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January 1, 2000

Pittsburgh’s own Highway 13 sticks most closely to the traditional concept of slap stand-up bass, twangy guitar and skeletal, stripped drums.

January 1, 2000

Hammertoes’ “Minnie the Moocher” sound will take you to that special mid-West lounge along with a few mentions of devils, dice and vodka.

January 1, 2000

The boys again prove to be masters of turning yer standard blues-based chords into a claustrophobic mess of pops, snaps, buzzes, and screeches.

January 1, 2000

Enough raw aggression to qualify as hardcore, enough melodies to be worshiped by emo geeks, enough rock to be embraced by the punk community.

January 1, 2000

Everyone will dig it because t’s easy to sway to, and it’s not interesting enough to take your concentration away from what you’re really doing.

January 1, 2000

Generic new school hardcore at its most generic.

January 1, 2000

Second record out for Sweden’s Gardenian is a less death-like affair, adding all sorts of accessible melody, strident grooves and little Maiden runs.

January 1, 2000

The majority of the 21 levels of the game are fairly short, but are well-designed, each presenting a unique set of challenges.

January 1, 2000

WCW Mayhem is the latest attempt by a wrestling mega-corporation to compress the grand pageantry of that sport into a little cartridge or CD.

January 1, 2000

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is visually solid, with relatively intuitive game play and a soundtrack with something on it for just about everyone.