenre of heavy metal synthesizers were used. The electric guitar and the power that it projects through amplification has historically been the key element in heavy metal. The heavy metal guitar sound comes from a use of high volumes. Guitar solos are an element of the heavy metal code. That underscores the significance of the guitar to the genre, most heavy metal songs featur at least one guitar solo, which is a primary means through which the heavy metal performer expresses virtuosity. One exception is nu metal bands, which tend to omit guitar solos, with rhythm guitar parts, the heavy crunch sound in heavy metal. Palm muting the strings with the hand and using distortion. Palm muting creates a tighter, more sound and it emphasizes the low end
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Rapping
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The components of rapping include content, flow, and delivery. Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that rap is performed in time to a beat. Rapping is often associated with and an ingredient of hip-hop music. Rapping is also used in Kwaito music, a genre originated in Johannesburg, South Africa. Another form of rap that predates hip hop was boxer Muhammad Alis rhythmic poetry used to taunt his opponents in the 1960s and 1970s, rapping can be delivered over a beat, typically provided by a DJ, turntablist or Beatboxer, or without accompaniment. Stylistically, rap occupies an area between speech, prose, poetry, and singing. The word, as used to describe quick speech or repartee, the word had been used in British English since the 16th century. It was part of the African American dialect of English in the 1960s meaning to converse, today, the terms rap and rapping are so closely associated with hip-hop music that many writers use the terms interchangeably. The English verb rap has various meanings, such as to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow, as well to utter sharply or vigorously, to rap out a command. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning to utter sharply, vigorously and it is these meanings from which the musical form of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening of repartee. A rapper refers to a performer who raps, by the late 1960s, when Hubert G. Brown changed his name to H. Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1971, on Isaac Hayes album Black Moses with track names such as Ikes Rap, Ikes Rap II, Ikes Rap III, Hayes husky-voiced sexy spoken raps became key components in his signature sound. Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that rap was used to refer to talking in a manner in the early 1970s. Back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to convey something—youre trying to convince somebody, thats what rapping is, its in the way you talk. Rapping can be traced back to its African roots, centuries before hip-hop music existed, the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically, over drums and sparse instrumentation. Such connections have been acknowledged by modern artists, modern day griots, spoken word artists, mainstream news sources. Grammy-winning blues musician/historian Elijah Wald and others have argued that the blues were being rapped as early as the 1920s, Wald went so far as to call hip hop the living blues. A notable recorded example of rapping in blues music was the 1950 song Gotta Let You Go by Joe Hill Louis, not just jazz music and lyrics but also jazz poetry
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Skateboard
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A skateboard is a type of sports equipment or toy used primarily for the activity of skateboarding. It usually consists of a specially designed maplewood board combined with a coating used for making smoother slides. Most skateboards are made with 7 plies of this wood, a skateboard is moved by pushing with one foot while the other remains on the board, or by pumping ones legs in structures such as a bowl or half pipe. A skateboard can also be used by standing on the deck while on a downward slope and allowing gravity to propel the board. If the riders leading foot is their right foot, he/she is said to ride goofy, if the leading foot is their left foot. If the rider is regular but chooses to ride goofy, he/she is said to be riding in switch. Recently, electric skateboards have also appeared and these no longer require the propelling of the skateboard by means of the feet, rather an electric motor propels the board, fed by an electric battery. There is no governing body that declares any regulations on what constitutes a skateboard or the parts from which it is assembled. Historically, the skateboard has conformed both to contemporary trends and to the array of stunts performed by riders/users, who require a certain functionality from the board. Of course, the shape depends largely upon its desired function. Longboards are a type of skateboard with a wheelbase and larger, softer wheels. The two main types of skateboards are the longboard and the shortboard, the shape of the board is also important, the skateboard must be concaved to perform tricks. Longboards are usually faster and are used for cruising and racing. See, Skateboarding The following descriptions cover skateboard parts that are most prevalent in popular, many parts exist with exotic or alternative constructions. A traditional complete skateboard consists of the deck, trucks, wheels, bushings, nuts and bolts to fasten the truck, older decks also included plastic parts such as side, tail, and nose guards. Modern decks vary in size, but most are 7 to 10.5 inches wide, wider decks can be used for greater stability when skateboarding. Standard skateboard decks are usually between 28 and 33 inches long, the underside of the deck can be printed with a design by the manufacturer, blank, or decorated by any other means. Long boards are usually over 36 inches long, plastic penny boards are typically about 22 inches long
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Beatboxing
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Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines using ones mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. It may also involve vocal imitation of turntablism, and other musical instruments, beatboxing today is connected with hip-hop culture, often referred to as the fifth element of hip-hop, although it is not limited to hip-hop music. The term beatboxing is sometimes used to refer to vocal percussion in general, examples include the Appalachian technique of eefing and the blues song Bye bye bird by Sonny Boy Williamson II. Many well-known performers used vocal percussion occasionally, even though this was not directly connected to the tradition that came to be known as beatboxing. Paul McCartneys That Would Be Something includes vocal percussion, pink Floyds Pow R. Toc H. also includes vocal percussion performed by the groups lead vocalist Syd Barrett. Jazz singers Bobby Mcferrin and Al Jarreau were very known for their vocal styles and techniques which have had great impact on techniques beatboxers use today. The term beatboxing is derived from the mimicry of the first generation of drum machines, Human beatboxing in hip-hop originated in the 1980s. Its early pioneers include Doug E. Wise inspired a new fan base of human beatboxers with his human turntable technique. The Internet has played a part in the popularity of modern beatboxing. Alex Tew started the first online community of beatboxers in 2000 under the banner of HUMANBEATBOX. COM, in 2001, Gavin Tyte, a member of this community created the worlds first tutorials and video tutorials on beatboxing. In 2003, the community held the worlds first Human Beatbox Convention in London featuring beatbox artists from all over the world, beatboxings current popularity is due in part to releases from artists such as Rahzel, RoxorLoops, Reeps One, and Alem. Sometimes, modern beatboxers will use their hand or another part of their body to extend the spectrum of sound effects and rhythm. Some have developed a technique that involves blowing and sucking air around their fingers to produce a realistic record scratching noise. Another hand technique includes the throat tap which involves the beatboxer tapping their fingers against their throat as they sing or hum. Today there is an increase in the variety in which we see beatboxing throughout musical culture, people have gone as far as adding beatboxing in with different instruments to create a completely different sound unlike any other. Artist Greg Patillo goes as far as adding in beatboxing while playing the flute to very iconic songs, Beatbox has become modernized and has even been seen in popular movies such as Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2. Beatbox Battle Network was founded in summer 2002 in Berlin, Germany as a non profit organization with the focus to support the global beatboxing community. It is specialized on culture marketing, live broadcasting and artist management, bBB3TV also known as Beatbox Battle Television produces the Beatbox Beatbox World Championship
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Rock music
