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Joe Barresi

Producer/Mixer/Engineer

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TOOL

Tool 'Fear Inoculum'

Recorded and Mixed this album.

  • #1 US Album

  • #1 CAN Album

  • #1 Top Current Album

  • #1 Top Rock Album

  • #1 Hard Rock Album

  • #1 Digital Album

  • #1 Internet Album

  • #1 Tastemaker Album

  • #1 Top Album Sales

  • #1 Rock Album Sales

  • #1 Hard Rock Album Sales

SLIPKNOT


Slipknot
'We Are Not Your Kind'

Mixed this album.

  • #1 Billboard Top 200 debut

  • #1 UK Album

  • #1 CAN Album

  • #1 AUS Album

  • #1 Top Rock Album

  • #1 Hard Rock Album

  • #1 iTunes Album

  • #1 iTunes Rock Album

VOLBEAT


Volbeat
'Rewind, Replay, Rebound'

Mixed this album which debuted in the Top 10 in over a dozen countries including UK and Canada.

  • #1 Active Rock Single
    "Last Day Under The Sun"

  • #2 Tastemaker Album

  • #6 US Rock Album

  • #6 Hard Rock Album

  • #7 UK Album

  • #8 CAN Album

ALICE IN CHAINS

Alice In Chains
'Rainier Fog'

Mixed this album.

  • #1 Alternative Album

  • #1 Top Rock Album

  • #1 Hard Rock Album

  • #1 Tastemaker Album

  • #8 Album in GER

  • #9 Album in UK

  • #11 Album in CAN

  • #12 Billboard Top 200

APOCALYPTICA

Apocalyptica '7th Symphony'
Produced, engineered and mixed this album for the Finnish metal band.

#4 Top Hard Rock Album

#6 Top Independent Album

#2 Album in Finland

SLIPKNOT

Slipknot
'.5: The Gray Chapter'

Mixed this album, which debuted atop the US and AUS album charts. Artistdirect gave the album a perfect rating, also stating "It's their best work."

"Best Metal Performance" Grammy Nominee

#1 Billboard 200

#1 ARIA Album

#2 UK Album

 

VOLBEAT

Volbeat
'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie'

This album debuted at #1 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. It's the band's highest-charting album in the US.

#2 debut in CANADA

#4 debut on Billboard Top 200

#1 Mainstream Rock single
"The Devil's Bleeding Crown"

 

CHEVELLE

Chevelle
'The North Corridor'

#1 Top Rock Album

#1 Hard Rock Album

#1 Alternative Album

#8 Billboard Top 200 debut

#2 Digital Album

#7 Tastemaker Album

#1 Active Rock Single "Joyride"

BACKYARD BABIES

Backyard Babies 'Stockholm Syndrome'

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Avenged Sevenfold
'The Stage'

Co-produced (with the band) and recorded this album.

#1 Top Rock Album

#1 Hard Rock Album

#1 Alternative Album

#1 Tastemaker Album

#1 Canadian Album

#4 Top 200 debut

#4 Australian Album

#4 Digital Album

 

BAD RELIGION

TOOL

Tool '10,000 Days'
Recorded and mixed this Grammy Award-winning album. It reached #1 in Australia, Canada, US, Norway, and reached #4 in the UK - the band's highest ever chart position in that country.

One of the Top 50 Albums of 2006 - Rolling Stone

#1 Billboard Top 200 debut
 in US and Europe

Platinum in US and Canada

Including "Vicarious":

#2 Billboard Modern Rock chart

 

RED FANG

Mixed this record

QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE

Queens of the Stone Age
'Queens of the Stone Age'

Produced, recorded and mixed the debut album for QOTSA before they had a record deal. The album was released by indie label Loose Groove, and garnered praise from press (Rolling Stone named QOTSA "One of the ten most important hard & heavy bands of the year") and radio - all of which landed the band a deal with Interscope Records.

CHEVELLE

Chevelle 'Hats Off To The Bull'
Produced, recorded and mixed this album, including the single "Face To The Floor."

#1 Billboard Active Rock
 Song of the Year (2012)

#1 Billboard Active Rock Band of 2012

#1 Billboard Rock Song

#3 Hard Rock Album

#5 Rock / Alternative Album

#7 Billboard Alternative Song

#20 Billboard Top 200 debut

PARKWAY DRIVE

Parkway Drive 'Deep Blue'
Produced, recorded and mixed, this album is Parkway Drive's most critically acclaimed release. It won the ARIA Award for "Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album" (2010) and has been certified gold in AUS.

#1 Australia Artist Chart

#2 ARIA Top 50 debut

#2 Hard Rock Album

#4 Independent Album

MELVINS

Melvins 'Stoner Witch'

Recorded and Mixed

BLACKSTONE CHERRY

Black Stone Cherry
'Magic Mountain'

Produced, recorded and mixed this album, which Classic Rock magazine recently nominated for "Album of the Year".

