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Interview – Ben Kenney of Incubus

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One of Alternative Rock’s saving graces over the past fifteen years has been California based band Incubus. Combining their own mix of Funk, Rock, Metal, and even Hip Hop styling, Incubus burst onto the scene in the late ’90s with quality songs that spoke to ... Read More

Interview – Marcos Curiel of P.O.D.

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Through the evolution of music, many hybrids of styles have been crossed, thus creating entirely new genres unique unto themselves. Back in the ’90s, a new scene built a foundation where bands began to combine elements of Hip Hop with Rock and Metal at a ... Read More
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Interview – Wayne Static of Static-X

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During the 1990s Metal music took on new shape with down-tuned guitars, electronic sounds, throbbing bass lines, and some Hip Hop influences creating a style called Nu-Metal. Static-X, was one of the many bands unjustifiably lumped into the Nu-Metal scene. With a sound unique all ... Read More

Interview – Mike DeWolf of Taproot

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Taproot roared onto the nu-metal scene in 2000 with their critically acclaimed debut album Gift. Two years later the band followed up with their popular album Welcome. The lead single off the album “Poem” was a massive rock hit in various rock formats and to this day ... Read More