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It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by blues, rhythm and blues and country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of genres such as electric blues and folk. Musically, rock has centered on the guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar. Typically, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse-chorus form, like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political in emphasis. Punk was an influence into the 1980s on the subsequent development of subgenres, including new wave, post-punk. From the 1990s alternative rock began to rock music and break through into the mainstream in the form of grunge, Britpop. Similarly, 1970s punk culture spawned the visually distinctive goth and emo subcultures and this trio of instruments has often been complemented by the inclusion of other instruments, particularly keyboards such as the piano, Hammond organ and synthesizers. The basic rock instrumentation was adapted from the blues band instrumentation. A group of musicians performing rock music is termed a rock band or rock group, Rock music is traditionally built on a foundation of simple unsyncopated rhythms in a 4/4 meter, with a repetitive snare drum back beat on beats two and four. Melodies are often derived from older musical modes, including the Dorian and Mixolydian, harmonies range from the common triad to parallel fourths and fifths and dissonant harmonic progressions. Critics have stressed the eclecticism and stylistic diversity of rock, because of its complex history and tendency to borrow from other musical and cultural forms, it has been argued that it is impossible to bind rock music to a rigidly delineated musical definition. These themes were inherited from a variety of sources, including the Tin Pan Alley pop tradition, folk music and rhythm, as a result, it has been seen as articulating the concerns of this group in both style and lyrics. Christgau, writing in 1972, said in spite of some exceptions, rock and roll usually implies an identification of male sexuality, according to Simon Frith rock was something more than pop, something more than rock and roll. Rock musicians combined an emphasis on skill and technique with the concept of art as artistic expression, original. The foundations of music are in rock and roll, which originated in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its immediate origins lay in a melding of various musical genres of the time, including rhythm and blues and gospel music, with country. In 1951, Cleveland, Ohio disc jockey Alan Freed began playing rhythm and blues music for a multi-racial audience, debate surrounds which record should be considered the first rock and roll record. Other artists with rock and roll hits included Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis
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Sam Rivers (bassist)
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Samuel Robert Sam Rivers is the bassist and backing vocalist of the band Limp Bizkit, and one of its founding members. He is the cousin of the drummer, John Otto. Rivers musical career started early on, with him playing the tuba in a band in Arlington Middle School. He got into music initially because of his cousin John Otto and he attended Bishop Kenny High School. He actually played guitar before he played bass, but switched at the suggestion of his music teacher, Rivers first met Fred Durst while working at a Chick-fil-A in a mall in Jacksonville. The two started talking, and found they shared interests, including skateboarding and music. They decided to get together for a jam session, Rivers was becoming an accomplished bass guitarist, and Durst was to be a vocalist. Together with several people they formed a short-lived band called Malachi Sage. When the band did not work out, the two decided to try again, and this time John Otto came into the picture to be the drummer at the suggestion of Sam, in 1994 the three formed Limp Bizkit. Later on guitarist Wes Borland came into the fold, as well as DJ Lethal in 1996, Rivers was the youngest member of the band. When their first album Three Dollar Bill, Yall was released and this prevents him from being with the band. Through the Armpit. net forums Sam offers this statement, adding that he will have surgery, Bass duties are covered by Samuel Gerhard Mpungu He was voted Best Bass Player at the 2000 Gibson Awards. After Limp Bizkit went on hiatus, Rivers became a producer for bands in Jacksonville. He produced the albums by Burn Season and The Embraced. Most recently, Rivers has been producing for the Orlando-based band Indorphine, aside from producing their new studio material, Rivers got them booked as the opening act for a Mushroomhead/Soil concert. In early 2009, Rivers reunited with Limp Bizkit for tours and their studio album. His influences include such as Black Sabbath and Megadeth. Rivers cites Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam as a big influence on his playing, in 2001, he got married to his girlfriend Roxie McMahon
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John Otto (drummer)
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For the Texas state representative who is a former marching band drum major, see John Otto. John Everett Otto is a Canadian-American musician best known as the drummer, Otto studied jazz drumming before joining a band formed by Fred Durst and Sam Rivers. What started as a band from Jacksonville, Florida quickly became one of the most popular nu metal bands in the world. After a successful career, in November 2004, rumors began to surface of the departure of John Otto from the band and these conclusions were derived from the fact that new pictures of John Otto had not shown up on Limp Bizkits official site for several months. Also, some rumors arose that John Otto had become a Benedictine monk and these rumors were addressed by Fred Durst himself in a post on his official website entitled People are Dumb. Fred did not address the topic directly, he chose to give hints that John was indeed still in the band. Pictures of John Otto later surfaced on Limp Bizkits website, disproving the rumors altogether, John wrote and recorded drums for all the tracks of The Unquestionable Truth, but, before he did this, producers and band members recorded with Sammy Siegler without Johns knowledge. The other band members and producers made the decision as to which drummer would be on the final recording. John does not want his work to be confused with Sammy Sieglers, according to John, Sammy did not achieve the stylistic groove imprint that is unique to his sound and style which is the backbone of Limp Bizkit. Otto lived in Marina del Rey, California, and was giving lessons for Star Education. He is currently performing again with Limp Bizkit in 2009 on their world tour. He played drums in Limp Bizkits last album, Gold Cobra, recently, John has shown fans his interest in rapping. Going by the name Johnny Ottomatic hes shown several songs on his MySpace, along with his rap group known as Sun Zoo, John states that he does not intend for it to get in the way of Limp Bizkit. He also appeared on Diabolics Liar & a Thief album in 2010, on October 1, Otto stated that he is currently working on a solo album, and put a demo of the first song, Apocalypse, on his MySpace. Otto later revealed that his new project was in the form of a new group known as Stereo Chemix with the members being Ceekay, DJ Apokalypze, Fin. The group recently unveiled their first music video on the website He also joined Scooter Ward of Cold to record drums for the debut from his band, The Killer. He is currently working with his band Limp Bizkit on their studio album Stampede of the Disco Elephants. Otto is adept in drumming in a variety of styles ranging from Brazilian and Afro-Cuban music to bebop, funk, John Otto plays on Orange County Drum and Percussion and Zildjian Cymbals and Sticks
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Wes Borland
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Wesley Louden Wes Borland is an American rock musician and artist. He is best known as the current guitarist and backing vocalist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit and he gained popularity when Limp Bizkit achieved mainstream success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He formed a band called Big Dumb Face with his brother Scott in 1998, Borland left Limp Bizkit in 2001 and started many side projects such as Eat the Day and The Damning Well. After rejoining Limp Bizkit in 2004, Borland founded Black Light Burns, Limp Bizkit went on hiatus following the release of their album The Unquestionable Truth. However, the original lineup reunited in 2009 and recorded their sixth studio album. In 2016, Borland released his solo album Crystal Machete, Borland is known for his sonic experimentation and elaborate visual appearance, which has included face and body paint, masks and uniforms. He has drawn covers and created artwork for many of his music projects as well as oil paintings. Borland was voted #37 in Total Guitars Top 100 Guitarists of All Time, originally from Richmond, Virginia, United States, Borland grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. Borlands musical interests were at odds with the music trends which leaned largely toward country music. He recalled, I would bring in something, and my teacher would go, dont you want to play some Merle Haggard. Borlands brother, Scott, took an interest in guitar. Borlands interest in hip hop music was piqued by the release of Anthrax and Public Enemys collaboration, Borland moved to Jacksonville, Florida with his parents, where he began attending art school due to his lack of interest in the local music scene. There, he began practicing sculpture making and special effects, Borland continued to take guitar lessons, working with a teacher that specialized in jazz. As his guitar skills improved, Borland began to craft guitar parts, Borland felt confined by being forced to attend church despite his lack of interest in organized religion, and moved out when he reached the age of 18. Borland joined Limp Bizkit, a formed by Fred Durst. Limp Bizkit developed a following in the underground music scene, particularly at the Milk Bar. Borlands theatrical rock style was the attraction for many concert attendees. After DJ Lethal joined the band as a turntablist, Borland left Limp Bizkit after a disagreement with Durst, however, Borland rejoined after the band signed with Mojo, a subsidiary of MCA Records
