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Meanwhile, there are still serious questions about the crash. The preliminary conclusion by French investigators is well known: during takeoff, a 16-in. metal strip on the runway slashed one of the Concorde's tires, sending a 10-lb. piece of rubber into the underside of the wing and causing a fuel tank to rupture. Something yet undetermined ignited a fire that engulfed the No. 2 engine. There was also a problem with the No. 1 engine: it could not provide thrust. Given those problems, the pilots lost control of the plane after only one minute...
...aviation sources in Britain and France as well as published reports (including a major investigative piece in the London Observer) argue that the crash was a much more complex series of events. First, a 5-in. long "spacer," a metal part that helps keep in alignment the four wheels on one of the Concorde's landing gear, was left off the Air France plane. This mistake very likely hindered the speed of the plane as it rolled down the runway and caused it to veer severely to its left, striking a runway light. Critics argue that debris from this light...
Categorically anti-commercial in their tone, Slipknot ignored the typical formula used by metal bands searching for success: produce one radio-friendly song, often an 80s cover to get exposure, enjoy reasonable sales of the debut album, then soften the vocals, drop some distortion and get yourself onto TRL with album two (witness the mass popularity of Limp Bizkit’s George Michael cover “Faith,” followed by the huge success of “Nookie,” mirrored closely by Orgy’s mainstream success with the New Order cover...
This moment of political attention illustrates some of metal’s new relevance. No longer relegated solely to college radio or late-night music television, metal has become a notable part of our youth culture—expressing both the eternal youthful rejection of authority found in 50s rock and 60s punk in addition to greater global concerns...
Twenty-first century metal, championed in different fashions by both System of a Down and Slipknot, offers more than the hedonistic hair bands or Satanic ritualists of the 80s—it’s louder, it’s angrier and, more importantly, it’s often smarter...