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  • GENGHIS TRON

    Rating: NNNNWhile their last album was a sort of cyber-grind brain-melt heavy on abrasive elec-tronic noise and short on attention span, Philadelphia’s Genghis Tron have...
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  • JARBOE & JUSTIN BROADRICK

    Rating: NNNNWalking a knife’s edge between hypnotic, droned-out melodies and tense, discomfitting moments, the first full-length collaboration between former Swans vocalist Jarboe and Jesu main...
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  • SAOSIN

    Rating: NNNAptly titled, this live DVD and CD combo from the highly emotive post-punk band is an extremely high-quality production that attempts to capture every...
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  • DANKO JONES

    Rating: NNNOn this, their fourth album, it was a safe bet that the three-piece would deliver more loud, charged hard rock full of crunching guitars...
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  • NINE INCH NAILS

    Rating: NNNNIN’s Trent Reznor has never had a particularly healthy relationship with his various record labels, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the...
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  • JANE VAIN & THE DARK MATTER

    Rating: NNNNA sense of melancholy and dark intensity pervades the bulk of this Calgary-based quartet’s debut album. Chiefly carried by the rich, weighty vocals of...
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  • Put the Rifle Down

    Rating: NNNNNPut the Rifle Downat the Silver Dollar (486 Spadina), 1 amWho: Local electro synth-pop foursome whose dance-heavy and dance-inducing jams recall the heyday of...
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  • Hilltop Hoods

    Rating: NNNNNHilltop Hoodsat the Annex Wreckroom (794 Bathurst, 2nd floor), Friday (March 7), 10 pm.Who: Aussie-born and -bred hiphop trio Hilltop Hoods features MCs Suffa,...
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  • EARTH

    Rating: NNNNEarth’s last two records were near masterpieces that trudged hypnotically over what has since been referred to as something akin to Americana gospel doom...
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  • THE TREWS

    Rating: NNNYou could argue that along with the likes of Sam Roberts, Nova Scotia’s the Trews represent the vanguard of today’s radio-friendly Can-rock, which, depending...
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  • IRON MAIDEN

    Rating: NNNNAnyone who’s ever had the pleasure of seeing Iron Maiden can attest that they’re tireless performers. With the release of the classic live video...
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  • Following Crystals method

    Rating: NNNNNOut of Montreal, these art punks ruthlessly throw mangled noise, feedback and spastic rhythms together to create a convincing cinematic effect like a Salvador...
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  • THE DRESS WHITES

    Rating: NNNNIt’d be a damn shame if people thought the band recently decided to move from Montreal to Toronto because of a lack of appreciation....
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  • DEAD MEADOW

    Rating: NNNNIt sounds as if a recent move from Washington to California may have had a significant influence on the neo-psychedelic trio’s sound. Their latest...
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  • SIMPLE PLAN

    Rating: NThere are only two explanations for this shitstorm of drivel. First, the band as a whole is made up of robots who’ve been pre-programmed...
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