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George Michael
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Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, known professionally as George Michael, was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham. He was best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit singles such as Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go and Last Christmas, and albums such as Faith and Listen Without Prejudice Vol.1. Up to the time of his death, Michael sold more than 115 million records worldwide and his breakthrough duo Wham. sold 28 million records between 1982 and 1986, and his debut solo album Faith sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Michael achieved seven number one singles in the UK and eight number one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, including Careless Whisper and Praying for Time. He ranks among the best-selling British acts of all time, Michael, who came out as gay in 1998, was an active LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser. In 2004, the Radio Academy named Michael the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004, the documentary A Different Story covered his career and personal life. Michaels first tour in 15 years, the worldwide 25 Live tour, in the early hours of 25 December 2016, Michael, aged 53, was found dead in bed at his Oxfordshire home. A coroners report attributed his death to natural causes, Michael was born in East Finchley on 25 June 1963. His father, Kyriacos Jack Panayiotou, a Greek Cypriot restaurateur, had emigrated to Britain in the 1950s, Michaels mother, Lesley Angold, was an English dancer, and his maternal grandmother was Jewish. Michael spent most of his childhood in Kingsbury, London, in the home his parents soon after his birth. His older sisters are Yioda and Melanie, while he was in his early teens, the family moved to Radlett. There, Michael attended Bushey Meads School in Bushey, where he befriended his future Wham. partner Andrew Ridgeley, the two had the same career ambition of being musicians. Michael busked on the London Underground, performing such as 39 by Queen. His involvement in the business began with his working as a DJ, playing at clubs and local schools around Bushey, Stanmore. This was followed by the formation of a ska band called The Executive, with Ridgeley, Ridgeleys brother Paul, Andrew Leaver. Michael formed the duo Wham. with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981, the bands first album Fantastic reached No.1 in the UK in 1983 and produced a series of top 10 singles including Young Guns, Wham Rap. and Club Tropicana. Their second album, Make It Big, reached No.1 on the charts in the US, Michael sang on the original Band Aid recording of Do They Know Its Christmas. And donated the profits from Last Christmas/Everything She Wants to charity and he also contributed background vocals to David Cassidys 1985 hit The Last Kiss, as well as Elton Johns 1985 successes Nikita and Wrap Her Up
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Faith (George Michael song)
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Faith is a song written and performed by George Michael, from his 1987 debut solo album of the same name. It held the one position on Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks and, according to Billboard magazine. It was the second of six released from the well-received album. As with the rest of the album, the track was written, arranged and it is claimed that the idea came from producer Dick Leahys suggestion that Michael write a rock and roll pastiche. The song incorporates the famous Bo Diddley beat, a classic rock and it begins with organ played by Chris Cameron, referencing Whams song Freedom, followed by guitar strumming, finger clicking, hand-claps, tambourine and hi-hat. The song was featured in the film Bitter Moon, directed by Roman Polanski, the official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan. It features Michael, with stubble on his face, wearing Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses. Writers Bob Batchelor and Scott Stoddart say the music video positions him as a sex object, breaking him up into individual body parts such as stubbled chin. The music video features parts of two other songs by Michael. The jukebox starts by playing I Want Your Sex, and then is interrupted by an organ version of Wham. s Freedom before starting into the song. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, altogether, Faith lingered in the top 10 for nine weeks, the top 20 for 11 weeks and the top 40 for 15 weeks. Word of mouth attendance and energetic performances in which guitarist Wes Borland appeared in bizarre costumes increased the bands cult following. Audiences, in particular, were attracted to Borlands guitar playing, however, the final recording, which incorporated heavier guitar playing and drumming, as well as DJ scratching, impressed Robinson. I love George Michael and decided to cover Faith for fun and we like to do really aggressive versions of cheesy pop hits, lead singer Fred Durst told Billboard. I didnt expect him to get busted in that bathroom but his misfortune actually helped us and we couldnt ask for more of a buzz. Borland stated in an interview that George Michael, the writer of the song, hated the cover, alvin and the Chipmunks covered this song as the opening track to their 1988 album The Chipmunks and The Chipettes, Born to Rock. In this version, they changed the lyric If I could touch your body to If you could be my baby, the Russian pop duo Smash. produced a cover of this song on its 2004 album 2Nite and was later released as a single. Joel McHales character Jeff Winger sang a different version of song on the episode Intro to Political Science on the NBC sitcom Community
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Paula Abdul
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Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, voice actress, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 before rising to prominence in the 1980s as a highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the video era. Abdul later scored a string of pop hits in the late 1980s. Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female performers who have topped the chart. She won a Grammy for Best Music Video – Short Form for Opposites Attract, after her initial period of success, Abdul suffered a series of setbacks in her professional and personal life. She saw renewed fame and success as a judge on American Idol in the 2000s. Abdul was born in San Fernando, California, to Jewish parents, Abduls father, Harry Abdul, was born into the Syrian-Jewish community in Aleppo, Syria, was raised in Brazil, and subsequently emigrated to the United States. Her mother, the concert pianist Lorraine M. Rykiss, grew up in one of the two Jewish families in Minnedosa, Manitoba, and has Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors from Ukraine, Abdul holds dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. She has a sister named Wendy, in 1980, she graduated from Van Nuys High School. An avid dancer, Abdul was inspired towards a business career by Gene Kelly in the classic film Singin in the Rain. Abdul began taking lessons at an early age in ballet, jazz. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was a cheerleader, at 15, she received a scholarship to a dance camp near Palm Springs, and in 1978 appeared in a low-budget Independent musical film, Junior High School. Abdul studied broadcasting at the California State University, Northridge, during her freshman year, she was selected from a pool of 700 candidates for the cheerleading squad of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team—the famed Laker Girls. Within a year, she became head choreographer, Abdul was discovered by The Jacksons, after a few of the band members had watched her while attending a Los Angeles Lakers game. She was signed to do the choreography for the video to their single Torture and my only problem was how to tell the Jacksons how to dance, Abdul later recalled. Imagine me telling them what routines to do, I was young, I was scared. Im not quite sure how I got through that, the success of the choreography in the video led to Abduls career of choreographer in music videos. It was also due to the success of the video that Abdul was chosen to be the choreographer for the Jacksons Victory tour, Abdul choreographed videos for several singers throughout the 1980s, including many videos for Janet Jackson during her Control era
