Word: metallization
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...metal tree rises in a park and no one notices, is it art? If it's part of the 2002 Whitney Biennial, it is. Less an art show than a retinal fun fair, the Biennial's sweep is so broad that when a televangelist prays for art in one work, one is tempted to shout "Amen...
...first camera I've tested that fills the bill. Indeed, it's the first Nikon camera to be engineered around the design, rather than the other way around. It's about the size and weight of a smooth-edged deck of cards, and its sleek blue-and-brushed-metal look really sets it apart from the pack. Call it the iPod of digital cameras, a comparison it deserves, not just for form and looks but also for its admirable ease...
SOiL’s major label debut, Scars, explodes from the Windy City with a hard-rock radio blend of melodic hooks and crunching riffs. This nu-metal outfit manages to temper the simplicity of drop-d tuned chunk metal with alt-rock and cock-rock attitude. The band keeps it simple. They don’t blend hip-hop, they don’t dose tracks with techno-loops, but stick to simple meat and potatoes rock-metal power, with an occasional decrease in distortion for a few seconds of sensitivity. Catapulted by their debut single...
With punishing but radio-friendly guitar riffs and aggressive but tuneful vocals, SOiL’s Scars toes the line between hard rock and metal, and manages to entertain from start to finish. For those who are interested in nu-metal without the “I’m sixteen and I hate my Dad” kiddie-angst, SOiL’s Scars may well be an album to heal...
...second round was probably the most strictly athletic. Bridges came in, to a heavy-metal version of the "Different Strokes" theme - looking surprisingly buff for those of us who remember him as Willis. Van Winkle (apparently forced to use his old moniker Vanilla Ice under protest for this bout) was identified as an accomplished athlete in terms of motorcross. Van Winkle went three rounds, but must have eventually wished he had a getaway bike, as Bridges whomped his way to a easy win on points...