#1 Rock Album in UK

#1 Hard Rock Album in US

#6 Rock Album in US

#5 UK Top Album debut

#13 UK Official Record Store chart (for physical sales in its first week)

SOUNDGARDEN

Soundgarden 'King Animal'
Provided additional production and mixed this album. Total Guitar ranked it the "#3 Album of the Year" (2012).

#5 Billboard Top 200 debut

#1 Hard Rock Album

#1 Tastemaker Album

#1 iTunes Rock Album (NZ)

#2 iTunes Rock Album (FI, SE)

 

WEEZER

Weezer 'Pinkerton'

Recorded all but 4 songs (done by Dave Fridmann)

BEATSTEAKS

Beatsteaks 'Beatsteaks'

#1 Album in Germany

Mixed several tracks

bauhaus

bauhaus 'Gotham'

Mixed

ISIS

Isis 'Wavering Radient'
The band's fifth album (produced, recorded and mixed), remains their most successful release ever.

#10 Top Independent Album
 (bands highest placing to date)

#17 BBC Radio 1 Top 40 Rock Album
 (bands first chart position outside the US)

 

QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE

Queens of the Stone Age
'Lullabies to Paralyze'

Co-produced, engineered and mixed this album, deemed "One of the Top 50 Albums of 2005" by Rolling Stone. Billboard ranked it "7th Best Album," and Filter Magazine considered it their "10th Best Album of the Year" (2005).

#1 Rock Album in UK

#1 Rock Single in UK ("Little Sister")

#5 Billboard Top 200 debut

Gold in AUS, CAN, UK

 

KYUSS

Kyuss 'Blues For The Red Sun'

Recorded and Mixed

QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE

Queens of the Stone Age
'...Like Clockwork'

Provided additional engineering and mixed the track "Fairweather Friends" for this Grammy nominated album.

#1 Billboard Top 200

#2 UK Album

#1 Top Hard Rock Album

#1 Top Digital Album

#1 Top Rock Album

#1 Top Independent Album

#1 Top Alternative Album

Grammy Nominee

BUCKCHERRY

Buckcherry 'Confessions'
Mixed this album, reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Hard Rock, Independent, Modern Rock, Alternative and Top Rock Albums Charts.

#20 Billboard Top 200 debut

#1 Hard Rock Album

#1 iTunes Rock Album

 

COHEED AND CAMBRIA

Coheed & Cambria
'Year of the Black Rainbow'

The band's 5th album was co-produced, engineered and co-mixed with Atticus Ross.

#5 Billboard Top 200 debut

#1 Hard Rock Album

#2 Rock Album

#2 Alternative Album

#2 Tastemaker Album

#3 Digital Album

#14 Canadian Album

 

WOLFMOTHER

Wolfmother 'Cosmic Egg'

#3 Top Hard Rock Album

#16 Billboard Top 200

Recorded

BAD RELIGION

 

Bad Religion 'New Maps of Hell'
Bad Religion is one of the best-selling punk rock acts of all time. Their fourteenth full-length album was produced, recorded and mixed by Joe. It reached #35 on Billboard's Top 200, the band's highest-ever chart position.

#3 Independent Album

#6 Tastemaker Album

#7 Hard Rock Album

#9 debut in the UK

#13 Alternative Album

#35 Billboard Top 200 debut

 

 

FASTBALL

Fastball 'All The Pain Money Can Buy'

Recorded

KYUSS

Kyuss 'Welcome To Sky Valley'

Recorded and Mixed

SKUNK ANANSIE

Skunk Anansie 'Stoosh'
Mixed this album in the mid 90's. By 2005, Stoosh was ranked #367 in Rock Hard magazine's book of 'The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.'

over 2 million copies sold in Europe

Platinum in UK, IT

Gold in DE, SE, CH

 

TURBONEGRO

Turbonegro 'Scandinavian Leather'

Additional Recording and Mixed

L7

L7 'The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum'

Produced, Recorded

PENNYWISE

Pennywise 'Land Of The Free'

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

SICK OF IT ALL

Sick of it All 'Built To Last'

Mixed most tracks

FU MANCHU

Fu Manchu 'The Action Is Go'

Mixed

CHEVELLE

Chevelle 'La Gargola'
Returned to produce, record and mix this album (following their last release 'Hats Off to the Bull'). It debuted at #3 in the US, becoming the band's highest charting album.

#3 Billboard Top 200 debut

#1 Top Rock Album

#1 Alternative Album

#1 Hard Rock Album

#4 Digital Album

#9 debut in Canada

 

CLUTCH

Clutch 'From Beale Street to Oblivion'
Produced, recorded and mixed this full-length album. AllMusic calls it "their strongest and most focused recording yet."