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Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)
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Straight Up is a song recorded by American singer Paula Abdul, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and brought her widespread public attention. It was written and produced by Elliot Wolff, the song is a mid-tempo dance tune. The synthetic lead trumpet sound comes from the Roland D-50, daniel J. Levitins This Is Your Brain On Music praises the song as hold a certain appeal over many, many listenings. Paula says in a YouTube video that her mother found this song for her and she says that her mom knew someone whose boyfriend was an aspiring songwriter, and she got Straight Up as an 8-Track Demo. The Demo version was so bad that Paulas mom was crying laughing at it, but Paula heard something she liked in it, and retrieved it. At that time she was a choreographer, and on the side. The music label didnt think the song was any good, but Paula made a deal with them that she would record 2 songs they wanted, which she didnt like, if they would let her do Straight Up. The song was recorded at a cost of $3,000, later a friend of hers told her that somebody with her same name was being played on a northern California radio station. Literally, within 10 days I sold a million copies, the song was originally recorded in a bathroom, and in the masters of the recording, you can hear someone in the next apartment yelling Shut up. The Roland trumpet sound was used on Taylor Daynes Tell It To My Heart. Straight Up was the single released from her debut album Forever Your Girl, after Knocked Out. While the latter was enjoying success on the R&B charts, radio station KMEL in San Francisco started playing Straight Up from the album, the label decided to abandon The Way That You Love Me and refocus its attention on Straight Up. The strategy paid off, as Straight Up was followed by three more hits from the same album. One of the 12 versions was remixed by LA Powermixers Chris Modig and Boris Granich, after debuting at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of December 3,1988, the single quickly rose up the chart, reaching #13 by January 21,1989. It ultimately spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart beginning February 11,1989 and it was certified Platinum by the RIAA with sales of more than one million units. It reached number three in the UK and Germany, the song became so popular that it ascended up the charts before a music video had even been shot for the song. The video features an appearance by Paulas friend, comedian Arsenio Hall. Djimon Hounsou also made a special appearance, released in February 1989, the video at the time went into very heavy rotation on MTV, and it also made Abdul known for her exceptionally creative and distinct videos
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Sick of It All
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Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1986 in Queens, New York. The bands current lineup consists of brothers Lou and Pete Koller on vocals and lead guitar respectively, Craig Setari on bass, Sick of It All is considered to be a major part of the New York hardcore scene, and has sold half a million records worldwide. Though their 1989 debut album Blood, Sweat and No Tears was a moderate success, after the release of their 1992 second album Just Look Around, East West Records saw the bands potential and signed them in 1993. Sick of It Alls third and major debut album, Scratch the Surface, was released in 1994 to critical acclaim. Their 1997 follow-up Built to Last was also highly acclaimed and this label released their eighth studio album Death to Tyrants in 2006 to positive reviews. Sick of It Alls latest album, The Last Act of Defiance, was released on September 30,2014. Majidi joined up with the Koller brothers and Rich Cipriano to record the Sick of It All demo in 1987, after first bassist Mark McNeely, the band began to play Sunday afternoon matinees at renowned venue CBGBs, and soon after released a self-titled 7 on Revelation Records. In 1988, Sick of It All signed to Relativity Records and recorded their first full-length, Blood, Sweat and No Tears and this was followed by the studio/live EP We Stand Alone, and their second studio album Just Look Around. Sick of It All released their record Scratch the Surface on major label EastWest Records and they also recorded a video for Step Down and the title track Scratch The Surface. The fair success of Scratch the Surface allowed the band to tour worldwide, in 1997, they released their second record on the EastWest label, Built to Last. This record had released a number of staples for the band, including Us vs. Them, Busted. Sick of It All toured with Napalm Death and Sepultura during the album cycle, the album also marked the end of Sick of It Alls contractual agreement with EastWest. In 1998, Sick of It All signed to independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, owned, after releasing the Potential for a Fall single – for which another video was filmed, Call To Arms was released in February 1999. The 2000 follow-up Yours Truly was less critically acclaimed, in 2001, Sick of It All released their home video The Story So Far, and a year later a live record was released as part of Fat Wreck Chords Live in a Dive series. The album showcased tracks from Sick of It Alls entire career up to point in time. 2003 saw Sick of It All release their seventh studio album, in 2004, the band also released an album of b-sides, covers and rare tracks entitled Outtakes for the Outcast, which contains some Sick of It All recordings. In early 2005, Sick of It All signed to Abacus Recordings to record the follow-up to Fat Wreck Chords Life on the Ropes, the new album, titled Death to Tyrants, was released on April 18,2006. The band toured with AFI and The Dear & Departed in early 2007, following a worldwide tour in support of Death to Tyrants, Sick of It All began working on new material for their next album
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Reginald Arvizu
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Reginald Quincy Fieldy Arvizu is an American musician. He is best known as the bassist for the nu metal band Korn, and guitarist for the hard rock band StillWell. Prior to Arvizus time in Korn, he and Brian Welch, upon their graduation from high school, Arvizu, Welch, Shaffer, and drummer David Silveria relocated from Bakersfield to Los Angeles and Arvizu, Shaffer, and Silveria formed L. A. P. D. Did succeed in signing a deal, their success was limited until the band hired singer Jonathan Davis. The name Fieldy is said to have come about as an inside joke, originally, his band mates called him Gopher, due to his large cheeks. Gopher quickly became Gar, Gar became Garfield, and eventually Gar was dropped and a y was added to Field and he plays a five-string Ibanez model SDGR SR1305, named the K-5, which is his signature bass. His playing style consists of bass slapping, standard finger-style plucking and he states Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as being one of the main influences towards his playing style. He has also stated to have influenced by Billy Gould from Faith No More, Cliff Burton from Metallica. Fieldy is also one of the songwriters in Korn. The majority of his bass riffs are hip-hop inspired and he says he gets inspiration from anything hip-hop. On the business side of Korn, Fieldy is responsible for all Korn merchandise and he will come up with a number of designs, shows them to the band and they either approve or disapprove. In August 2012 it was reported that Fieldy would be taking a break from Korn as his wife Dena was expecting a child. Korn began touring through Eastern Europe, Russia and India throughout August, in addition to Korn, he has a rap side project called Fieldys Dreams. Fieldys Dreams has released one album titled Rockn Roll Gangster, Fieldy married his girlfriend Dena Beber on May 13,2006. Following the death of his father, Fieldy became a born again Christian, Fieldy has stated that his second album, Bassically, is still in the works. Originally intended to be a rap album, Fieldy has scrapped the original idea in favor of a jazz fusion style. Fieldy is currently working with independent rap artist Q-Unique on a project called StillWell. The song Killing Myself To Live can be heard on their MySpace page, stillwells debut album, Dirtbag, is set to be released on May 10,2011
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Counterfeit (song)
