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All the prototypical elements of metal are here on this album — intense rhythms, phenomenal guitar riffs, esoteric and ...

For any artist at all, making a debut album is a decisive moment. Now for female artists who have to deal with public perception and heavy branding efforts, the stakes are even higher. Culture ...

That did not happen. Nor did it go to Iggy, the proto-punk pioneer who helped lay the foundation for metal. Nor to NKOTB Jane’s Addiction, whose debut album was helping create a newer alt-metal ...