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Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.
Sean Ross, editor of Billboard Airplay Monitor, described active rock in the late 1990s as album rock "with a greater emphasis on the harder end of the spectrum".
An active rock station may include songs by "classic" artists in its playlist such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Deep Purple and Pink Floyd, whereas a modern rock station would not. Conversely, unlike classic rock stations, an active rock station also plays music by popular current and new rock artists such as Three Days Grace, Staind, Linkin Park, Puddle of Mudd, Seether, Chevelle, Godsmack, Hinder, Crossfade, Saving Abel, Slipknot, Cavo, System of a Down, and 10 Years. They are also known for playing mainstream heavy metal music such as Metallica, Pantera, Tool, Korn, Hatebreed, Mastodon and Five Finger Death Punch. Some stations focus less on mainstream heavy metal music into their rotation, even during their overnight hours.
Ian Matthias Bavitz (born June 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it went on hiatus in 2010. The music site betterPropaganda ranked him at number 19 at the Top 100 Artists of the Decade. He is a member of the groups The Weathermen, Hail Mary Mallon (with Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz), and Two Of Every Animal (with Cage). Regarding his name, he said: "I acquired the name Aesop from a movie I had acted in with some friends. It was my character's name and it sort of stuck. The rock part came later just from throwing it in rhymes."
Bavitz was born at Syosset Hospital in Syosset, New York and raised in Northport, Long Island, New York to his father Paul and mother Jameija. Ian has two brothers: Chris (born 1975) and Graham (born 1977). Ian, along with his siblings, was raised Catholic but later on in his life became agnostic. Bavitz attended Northport High School in 1990 and graduated in 1994. He married Allyson Baker, guitarist and vocalist of rock band Dirty Ghosts in 2005. They now reside in San Francisco, California. The couple has now since divorced.
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