#4 Top Independent Album

QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE

Queens of the Stone Age
'Era Vulgaris'

Mixed "Make It Wit Chu" from the band's 5th album.

#1 song on CAN Rock National Radio

#5 debut on CAN album chart

#9 on United World Chart

#14 on Billboard's Top 200

EVERYTIME I DIE

Every Time I Die 'Ex Lives'
This album (produced, recorded and mixed) debuted at #20 on Billboard's Top 200, making it the band's highest charting album to date.

#20 Billboard Top 200 debut

#1 Hard Rock Album

#4 Independent Album

#7 Rock Album

#7 Tastemaker Album

#10 iTunes Best Seller

 

FAIR TO MIDLAND

Fair To Midland 'Arrows And Anchors'

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

HARDCORE SUPERSTAR

Hardcore Superstar 'HCSS'
Mixed this album, which debuted at #1 in Sweden.

MATCHBOOK ROMANCE

Matchbook Romance 'Stories and Alibis'

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

MIDDLE CLASS RUT

Middle Class Rut
Mixed "New Low," the first single from the band's first full length LP 'No Name No Color.'

#6 Billboard Alternative Song

#12 Billboard Rock Song

 

NIN

Nine Inch Nails 'Hesitation Marks'
Recorded drums on 'Hesitation Marks.' The album made the Best Albums of 2013 lists with Rolling Stone, Stereogum and Spin. This is the bands highest int'l charting album in CAN and UK, debuting at #1 (CAN) and #2 (UK).

Grammy Nominee for "Best Alternative Music Album" (2014)

#3 Billboard Top 200 debut

 

POWERMAN 5000

Powerman 5000 'Transform'

Produced and Recorded

 

SOUNDGARDEN

Soundgarden "Live To Rise"
Mixed this track, which appears on the motion picture soundtrack for Marvel'sAvengers Assemble.

#1 Active Rock Song

#1 Heritage Rock Song

#2 Hard Rock Album

#3 Alternative Album

#4 Rock Album

#11 Billboard Top 200 debut

STAM1NA

Stam1na 'Nocebo'
Produced and recorded this album in Finland, and then mixed it at my studio in California. It was certified Gold (in Finland) less than 2 weeks after release. The album stayed in Finland's top 50 for twelve weeks.

Teosto Award nominee (2013)

#1 album in Finland

 

RAGING SPEEDHORN

Raging Speedhorn 'We Will Be Dead Tomorrow'

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

NEW MODEL ARMY

New Model Army 'Between Dog And Wolf'

Mixed

MONSTER MAGNET

Monster Magnet 'Milking The Stars: a re-imagining of Last Patrol'

Mixed

SATYRICON

Satyricon 'The Age Of Nero'

Recorded and Mixed

XAVIER RUDD

Xavier Rudd
'Dark Shades of Blue'

Mixed Xavier's fifth studio album, which debuted at #5 on the Australian Albums Chart - Making it his second highest charting album to date.

VOLTO

Volto 'Incitare'

Recorded and Mixed

SHREK

Halfcocked "Bad Reputation" from the 'Shrek' Soundtrack

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

RANCID

Rancid "Fall Back Down" and '"Start Now" from 'Indestructible'

Mixed

JANES ADDICTION

Janes Addiction "Chip Away" and "Whores" from the 'NIN/JA' EP

Additional Recording and Mixing

TOMAHAWK

Tomahawk 'Mit Gas'

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

MELVINS

Melvins 'Stag'

Co-Produced, Recorded and Mixed

KEREN ANN

Keren Ann 'self titled'

Mixed

FU MANCHU

Fu Manchu 'King of the Road'

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

NEW MODEL ARMY

New Model Army 'Between Wine And Blood'

Mixed

SAVIOURS

Saviours 'Into Abaddon'

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

KYUSS

Kyuss '...And The Circus Leaves Town'

Recorded

ANTHRAX

Anthrax "Ball of Confusion" from their 'Greatest Hits' album

Mixed

BAD RELIGION

Bad Religion 'The Empire Strikes First'

Recorded and Mixed

MONSTER MAGNET

Monster Magnet 'Last Patrol'

Mixed

BUCKCHERRY

Buckcherry 'The Fuck EP'

#5 Hard Rock Album

Mixed

BAD RELIGION

Bad Religion 'The Dissent of Man'

#6 Top Independent Album

#11 Top Rock Album

Co-Produced, Recorded and Mixed

ENSLAVED

Enslaved 'Vertebrae'

Mixed

HOLE

Hole 'Celebrity Skin'

Additional Recording

JUDAS PRIEST

Judas Priest ' Angel of Retribution'

Recorded

MASTERS OF REALITY

Masters of Reality 'Sunrise on the Sufferbus'

Additional Mixing, Recording

DISCIPLE

Disciple 'Scars Remain'