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Counterfeit is a song by the American nu metal band Limp Bizkit from their debut album Three Dollar Bill, Yall. The song was released as the albums first single in 1997, in 1999, the song was reissued as another single under the title Counterfeit Countdown. It also appears on multiple compilations, the song originated from the bands frustrations at the fact that other bands were copying Limp Bizkits style. According to Borland, They saw this thing we built and they were like, Oh, lets get baggy pants and dress like kind of hip-hoppy and, you know, play heavy metal. Five or six bands just popped up out of nowhere that became these, you know, thats where the song Counterfeit came from. On the recorded version, Borland played without a guitar pick, borlands playing featured octave shapes, and choppy, eighth-note rhythms, sometimes accompanied by muting his strings with his left hand, creating a percussive sound. Borland also made use of unevenly accented syncopated sixteenth notes and hypnotic, Counterfeit was released as a single in 1997 after to the release of Three Dollar Bill, Yall, and was the first single released from the album. It featured the album versions of the songs Counterfeit and Nobody Loves Me, a second single of the song was released in 1999 under the title Counterfeit Countdown, containing three remixes and the album and radio edits of the song. The band filmed a video for the song depicting a teenage boy with bleached hair who is harassed by others. Wanting to fit in, he starts by cutting his hair short and he then takes his shirt off, and starts to cover himself with a black tar-like substance. He puts on a fly mask, as he continues to cover himself with the tar, the boy then exits his room and comes down the stairs, now mutated into some sort of human fly. He enters the kitchen, where his family simply ignores him and he jumps onto the kitchen table, and begins to throw around the food on the table, while rubbing some into his face. The paid air time was criticized by the media, who saw it as payola, the bands manager Jeff Kwatinetz later termed the plan as a brilliant marketing move. Durst stated, It worked, but its not that cool of a thing, the two singles released for the song were not well received by critics. Allmusic gave the 1997 single two out of five stars, the 1999 reissue, similarly, was also not well received, receiving the same rating from the website as the previous single. In 2001, the Lethal Dose Extreme Guitar Mix of the song was included on the remix album New Old Songs, the original version of the song appeared on the compilations Greatest Hitz, Collected and Icon. The cover art for the Counterfeit Countdown single was produced by Christopher Karl Salat BeZerk and M. Figueroa GONZO247 of the Aerosol Warfare graffiti crew from Houston, the sculpture was created by BeZerk using spray paint cans, clock parts, colored tape and white/red audio chords. The piece is entitled Aerosol Warfare 2 and was displayed by Christopher in many art galleries all over the U. S. before appearing on the used to promote Limp Bizkit’s song Counterfeit
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DJ Lethal
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Leor Dimant better known as DJ Lethal, is a Latvian turntablist and producer and is best known for his position of DJ in the rap metal band Limp Bizkit for fifteen years, which he departed in 2013. He is also known for previously playing in the Irish-American hip-hop group. As of November 2014, Lethal is touring Europe with La Coka Nostra with other former House of Pain member Danny Boy OConnor, Non Phixion member Ill Bill and Boston rapper/actor Slaine. Leor Dimant was born to a Jewish Latvian family in Riga, Latvia and his first contact with music was through his father Grisha Dimant, who, along with his friends, played guitar in a rock band. In 1976 when Dimant was four, he and his emigrated to Italy. They were then allowed to go to either Toronto, Los Angeles, there, his father performed in various Russian clubs and restaurants, mostly in Brighton Beach. Dimant and his parents lived in Jersey City for some time and they moved to Los Angeles in 1987, where his father got a job at a new Russian restaurant. His first introduction to hip-hop was in Jersey City, when his school held a talent show with students performing a rap song. Once he moved to Los Angeles, he became interested in hip hop culture, including break dancing. Before learning to DJ, he started off as a beatboxer and he later practiced DJing using his friends turntables and mixer. In the late 80s, Dimant became friends with a rapper who, at that time. When Everlast was about to go on a European tour with Ice-T and Rhyme Syndicate, he mentioned that he would like to hear Dimant beatbox, Everlast was impressed by his beatboxing skills, and he invited Dimant to be his DJ on the upcoming tour. Dimant, who was only 16 at the time, decided to do so, after the tour, in 1990, Everlasts first solo album, including a track featuring scratching by Dimant, was released to both critical and commercial failure. Following that, Everlast and Dimant, now known as DJ Lethal, decided to start a group, the groups 1992 self-titled debut album went multi-platinum and is best known for the DJ Muggs produced hit single Jump Around and the DJ Lethal produced Shamrocks and Shenanigans. A second album was released in 1994, in 1996, on the eve of the release of the groups third album, produced by Everlast and DJ Lethal, things began to go sour. DJ Lethal claims it started to become a hassle, and simply was not fun anymore, the day before the album came out, the group broke up. On House of Pains final tour, Limp Bizkit, a band from Jacksonville. DJ Lethal and the band became friends, and later, Limp Bizkit hired him to do work on their recordings
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House of Pain
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House of Pain is an American hip hop group who released three albums in the 1990s before lead rapper Everlast left to pursue his solo career. The groups name is a reference to the H. G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau, a reference carried further by the naming of their 2011 tour He Who Breaks the Law. The group is best known for its 1992 hit single Jump Around, the group broke up in 1996 but reformed in 2010, after the trio had been members of supergroup La Coka Nostra for several years. Everlast teamed up with DJ Lethal and high school friend Danny Boy in Los Angeles to form House of Pain, the group was signed to Tommy Boy Records and their House of Pain debut album went multi-platinum, spawning the successful DJ Muggs-produced single Jump Around. This song was remixed twice by Pete Rock, one version featuring a verse from him. Fashioning themselves as rowdy Irish-American hooligans, they toured with various rap and they participated together with Helmet, along with several other rap acts, on the 1993 rap rock collaborative Judgment Night film soundtrack. Their follow-up album, 1994s Same as It Ever Was, went gold despite minimal airplay, the first single, On Point, is noted for taking a swipe at another American rapper who claimed Irish heritage, Marky Mark. Like Cypress Hill, who, with House of Pain, were a part of the loosely affiliated Soul Assassins posse, they found urban radio airplay an increasingly closed path, on the release date of the album, Everlast announced his departure from the group. From then on, the members continued their separate careers, Danny Boy founded an art company. DJ Lethal became a member of nu metal band Limp Bizkit, Everlast achieved multi-platinum solo fame in 1998 with his album Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. The first single from album was What Its Like. After the sale of the Tommy Boy Records master tapes to Warner Bros, Records, Everlast signed with Island/Def Jam, and released the solo LP White Trash Beautiful in 2004. Before the release, Everlast announced on his message board that he was not endorsing the compilation album. Founded by Danny Boy in early 2006, La Coka Nostra reunited him, Everlast, other group members include Ill Bill of Non Phixion, and newcomer Slaine. House of Pain reunited at an event held by UFC president Dana White in Boston on St. Patricks Day 2009. Though Lethal is still a member of the group, he did not join them on their 2011 reunion tour due to obligations with Limp Bizkit. All three original members of House of Pain Everlast, Danny Boy and DJ Lethal reunited in 2017 for a 25th Anniversary Tour, the tour included shows in DC, OH, PA, NY, MA, and CA. Turbo, War Dogs, and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, top o The Morning to Ya is used in Michael Manns 1995 film Heat, and the 2003 film Daredevil
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Turntablism
