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It’s time to rethink what metal is and can be—plus the best metal tracks of the month
Music that affected us on a more personal level in 2020.
A pair of tracks that helped to build on the myth of the devil at the crossroads.
Tipper Gore, the Filthy Fifteen, and a nation gone absolutely bonkers.
Which is the best album-for-album band in all of metal?
A story of (maybe) true horror, told inside a coffin
How the Louisville indie rock legends launched some grim legends of their own.
There’s a lot happening right now. There’s an election just a little over a month…
“Born in the U.S.A.” wasn’t a message of conservative optimism, and neither was this.
Twelve of the best new metal tracks of the month—that’s right twelve!
Twelve albums from the past month that you need to hear, from grunge to avant-garde jazz.
A meditation on doom metal and self-care, and finding the right balance.
How the California singer/songwriter’s 1969 song possibly foretold of his disappearance six years later.
Thirteen favorites from the last 31 days (give or take an extra week or two).
Everything sucks, but we can still have fun by playing metal really loud.
Blood on the Tracks returns with a Southern gothic tale of suicide and unconscious cruelty.
The therapeutic qualities of an iconic ’70s instrumental prog record.
How Alice in Chains, Soundgarden and Nirvana made me love metal.