#1 Debut on Billboard Top Heatseekers

Dove Award Winner "Rock Album of the Year" (2008)

Mixed

IGGY POP

Mixed "Gimme Danger" from Iggy Pop Tribute Record 'We Will Fall'

KERBDOG

Kerbdog 'On The Turn'

Mixed

THE JESUS LIZARD

The Jesus Lizard 'Shot'

Mixed

L7

L7 'Hungry For Stink'

Recorded and Mixed

THE ZICO CHAIN

The Zico Chain 'Food'

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

DISCIPLE

Disciple 'Southern Hospitality'

Mixed

THE EXIES

The Exies , Mixed several tracks from 'Head For The Door'

THE MELVINS

Melvins 'Honky'

Co-Produced, Recorded and Mixed

PUSCIFER

Puscifer, Mixed "Country Boner" and "Queen B" from 'V is for Vagina'

played flamenco guitar on "The Undertaker"

 

HEAVY METAL 2000

Recorded and Mixed the 1st new song "The Dog's A Vapour" from bauhaus in many years

AUDREY HORNE

Audrey Horne 'No Hay Banda'

Mixed

RAGING SPEEDHORN

Raging Speedhorn 'How The Great Have Fallen'

Mixed

AUDREY HORNE

Audrey Horne 'Audrey Horne'

Produced, Recorded and Mixed

BETH HART

Beth Hart 'Screamin' for My Supper'

Recorded

THE JESUS LIZARD

The Jesus Lizard 'Blue'

Mixed several tracks

BACKYARD BABIES

Backyard Babies 'Makin Enemies Is Good'

Mixed

DEATH RACE

Mixed the Movie Soundtrack

DOWNSET

Downset 'Do We Speak A Dead Language?'

Mixed

LOUDERMILK

Loudermilk 'The Red Record'

Additional Production, Recording and Mixing
 

THE SPECIAL GOODNESS

The Special Goodness 'Land, Air, Sea'

Mixed

DIMESTORE HOODS

Dimestore Hoods 'Dimestore Hoods'

Additional Production, Recorded and Mixed several tracks
 

FACE TO FACE

Face To Face 'Laugh Now..Laugh Later'

#1 Debut on Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart

Mixed

ALPHA GALATES

Alpha Galates 'A Stimulus For Reason'

Mixed

THE MATCHES

The Matches 'E. Von Dahl Killed The Locals'

Mixed several tracks

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SLIPKNOT

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VOLBEAT

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ALICE IN CHAINS

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APOCALYPTICA

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SLIPKNOT

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VOLBEAT

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CHEVELLE

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BACKYARD BABIES

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD

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BAD RELIGION

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TOOL

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RED FANG

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QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE

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CHEVELLE

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PARKWAY DRIVE

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MELVINS

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BLACKSTONE CHERRY

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SOUNDGARDEN

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WEEZER

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BEATSTEAKS

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bauhaus

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ISIS

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QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE

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KYUSS

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QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE

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BUCKCHERRY

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COHEED AND CAMBRIA

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WOLFMOTHER

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BAD RELIGION

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FASTBALL

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KYUSS

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SKUNK ANANSIE

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TURBONEGRO

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L7

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PENNYWISE

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SICK OF IT ALL

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FU MANCHU

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CHEVELLE

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CLUTCH

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QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE

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EVERYTIME I DIE

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FAIR TO MIDLAND

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR

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MATCHBOOK ROMANCE

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MIDDLE CLASS RUT

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NIN

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POWERMAN 5000

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SOUNDGARDEN

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STAM1NA

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RAGING SPEEDHORN

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NEW MODEL ARMY

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MONSTER MAGNET

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SATYRICON

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XAVIER RUDD

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VOLTO

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SHREK

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RANCID

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JANES ADDICTION

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TOMAHAWK

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MELVINS

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KEREN ANN

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FU MANCHU

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NEW MODEL ARMY

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SAVIOURS

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KYUSS

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ANTHRAX

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BAD RELIGION

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MONSTER MAGNET

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BUCKCHERRY

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BAD RELIGION

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ENSLAVED

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HOLE

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JUDAS PRIEST

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MASTERS OF REALITY

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DISCIPLE

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IGGY POP

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KERBDOG

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THE JESUS LIZARD

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L7

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THE ZICO CHAIN

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DISCIPLE

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THE EXIES

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THE MELVINS

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PUSCIFER

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HEAVY METAL 2000

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AUDREY HORNE

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RAGING SPEEDHORN

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AUDREY HORNE

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BETH HART

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THE JESUS LIZARD

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BACKYARD BABIES

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DEATH RACE

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DOWNSET

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LOUDERMILK

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THE SPECIAL GOODNESS

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DIMESTORE HOODS

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FACE TO FACE

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ALPHA GALATES

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THE MATCHES

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