The Armed

The 50 Best hardcore albums of the 21st century

The 50 Best Hardcore Albums of the 21st Century

A 50-album survey of an extended, exciting era for hardcore

The Armed concert film soundtrack

Stream The Armed’s new live album, ULTRAPOP: Live at the Masonic

Plus watch a new video clip for “Masunaga Vapors”

The Armed concert film soundtrack

The Armed announce wide release of Ultrapop: Live at the Masonic concert film and soundtrack

Watch a clip of “An Iteration”

The Armed All Futures essential track

Watch the full live set from The Armed at the Adult Swim Festival

See the band tear through songs from ULTRAPOP.

The best albums of 2021

The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Our 50 favorite records of a strange and eclectic year.

best songs of 2021

The 100 Best Songs of 2021

Our favorite tracks from a pretty strange year

best metal albums of 2021

The 25 Best Metal Albums of 2021

The year in heavy.

Adult Swim festival 2021

Angel Olsen, Flying Lotus, The Armed featured at virtual Adult Swim Festival 2021

Plus Thou, Moor Mother, Jessica Pratt, Kelly Lee Owens and more.

The Armed Where Man Knows Want video

Watch The Armed’s intense live clip for “Where Man Knows Want”

See the new clip from the upcoming ‘ULTRAPOP: Live at the Masonic Temple’

armed concert film live at masonic temple

The Armed announce concert film, ULTRAPOP: Live at the Masonic Temple

Screenings begin October 15.

Best Albums of 2021 so far

The 33 Best Albums of 2021 So Far

The year’s half over and it’s still hard to know what to make of it.…

Adult Swim singles

20 Essential Adult Swim Singles

Adult Swim just launched the 2021 edition of its singles program, which started all the…

The Armed record release shows

The Armed announce record release shows

New York, LA and Detroit shows lined up.

Andy Stott The beginning essential track

Stream new albums out today from Andy Stott, The Armed, Conway

Four new albums you have to hear today.

Six metal albums that challenge perceptions

6 Essential New Metal Albums That Challenge Perceptions

A roundup of the best new metal that dares to circumvent convention.

The Armed Ultrapop

The Armed – ULTRAPOP

A stunning fusion of metal and hardcore’s ferocity with huge pop hooks.

The Armed an iteration

The Armed share new video for “An Iteration”

Check out the third single from ‘ULTRAPOP’.

The Armed Average Death

The Armed share new video for “Average Death”

See the colorful, bizarre video for the band’s new single.

The Armed All Futures essential track

The Armed’s “All Futures” is giddy hardcore overload

A hypercaffeinated burst of infectious hardcore.

The Armed Ultrapop

The Armed announce new album, ULTRAPOP

Hear first single “All Futures.”