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Californian Nu-Metal Heroes LINKIN PARK Released 2nd Album ‘METEORA’ 20 Years Ago

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Back in time

24 March 2023

20 years ago today, on 24 March 2003 (international release date,
the USA followed a day later) celebrated Californian nu-metal rockers
LINKIN PARK unleashed their 2nd album METEORA .

Rolling Stone said: The band squeezed the last
remaining life out of this nearly extinct formula”

Billboard Magazine: “A ready-made crowdpleaser”.

NME: “A massive commercial appeal” but
it left the reviewer “underwhelmed”.

TUTV: Not a fan.

SINGLES/CLIPS: Where I Belong / Faint / Numb

– WHERE I BELONG –

– FAINT –

– NUMB –

FULL ALBUM

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LINKIN PARK: Facebook – Instagram

PORTISHEAD Released Innovative Debut Album ‘DUMMY’ 25 Years Ago…

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22 August 2019

Bristol’s PORTISHEAD, one of the pioneers of trip-hop, released their innovative debut album DUMMY on 22 Augustus 1994, 25 years ago. An experimental piece of work where blues, soul and jazz were drenched into a sort of ambient sci-fi soundscapes transferring you to an otherworldly sonic universe.

NME Magazine wrote at the time “This is, without question, a sublime debut album. But
so very, very sad. From one angle, its languid slowbeat blues clearly occupy similar terrain to soulmates ‘Massive Attack’ and all of Bristol hip-hop’s extended family. But from another these are avant-garde ambient moonscapes of a ferociously experimental nature.”

Here are the three singles…

– NUMB –

– SOUR TIMES –

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– GLORY BOX –

Album in full…

PORTISHEAD: Facebook – All Albums