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The Austerity Program
The Austerity Program is a noise rock and alternative metal band that formed in New York City in 1997, founded by guitarist Justin Foley and bassist Thad Calabrese. The band has a distinct sound; due to their use of a drum machine, the band's categorized as an industrial rock outfit, and comparisons to other bands such as Big Black are made by critics and fans alike. The duo has a warm reputation within the American underground music scene since their formation, and their 2014 album ''Beyond Calculation'' was ranked as #12 on '' Rolling Stone's'' 20 Best Metal Albums of 2014. History The project initially started during the mid-early 1990s after guitarist Justin Foley and bassist Thad Calabrese met in college in New York City. The duo then formed a band called Polonium, which was named after what they believed was the heaviest metal on the periodic table. In 1997, the band renamed themselves as The Austerity Program. After sending out multiple, creatively packaged demos, the band ...
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Beyond Calculation
''Beyond Calculation'' is the second studio album by noise rock duo The Austerity Program, released in 2014 through their very own Controlled Burn Records. Upon its initial release, the album received warm reception among music critics and was ranked twelfth on ''Rolling Stone's'' 20 Best Metal Albums of 2014. History In 2012, Hydra Head Records, the band's former label, announced that they had to drop some artists from their label due to financial reasons, thus causing the band to leave the label. Hydra Head would subsequently fold and stop producing music later that year. After leaving Hydra Head, the band decided to create their own Independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ..., which they titled Controlled Burn Records. The album was recorded during ...
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Backsliders And Apostates Will Burn
''Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn'' is the second EP by American noise rock band The Austerity Program, released in 2010 through Hydra Head Records through vinyl, compact disc, and even Data DVD-R formats. For marketing, instead of making usual press kits, the band decided to use humorous ways to market the release of the record, such as writing a fake review written by an angry staff member of Hydra Head. Marketing As a joke, the duo wrote a fake review for the album that is supposed to sound as if it was written by an irate staff member of Hydra Head Records complaining about the lack of material found of the EP. The "review" was posted on the EP's bandcamp and Amazon.com page: What does it sound like? You tell us, man. We haven't even cracked open the reference copies because what's the point? If it's anything like their last record (and they claim that it is, but "so much better" -- whatever, guys) it'll have a drum machine and some guitars and bass and that one guy will ...
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Black Madonna (album)
''Black Madonna'' is the first studio album by American alternative metal duo The Austerity Program, released in 2007 through Hydra Head Records. The title has nothing to do with the singer Madonna, nor does it relate to the Black Madonna statue. Rather, it was picked as a name for the record because "''hey Hey or Hey! may refer to: Music * Hey (band), a Polish rock band Albums * ''Hey'' (Andreas Bourani album) or the title song (see below), 2014 * ''Hey!'' (Julio Iglesias album) or the title song, 1980 * ''Hey!'' (Jullie album) or the title s ...actually have no idea''". Track listing Personnel ;The Austerity Program *Thad Calabrese - Bass * Drum Machine - Percussion *Justin Foley - Guitar, Vocals ;Production *John Golden - Mastering *John Hastie - Reproduction assistant *Jon Wright - Additional engineering *The Austerity Program - Music, photography, art direction *A. Turner - Design *James O'Mara - Construction References 2007 debut albums The Austerity P ...
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Terra Nova (EP)
''Terra Nova'' is the debut extended play by American noise rock band The Austerity Program, released in 2003 through Hydra Head Records Hydra Head Records was an independent record label that specializes in extreme metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner (the frontman of Isis) in 1993. It had another imprint, Hydra Head Noise Industries, which specialized in experiment .... The disc received mixed reception, some critics praised its experimental tendencies, while others critiqued repetition. The EP performed poorly commercial-wise, and it is considered as one of the least-selling records Hydra Head has ever released. Track listing Personnel ;The Austerity Program *Thad Calabrese - Bass *Justin Foley - Guitar, Vocals *The Drum Machine - Percussion ;Production *Nick Zampiello - Mastering *Abby Moskowitz - Photography *The Austerity Program - Music, Art direction *A. Tuner - Design and construction References 2003 debut EPs The Austerity Program albums Hy ...
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