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Formed in 1997 in Pontypridd, Wales, Lostprophets hit their stride in 2001 with the boundary-blurring Fakesoundofprogress. Riding the nu-metal wave that characterised the era, the record's blend of heavy guitars and turntable established the band as a home-grown contemporary of Incubus and Linkin Park. »
The Datsuns are 2D, they're hopelessly chained to the past and all their stuff sort of sounds the same. But they're still completely awesome. »
The album as a whole is still so in thrall to past masters that at times it almost feels like a museum exhibit»
If Primum was the wild eyed stranger who coaxed you into the alley for a toke of his funny-looking cigarette, Alter is the point at which you realise you're smoking a neutron star.»
Self-confessed musical magpies Hadouken! first caught mainstream attentions back in 2007, their frenetic dance rock and day-glo aesthetic seeing them crowbarred into the much-feted 'new rave' scene. Now signed to Ministry of Sound and in the process of finishing record number three, it seems a touch unfair to continue attaching that (already jaded) tag to Hadouken!, though their sound continues to genre-blend in a way that's as reminiscent of Daft Punk or Beastie Boys as many of their contemporaries. Frontman and lead yelper James Smith cuts a relaxed figure when I meet him, betraying just a hint of the wired, bristling mind present on the band's records. We chewed the cud about record number three, the rise of dubstep and the politics behind Hadouken!'s dance punk party. »
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