Articles by Amber Authier

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  Sugar Ray

  In the Pursuit of Leisure

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  There’s a place in the musical spectrum for bands like Sugar Ray. Each of their records, to date, has been a collection of various styles a...

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  Cold

  Year of the Spider

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

  I am not a Cold fan. I listened to but didn’t think much of both their self-titled debut disc and their sophomore effort 13 Ways to Bleed O...

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  Finger Eleven

  Finger Eleven

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

  There are a million reasons why I think Finger Eleven is one of the hardest working and most underrated bands in Canada. Quietly building a...

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  Three Days Grace

  Three Days Grace

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

  It never ceases to amaze me how a band can release one good rock anthem, surround it with pedestrian offerings and call it a record. Is it...

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  Luxt

  American Beast

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  There is one thing that sets LUXT apart from the packs of bands beating down doors to release their industrial-flavoured, aggressive rock r...

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  Godsmack

  Faceless

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  Godsmack gets a bad rap. Here is a band that has been slowly working their way up the ranks alongside bands that are receiving much greater...

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  Memento

  Beginnings

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  Memento’s debut CD, Beginnings, starts off as a standard alt-rock record. Vocalist Justin Stewart Cotta apathetically groans discouraging l...

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  CKY

  Inflitrate•Destroy•Rebuild

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Rocking, rounded heavy riffs and crystal clear vocals make up the core of Inflitrate•Destroy•Rebuild, CKY’s sophomore effort. But it is the...