Timeline

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  Phil Anselmo

  Far Beyond Driven

  PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010

  "The human being is an imperfect machine and I'm a perfect example of that," declares Philip Hansen Anselmo, one of extreme music's most re...

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  Michael Gira

  From Uncompromising Swans to Ethereal Angels of Light

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2010

  Summing up Michael Gira's 30-year career (so far) isn't easy to do in a few words. The man behind the utterly uncompromising Swans and the...

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  Robert Plant

  The Mighty Rearranger

  PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2010

  What's to become of a Golden God as retirement age looms? Robert Plant's bare-chested swagger and Valhalla-storming vocals redefined the im...

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  JUSTIN BROADRICK

  Napalm Death - Godflesh - Techno Animal - Jesu - Pale Sketcher

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2010

  Though he's been the ceaseless ambassador for some of the most extreme music to see the light of day since the mid-'80s, Justin K. Broadric...

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  The Roots

  Band of Brothers

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2010

  The history of the Roots is rife with the themes of collaboration, improvisation and experimentation ― hallmarks of a vintage jazz en...

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  Glenn Danzig

  Legacy of Brutality

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2010

  Of all the ways to describe Glenn Danzig, looking over his career, the one that sticks out most is "self-made man." It doesn't usually come...

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  Roky Erickson

  Back On Earth

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2010

  It's easy to believe Roky Erickson when, in his jovial Texas drawl, he describes himself as a lucky man. Through the support of family and...

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  Jawbreaker

  Days of Whine and Poses

  PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2010

  Their influence on contemporary punk, emo, and indie rock can't be overstated, nor can the value of the lesson in major label woes they typ...