Features
10 bands who are crushing all the stereotypes you’ve heard about nü metal
by Giedre MatulaityteEverybody’s favorite genre to have opinions about, nü metal shortly peaked as an object of global obsession. Not unlike the...
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Features
50 most anticipated albums of 2021 in alternative, metal and beyond
by Alternative Press MagazineThis year’s biggest lesson for most of us has been to expect the unexpected. While that mainly went for life...
Features
The 50 best albums of 2020 in alternative, pop punk, metal and beyond
by Alternative Press MagazineIf we could identify one incandescent moment to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it would have to be having...
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10 underrated metalcore albums that deserve another listen
by Giedre MatulaityteThese modern metalcore albums from the 2010s are all very different. They rework influences from progressive, alternative metal, hardcore punk,...
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10 new releases from Finland that show why it’s the most metal country
by Giedre MatulaityteProven to be the most dense in metal bands population-wise, Finland just keeps it coming with releases in the genre...
Music
Hear a heavy teaser for Volumes’ new media analyzing track “Pixelate”
by Joe Smith-EngelhardtVolumes were set to hit the road providing support for the Vengeance tour with co-headliners Attila and Xavier Wulf and while the outing has been postponed,...
Features
Here are the 10 djent bands who gave the genre its start
by Alternative Press MagazineDjent is a relatively new genre built by many incredible bands. While it’s become a standard part of metal now,...
Videos
Periphery: The Complete Oral History From ‘Periphery I’ to ‘Hail Stan’
by Alternative Press MagazineWashington, D.C.-based prog-metal outfit Periphery have packed a lot of playing into their 15-year existence. The complexity of their musicianship...
Music
Meshuggah apologize for djent
by Alternative Press MagazineIn a bit of underground music news that’s somehow not a Hard Times article, Swedish prog-metal innovators Meshuggah have offered...
News
The Ghost Inside drummer Andrew Tkaczyk debuts new EP
by Kaitlyn Ulrich[Photo by: Andrew Tkaczyk/Instagram] The Ghost Inside's drummer, Andrew Tkaczyk, has released an instrumental djent EP. You can stream it...
