Articles by Amber Authier

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  Ill Niño

  Revolution... Revolucion

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  Just when the Latin invasion was said to be over, along comes Ill Niño. The New Jersey-based band was the brainchild of ex-Pro-Pain member...

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  Innerstate

  Innerstate

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  Sometimes very bad things crawl out of the ashes of destroyed evil. If I say that Innerstate crawled out of the destroyed band Acid Test, w...

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  Machine Head

  Supercharger

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  I get the feeling that Machine Head just followed their collective gut for their fourth CD. Surreal and raw guitar effects litter this reco...

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  Mad Capsule Markets

  Osc-Dis (Oscillator In Distortion)

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  Although Canada has been pawning off our second-rate bands on Japan since the beginning of time, very few Japanese bands return the favour....

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  P.O.D.

  Satellite

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  Payable on Death are not your typical Christian band. Born of Sam Diego's rapcore scene, the band quietly climbed the musical ladder throug...

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  Serial Joe

  (Last Chance) At The Romance Dance

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001

  There are only two outcomes when a music critic is given the new Serial Joe CD: said critic is pleasantly surprised by the toe-tapping qual...

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  American Head Charge

  The War of Art

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2001

  The War of Art is exactly the kind of record that one would imagine coming from a band born out of a rehab centre in Minneapolis. The best...

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  Darwin's Waiting Room

  Orphan

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2001

  I am the first to admit that, on occasion, I like things and can't quite pin down why. Miami-based Darwin's Waiting Room are one of those t...