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noted "Get it Out" an AMG Track Pick and stated, "There's no doubt that grade 8 can pummel through a set of neo-metal material and, most likely, tear it up on-stage; the only question is why that may be all it takes to make it in a style whose rules are as rigid and unforgiving as those of even the
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abruptly left the tour in mid August. Early reports cited an apparent loss of tour support funds which was not commented on by the bands' publicists. It was also noted that neither Grade 8 nor Depswa had managed to sell 10,000 copies of the latest albums upon leaving
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which had faded from mainstream popularity by 2003. Frontman Dustin Tooker explained, "It’s just an honest expression of how we feel. We wrote a record we’re huge fans of, just being music fans."
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contains aggressive prose of confrontation and perseverance. This is reflected in the liner notes photography which portrays various elements of a
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hit, was released to radio on June 23 as a follow-up single. However, several tracks off the album garnered circulation on
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did not manage to chart nor did its singles. When the band abruptly ended its
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as interpreted in their heavy, metallic fashion. It includes an additional rapped verse, similar to
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766:References
760:California
735:Production
559:"One Wish"
545:"Headcase"
378:Spineshank
357:Rare Earth
329:3rd Strike
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333:Paranoid
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273:B tuning
269:staccato
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186:Grade 8
130:Producer
123:Atlantic
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302:Grade 8
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