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Albums That Went Darker

August 5, 2009 13:05PM

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For most rock acts, the traditional way to deal with success is to rework their lyrics, image and sound to become palatable to a larger audience. Usually this means brightening the subject matter, cleaning up the bad words, softening the sharp edges on those power chords and getting haircuts that cost more than the previous album.

This is a process commonly known as �selling out"; however, it doesn�t always work that way. Sometimes, for whatever reason, the artist in question becomes angrier, more depressed and/or more confrontational. Here are some of those albums. Leaf through them, then click here for the captions.

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