Word: metallism
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Without doubt, you've heard a sickening amount about the newest music craze in America, grunge metal. Unless, of course, you're one of the invisible legions of pre-sell-out alternative fiends who slept and ate the likes of Metallica, Nirvana, Soundgarden, L7, Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction before those annoying bandwagoneers jumped on and spoiled the secret--you still love your bands, but you hate the tag-alongs...
Ugly Kid Joe's whirlwind, MTV-induced rise to the giddy heights of fame and commercial success was based primarily on the band members' sunny Californian good looks and brand of pop metal that is accessible to even the most guitar-phobic Top-40 listener...
...solar system. According to such theories, the early sun, formed from a cloud of gas and dust, was surrounded by a disk-shaped nimbus made up of the leftovers. The newborn star's heat drove smaller particles and gases, including water vapor, out from the center. The heavier, metal-rich rock left behind condensed into asteroids and the inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Much of the gas and light dust , farther out was gathered up into the so-called gas giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The rest was blown by solar heat and wind to the outskirts...
...does Pat clue you in on how he got into your car to put down your emergency brake, tune the radio to WAAF, the heavy metal station, and catalogue all your belongings (all the way down to the half-empty bag of chips and spilled lemonade under the passenger's seat) for the official record on the back of your receipt...
...graced T.T.'s with their presence. Their hard rock grooves and melodic vocals may bring them mass success given the current rage for various former labelmates. Regardless, they gave the audience 15 minutes of pleasure. On the down side of things, Meltdown featured absurd, pretentious vocals and silly heavy-metal lead guitar. And the Vancouver duo Mecca Normal's set was too long. The guitarist did evoke some interesting sounds from his guitar with his rapid, jerky arm movements, but his partner did not add much with her less accomplished guitar playing and vocal style...