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The mixer is plugged into a PA system for live events and/or broadcasting equipment (if the DJ is performing on radio, TV or Internet radio, so that a wider audience can hear the turntablists music. Turntablists typically use two or more turntables and headphones to cue up desired start points on different records, the word turntablist was originated by Luis DJ Disk Quintanilla. The new term coincided with the resurgence of hip-hop DJing in the 1990s, some turntablists use turntable techniques like beat mixing/matching, scratching, and beat juggling. Some turntablists seek to have recognized as traditional musicians capable of interacting and improvising with other performers. The use of the turntable as an instrument has its roots dating back to the 1930s, 1940s. Experimental composers used them to sample and create music that was produced by the turntable. Cages Imaginary Landscape No.1 is composed for two variable speed turntables, frequency recordings, muted piano and cymbal, edgard Varèse experimented with turntables even earlier in 1930, though he never formally produced any works using them. Examples of turntable effects can also be found on popular records produced in the 1960s and 1970s, creedence Clearwater Revivals 1968 self-titled debut album features a backspin effect in the song Walk on the Water. However, turntablism as it is known today did not surface until the development of hip hop in the late 1970s, Turntablism as a modern art form and musical practice has its roots within African-American inner city hip hop and hip hop culture of the late 1970s. Kool DJ Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash are widely credited for having cemented the now established role of DJ as hip hops foremost instrumentalist. Kool Hercs invention of break-beat DJing is generally regarded as the development in hip hop history. His influence on the concept of DJ as turntablist is equally profound, to understand the significance of this achievement, it is important to first define the break. Briefly, the break of a song is a musical fragment only seconds in length, Kool Herc introduced the break-beat technique as a way of extending the break indefinitely. This is done by buying two of the record, finding the break on each record, and switching from one to the other using the DJ mixer. Using that idea, Grandmaster Flash elaborated on Kool Hercs invention of break-beat DJing and came up with the quick-mix theory and he described it as being. like cutting, the backspin, and the double-back. Kool Hercs revolutionary techniques set the course for the development of turntablism as an art form in significant ways, most important, however, he developed a new form of DJing that did not consist of just playing and mixing records one after the other. The type of DJ that specializes in mixing a set is well respected for his/her own set of unique skills, the DJ would be examined critically by the crowd on both a technical and entertainment level. Grand Wizzard Theodore, an apprentice of Flash, who isolated the most recognizable technique of turntablism, [ Eshun
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Interscope Records
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Interscope Records is an American record company. At the time, it differed from most record companies by giving decision-making authority to its A&R staff and it had its first hit records less than a year after it was founded and achieved profitability in 1993. In 1992, Interscope acquired the rights to market and distribute the hardcore rap label Death Row. Albums by Death Row artists included rappers Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, as a result, Time Warner severed ties with Interscope by selling its 50 percent stake back to Field and Iovine for $115 million in 1995. In 1996, 50% of the label was acquired by the MCA Music Entertainment Group for a reported $200 million, Iovine served as chairman and CEO until May 2014. He was succeeded by John Janick, Interscope is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The labels best-selling artists include U2, Eminem, Lady Gaga, in 1989, Ted Field began to build Interscope Records as a division of his film company, Interscope Communications. To run it, he hired John McClain, who had played a role in Janet Jacksons success at A&M Records, and Tom Whalley. Separately, Iovine, who had produced records by U2, Bruce Springsteen, I thought, Music is going to change, Iovine said in 1997. Young bands arent going to be asking for me, but I love working with the new thing. I always liked the part of the business thats the first time you hear something, Iovine and Field were introduced by Paul McGuinness, then U2s manager. After a series of negotiations led by David Geffen, they came to an agreement, in a 1997 article in Rolling Stone, David Wild wrote, Interscopes start-up coincided with a period of incredible change in the music world. Nirvana had ushered in the alternative revolution, based in Westwood, California, Interscope was run by music men. It was a departure from the industry practices of the 1970s and 1980s. A founding tenet of the label was that artists would have creative control. Interscopes first release was Rico Suave by Ecuadoran rapper Gerardo in December 1990, Primus Interscope debut was released in May, followed by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunchs Music for the People in July. It included the #1 single Good Vibrations, two days after first hearing his demo, Whalley signed Tupac Shakur, and in November 1991, Interscope released 2pacalypse Now, Shakurs studio debut. Interscope began to develop a significant presence in the genre in 1992
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Three Dollar Bill, Y'all
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Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ is the debut studio album by American rap rock band Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkits rearrangement of the song incorporated heavier guitar playing by Wes Borland, three Dollar Bill, Yall$ was produced by Ross Robinson, who was introduced to the band through Korn bassist Reginald Arvizu, who persuaded Robinson to listen to Limp Bizkits demo. Robinson was impressed by the motivation and sound, and agreed to work with them. The album showcased an intentionally abrasive, angry sound which the band felt would attract a fanbase, while heading to California to record their first album, the band wrecked their van, leading Durst to rehire Borland. After a dispute with Mojo, Limp Bizkit signed with Flip, Reginald Arvizu of the band Korn persuaded Ross Robinson to listen to the bands demo, which consisted of the songs Pollution, Counterfeit and Stuck. Robinson finally listened to the tape after it was appraised by Robinsons girlfriend, Robinson was impressed by the bands motivation and sound, and produced their debut, which was recorded at Indigo Ranch. During the recording sessions, the recorded a early version of their song Im Broke. It was subsequently reworked and recorded for their followup, Significant Other, the band was inspired to write Counterfeit after local bands began to copy their style. According to Borland, They saw this thing we built and they were like, Oh, lets get baggy pants and dress like kind of hip-hoppy and, you know, play heavy metal. Five or six bands just popped up out of nowhere that became these, you know, thats where the song Counterfeit came from. Fred Dursts problems with his girlfriend inspired him to write the song Sour, the mood and tone set by Robinson in the studio allowed the band to improvise, a recording of the band improvising appeared as the last track on the album, Everything. On the song Stuck, Borland used a pedal in the first bar. Borlands playing on this album features octave shapes, and choppy, eighth-note rhythms, sometimes accompanied by muting his strings with his left hand, Borland also made use of unevenly accented syncopated sixteenth notes and hypnotic, droning licks to create a disorienting effect. Despite the success of live performances of the cover of George Michaels song Faith, Robinson was opposed to recording the cover. However, the recording, which incorporated heavier guitar playing and drumming, as well as DJ scratching. Robinson also bonded with Borland, who Robinson perceived as not taking the band seriously, the completed album featured an abrasive, angry sound which Borland later stated was part of Limp Bizkits plan to get noticed. The best way to get our message across is through shock value, thats what grabs people getting people to react by showing something negative, hoping something positive will come out of it. This sound has been described as nu metal and rapcore, the paid air time was criticized by the media, who saw it as payola
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Staind
