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Everybody’s favorite genre to have opinions about, nü metal shortly peaked as an object of global obsession. Not unlike the finale of Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, the scene got ravaged by the collective madness of its own stans. Which fairly contributed to the creation of negative biases toward nü metal we’ve grown to […]

This year’s biggest lesson for most of us has been to expect the unexpected. While that mainly went for life itself, it certainly also applied to music. But still, there’s a lot to look forward to in the most anticipated albums of 2021.  2020 saw plenty of surprise drops and album release-date pushbacks. So, really, […]

If we could identify one incandescent moment to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it would have to be having large stretches of time to listen to albums. Yes, in 2020, most of us binged on Netflix and chilled the best we could. But streaming services made access to music downright infinite. We could finally […]

These modern metalcore albums from the 2010s are all very different. They rework influences from progressive, alternative metal, hardcore punk, several branches of death metal and even shoegaze. Some were overshadowed by the success of other albums from these same artists and others were simply overlooked due to the sheer volume of music coming out. […]

Proven to be the most dense in metal bands population-wise, Finland just keeps it coming with releases in the genre that truly allow you to connect with your inner power and strength. Purge the demons and stand strong with these 10 fresh records from Finland coming from both established bands and emerging talents. Read more: […]

Djent is a relatively new genre built by many incredible bands. While it’s become a standard part of metal now, it wouldn’t be as common without a handful of acts who pushed it to the mainstream. Sure, the earliest djent bands cite Meshuggah as inspiration for its formation, but without Volumes, Periphery, SikTh and others, […]

Washington, D.C.-based prog-metal outfit Periphery have packed a lot of playing into their 15-year existence. The complexity of their musicianship and their writing skills aren’t for the casual listener. At a time when it feels like most artistic junctures seem to be missing a few ventricles (read: “half-hearted”), the sextet triple down on their vision. […]

In a bit of underground music news that’s somehow not a Hard Times article, Swedish prog-metal innovators Meshuggah have offered a tongue-in-cheek apology for inciting the rapid-paced, highly repetitive metal sub-genre known as djent. Read more: Here’s Lil Uzi Vert moshing at a deathcore show As pointed out by Revolver, Meshuggah guitarist Mårten Hagström recently […]

[Photo by: Andrew Tkaczyk/Instagram] The Ghost Inside's drummer, Andrew Tkaczyk, has released an instrumental djent EP. You can stream it below. Read more: The Ghost Inside drummer Andrew Tkaczyk releases powerful new rap about surviving last year’s crash Tkaczyk previously announced his new djent/metal project, One Decade, via Instagram at the beginning of the month. […]

Few bands can legitimately claim to have spearheaded an entire movement in music, let alone a genre all its own. Meshuggah can. Read more: Megadeth announce summer tour with Meshuggah, Tesseract, Lillake If you enjoy bands such as Periphery or Tesseract, Animals As Leaders or Monuments, you have Meshuggah to thank. It was the late ‘80s, […]

Jarrod Alonge has teamed up with former Haarp Machine and Intervals member Mike Semesky for his latest single, “Cosmic Metaphysical Verisimilitude.” The track points out the cliches found within the djent genre, which are really just large words strung together. Give it a listen below and leave us a comment with your thoughts. Listen: Jarrod Alonge takes on Asking […]

The U.K.'s Monuments is set to release their debut full-length, Gnosis, in August. The band has revealed the album's cover art (pictured) and its first single, “Doxa,” which you can stream below.