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Cacophony - Sounding badly, antonym to harmony. From the greek word kakophonia - kakos (bad) + phoni (voice, sound)

The band Cacophony is a heavy metal band which contained the guitar team of Marty Friedman and Jason Becker. Cacophony only released two albums, but Becker and Friedman both later managed to achieve greater success and acknowledgement playing for separate bands. The band is often recognized for its technically challenging, neoclassical elements.


Their magnum opus Speed Metal Symphony has been heralded as one of the most awe_inspiring instrumental guitar albums of all time. The song that shares the name with the album is their undeniable masterpiece, and it is a perennial favorite in guitar circles everywhere.


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Cacophony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (131 words)
Cacophony (from the Greek word kakophonia - kakos (bad) + phoni (voice, sound)) refers to sound that is harsh and unpleasant-sounding.
The opposite of cacophony is euphony, meaning musical and pleasant.
This cacophony uses the s sound repeatedly to produce an unpleasant sound to the ear.
www.myspace.com/cacophonyrecorders (455 words)
Cacophony Recorders is a recording studio on the banks of the Colorado River in East Austin, TX run by Darwin Smith and Erik Wofford.
Everyone that comes into Cacophony comments on how much easier it is to make a great record here than other studios.
The emphasis at Cacophony is to make the technical process of making a record as invisible to the artist as possible, yet opening up the world of possibilities that are only available in a unique creative environment.
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