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Staind was an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki. To date, the band has recorded seven albums, Tormented, Dysfunction, Break the Cycle,14 Shades of Grey, Chapter V, The Illusion of Progress. The band has sold over 15 million records worldwide, Staind formed in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1995. The band started covering Korn, Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, Tool, and Alice in Chains, among others, and played at local clubs for a year and a half. Staind self-released their debut album, Tormented, in November 1996, citing Pantera, during this time, Staind acquired a concert slot through Aarons cousin Justin Cantor with Limp Bizkit. Just prior to the performance, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst was appalled by Stainds grotesque album cover and his perception changed, however, after being impressed with their performance. On April 13,1999, Staind released its major label debut Dysfunction on Flip Records, the album, which was co-produced by Fred Durst and Terry Date, received comparisons to metal giants Tool and Korn. In particular, Aaron Lewis was lauded for his vocals, which were likened to those of Pearl Jams Eddie Vedder, the album achieved slow success, with the album reaching the No.1 spot on Billboards Heatseeker Charts almost six months after its debut. In the same week, the album jumped to No.74 on Billboards Top 200 Album Charts, the nine-track LP produced three singles, Just Go, Mudshovel, and Home. Mudshovel and Home both received radio play, cracking the Top 20 of Billboards Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts. In promotion of Dysfunction, Staind went on tours, including the Family Values Tour with acts like Limp Bizkit and The Crystal Method. Staind toured with Limp Bizkit for the Family Values Tour during the fall of 1999, Staind released their third studio album Break the Cycle on May 22,2001. Propelled by the success of their first single Its Been Awhile, the albums first week sales were the second highest of any album that year. The album saw the band retaining their previous nu metal sound from their previous album and its Been Awhile, Fade, Outside, For You, and the acoustic ballad Epiphany. Its Been Awhile spent a total of 16 and 14 weeks on top of the modern and mainstream charts, respectively. In 2001, Break the Cycle sold four million copies worldwide, Break the Cycle would go on to sell seven million copies worldwide, making this Stainds best selling album. The album saw a departure from their previous nu metal sound, the album provided two mainstream hits, the lead single Price to Play and So Far Away, which spent 14 weeks on top of the rock chart
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Dysfunction (album)
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Dysfunction is the second studio album by American rock band Staind. It is also the groups first release on any label at all, suffocate, Just Go, Mudshovel, and Home were released as singles. The song Mudshovel can also be found on the previous album, Tormented, albeit in a slightly different form. It would serve as Stainds breakout single, peaking at number 10 on the Mainstream Rock chart, the album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. Despite trying to remove Staind from opening for Limp Bizkit at a 1997 concert, after hearing their four-song demo, Durst signed Staind to Flip/Elektra to record the bands album Dysfunction. However, Durst suggested Staind would become more melodic, Durst and Staind then traveled to Jacksonville, Florida to begin developing new songs, and after a meeting with Flip, Staind recorded a three-track sampler in Los Angeles, California. By February 1998, they acquired a contract and after performing on the summer Warped Tour began recording Dysfunction in December. Stainds vocalist, Aaron Lewis, has stated he feels that, considered nu metal and alternative metal, Dysfunction is known for having both singing and screaming. The album is known for having songs with slow parts that then turn into aggressive parts with screaming. The albums lyrics are noted for being angry or depressing. Staind toured with Kid Rock in the spring before joining the Family Values Tour 1999 along with various nu metal, three tracks were performed live during the bands MTV Unplugged performance in 2002, Me, and Home, and the hidden track Excess Baggage. All lyrics written by Aaron Lewis, all composed by Staind. Notes The hidden track Excess Baggage starts with Staind frontman, Aaron Lewis, walking into, presumably and he sits down on the toliet with the seat down, and you can hear some metal clanging and then the metal falls to the floor. No one really knows what made the noise, then Aaron takes a sip of a beverage, or wine, from a wine glass. Then he starts playing the song, an intresting thing is that Aaron was unaware he was being recorded. No one knows who had secretly recorded Aaron
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Deftones
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Deftones is an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, U. S. Formed in 1988, the band was founded by Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, during the groups first five years, the bands lineup changed several times, but stabilized in 1993 when Cunningham rejoined the group after his departure in 1990. Cunningham replaced John Taylor, who had replaced Garcia after he had switched to drums in 1990, the lineup remained stable for fifteen years, with the exception of keyboardist and turntablist Frank Delgado being added in 1999. In 2008, Cheng was involved in an accident that ended his stint with Deftones. He has been replaced by Sergio Vega, the band is known as one of the most experimental groups to have come from the alternative metal music scene. Deftones have released eight albums since their inception, after the lineup settled in 1993, the band secured a recording contract with Maverick Records, and subsequently released their debut album, Adrenaline, in 1995. Promoting the album by touring exhaustively with other bands in the scene and their sophomore album, Around the Fur, was released in 1997. The album and its singles reached chart positions, and the album was the bands first to receive certification from the RIAA, the band found even further success with their third album, White Pony, in 2000. It showed a transition away from the earlier sound into a more experimental direction. Its lead single, Change, is the groups most commercially successful single, White Pony was the bands first of three albums to be certified platinum in the United States. Their self-titled fourth album was released in 2003, while the groups mainstream success continued, sales proved to be lackluster compared to White Pony. The follow-up, Saturday Night Wrist, was released in 2006 after a falling out within the band due to creative tensions. Its completion was delayed by personal issues within the band. In 2008, while Deftones were working on an album tentatively titled Eros, as a result, he was left in a minimally conscious state until his death in 2013 of cardiac arrest. During that time, Deftones halted production on Eros and released Diamond Eyes and Koi No Yokan in 2010 and 2012 respectively, in 2016, the band released a followup, titled Gore. When Stephen Carpenter was 15 years old, he was hit by a car while skateboarding, confined to a wheelchair for several months, he began teaching himself guitar by playing along to bands such as Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death and Metallica. Carpenter, Cunningham and Chino Moreno were friends from their childhood, All three went to McClatchy High School in Sacramento and remained friends through the citys skateboarding scene. While Carpenter was a fan of metal, Moreno was also interested in hardcore punk bands such as Bad Brains and post-punk
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Max Cavalera
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Massimiliano Antonio Max Cavalera is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter who currently plays in heavy metal bands Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, and Killer Be Killed. In 1984, he co-founded the acclaimed heavy metal band Sepultura with his brother Igor Cavalera and was the lead singer. Cavalera was also involved in a side project called Nailbomb. Max Cavaleras father, Graziano Cavalera, was an employee of the Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte and he died at 40 years of age, Cavalera was nine when his father died. Cavaleras family was in a state of crisis and family turbulence when he formed Sepultura with his younger brother Igor. In the early 1990s, he relocated to Phoenix, Arizona and he did not begin to make spiritual music until after he quit Sepultura. His earlier lyrics for Soulfly were influenced by religion and spirituality and his later albums, starting with Dark Ages, began to incorporate lyrical themes of violence, warfare, anger and hatred. I mean if you look at Christ, He was hanging around with the lowlifes, prostitutes, when asked in an interview whether he was a Christian and whether Soulfly was a Christian band, he said, No. I mean, if I was a Christian I would wear all these different kinds of omens, because Christian people are so close-minded. A priest would not accept that, so I dont like the concept of Christianity in terms of being so close-minded. It is the same with music, sometimes I compare preachers to close-minded musicians or close-minded listeners, who only like one kind of music. And they dont tolerate Hindus, Buddhists or whatever, so Soulfly is not a Christian band at all. Spiritual has nothing to do with Christianity anyway and it has been here since the beginning of time. In another interview, he was asked about the Varg Vikernes church burnings and he quoted, I support church burnings 100 percent, but why dont we just burn everything. However, he claimed his views changed about the church burnings. He has stated that he believe in God, But it might be different than the God the preacher preaches about. Of enduring influence to his music, is the death of his stepson, Dana Wells. The songs Bleed, First Commandment, Pain, Tree of Pain and Revengeance are tributes to Wells, as well as Deftones song Headup, in which Cavalera featured and co-wrote
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Sepultura
