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A roundup of the month’s best metal, with an emphasis on the heroic.
How the first heavy metal record introduced the sound of evil to rock music.
A round-up of the month’s best metal, with an emphasis on ambience
A look back at the duo’s stunning electronic epic, and all the mystery surrounding it.
A vocal jazz take on a folk song, turned into a menacing descent into madness
A personal reflection on revisiting the canon during lockdown
It’s cold out there. Turn these albums up to keep it that way.
A tale spun from reruns of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’
There’s a funny, odd scene in an episode of Gilmore Girls where Rory assures her…
Sixteen albums—14 new albums and two reissues—you have to hear this month.
Metal is dark. There are perhaps other qualities we can attribute across the board to…
Tracing a long lineage from Sara Carter to Kacey Musgraves.
An innovative scene that gave rise to a very weird myth.
The sinister centerpiece of 1999’s ‘Mule Variation’ is a bait and switch.
A rejected film score with a reputation that precedes it.
An exploration of joy and faith after trauma through an act of unabashed prog.