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Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte. Sepultura has had changes in its lineup since its formation, with Max and Igor Cavalera departing in 1996 and 2006. Sepulturas current lineup consists of vocalist Derrick Green, guitarist Andreas Kisser, bassist Paulo Jr. since Igor Cavaleras departure in 2006, there have been no original members left in the band. Paulo Jr. who has been a member of Sepultura since 1985, is the member to appear on every release. Kisser, who replaced Jairo Guedz in 1987, has played on all of the studio albums. Sepultura has released fourteen studio albums to date, the latest being Machine Messiah and their most successful records are Arise, Chaos A. D. and Roots. Sepultura was formed in 1984 in Belo Horizonte, the city of Minas Gerais. Gracilianos death deeply affected his sons, inspiring them to form a band after Max heard the album Black Sabbath Vol.4 the very same day. They chose the band name Sepultura, the Portuguese word for grave and they would travel to a record shop in São Paulo that mixed tapes of the latest records by American bands. Their listening habits changed dramatically after being introduced to Venom, as Igor Cavalera put it, The Cavalera brothers started listening to bands such as Hellhammer/Celtic Frost, Kreator, Sodom, Megadeth, Exodus and Exciter. They also had influences on Brazilian metal from bands like Stress, Sagrado Inferno, by 1984, they had dropped out of school. After his departure, Max took over the vocal duties, Jairo Guedes was invited to join the band as lead guitarist. After about a year of performing, Sepultura signed to Cogumelo Records in 1985, later that year, they released Bestial Devastation, a shared EP with fellow Brazilian band Overdose. It was self-produced and recorded in just two days, the band recorded their first full-length album, Morbid Visions, in August 1986. It contained their first hit, Troops of Doom, which gained media attention. The band then decided to relocate to the city of São Paulo. In early 1987, Jairo Guedes quit the band, Guedes was replaced by São Paulo-based guitarist Andreas Kisser, and they released their second studio album, Schizophrenia, in 1987. The album reflected a change towards a more thrash metal-oriented sound
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Soulfly (album)
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Soulfly is the self-titled debut album by the metal band Soulfly, released on April 21,1998 through Roadrunner Records. The record was released in memory of frontman Max Cavaleras murdered stepson, both CDs have the message In Loving Memory Dana printed across them. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA, the record features many guests, including members of Fear Factory, Limp Bizkit, Cypress Hill, Deftones, and Dub War. The Song Remains Insane is pieced together by two songs, opening with a cover of Caos by Ratos de Porão and secondly a brief reckless hardcore rendition of Attitude by Sepultura. Umbabarauma is a cover of a 1976 song by Brazilian musician Jorge Ben Jor, Max Cavalera remembered, It was so hard to start over, having been in Sepultura for so long. In fact, it was harder getting Soulfly going than it was getting Sepultura started, coming into a whole new situation underneath the shadow of Roots was a huge challenge for me, and most people thought I was nuts. Plus, we made an effort not to sound like Sepultura. My choice of musicians took me away from metal and into a vibe that embraced a lot more. Part of the magic was working with some of my all-time favourite Brazilian musicians, Eye For an Eye is still my favourite, man, and I also like Tribe. Thats like an anthem for all metalheads, all lyrics written by Max Cavalera except where stated, all music composed by Max Cavalera except where stated. Sound of the Beast The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
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Follow the Leader (Korn album)
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Follow the Leader is the third studio album by the American nu metal band Korn. The album was released on August 18,1998, through Immortal/Epic and this was their first album not produced by Ross Robinson. Instead, it was produced by Steve Thompson and Toby Wright, the album peaked at number one on four charts, including the Billboard 200 with 268,000 units sold in its first week of release, and is often credited with launching nu metal into the mainstream. The album received a 5× Platinum certification in the United States on March 15,2002 as well as a 3× Platinum in Australia, the album generally received positive reviews by critics. Korn was praised by AllMusic saying the album is an effective follow-up to their first two alt-metal landmarks, the Family Values Tour promoted the album, along with its five singles. The song Freak on a Leash was nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards, the music video for Freak on a Leash won Best Short Form Music Video at the 2000 Grammy Awards. By early 1998, Korn returned to the studio to record Follow the Leader, even though Korn was impressed by the work Ross Robinson had done on their previous albums, they decided to work with Steve Thompson and Toby Wright. Robinson did however work with singer Jonathan Davis as a coach for the album. Korn was shown making the video on KornTV, the reason they exposed themselves making the album was because they wanted to let their fans see what they were doing in the studio and behind the scenes. Follow the Leader features numerous guest vocalists, including Ice Cube on Children of the Korn, Tre Hardson of The Pharcyde on Cameltosis and Limp Bizkits Fred Durst on All in the Family. In a 2013 interview, the revealed that they partied heavily during the production of Follow the Leader, with massive amounts of alcohol, drugs. According to Davis, he agreed to begin tracking vocals when producer Toby Wright met his demands for an eight-ball. It marked the third straight Korn cover featuring children in a disturbing context, theyre the most beautiful thing in the world, but when you see it in our artwork, the way weve placed it, its just kinda fuckin weird. The Freak on a Leash music video features animated segments by McFarlane featuring this cover art, Follow the Leader is recognized as Korns mainstream breakthrough, and the album that launched nu metal into the mainstream. Follow the Leader was released August 18,1998, and was awarded multi-platinum certification for shipments in excess of five million copies, in fall of 1998, Korn started the Family Values Tour. According to Arvizu, the name was due to so many of their friends who were like family to us played in bands. The tour started on September 22,1998, ending on October 31,1998, the tour grossed over 6.4 million. Korn maintained a low ticket price, usually no more than thirty dollars
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Jonathan Davis
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Jonathan Howsmon Davis, also known as JD and JDevil, is an American musician best known as the leading vocalist and frontman of the nu metal band Korn. Jonathan Howsmon Davis was born on Monday, January 18,1971 in Bakersfield, California and his parents were married on February 27,1970 in Kern, California. Davis ethnicity includes Scottish, English, Welsh, and German and he has a sister, Alyssa, a half-brother, Mark Chavez, and a half-sister, Amanda Chavez, by his mother. His father was a keyboardist for Buck Owens and Frank Zappa, while his mother was a professional actress and his parents divorced when he was three years old and he was raised by his father and stepmother Lillie in Bakersfield. Davis suffered severe bouts of asthma as a child, and had survived a near-fatal asthma attack when he was five years old and he also spoke of having a horrible relationship with his stepmother. He said she used to him and torture him, giving him tea mixed with Thai hot oil. He says the song Kill You was written about her, Davis has said that his earliest musical inspiration as a child was the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar, and his favorite musical group was Duran Duran. He graduated from Highland High School in 1989 and he also attended the San Francisco School of Mortuary Science for a period of time. He was persistently harassed in Highland High School primarily by jocks for being different by wearing eyeliner, long clothes and he was teased, harmed, and beaten. Davis also was constantly called homophobic names, the Korn song Faget was inspired by Davis experience of being bullied. Davis HIV tattoo on his left arm also was inspired by his experience of being bullied. Davis says even teachers were mean to him and sent him to the counselor for wearing eyeliner, Davis has a cameo in Queen of the Damned as a ticket scalper. Davis plays a role as Ricky, a crack dealer. Davis also has a role as a clerk in the independent film The Still Life Davis was billed for the lead role in Sin-Jin Smyth. Davis worked on a script writer and director Clive Barker entitled Oblivion. Davis describes it as an opera about the end of the world. The project has been postponed for a period of time. He has also featured in many other bands music videos, sometimes with Korn
