Septicflesh: Greek Giants of Symphonic Death Metal
The quartet delivers epic, Gothic doses of symphonic metal. Strings, horns, harpsichord, and percussion complement death-metal brutality.
Scott Morrow
Phantogram, Pixies, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cults, and more in Alarm #42—out now!
With summer in full festival mode, Alarm Magazine is proud to release its latest collection on modern rock-‘n’-roll culture.
Best Albums: Adebisi Shank, FKA Twigs, Dilated Peoples
Adebisi Shank: This Is the Third Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank
FKA Twigs: LP1
Dilated Peoples: Directors of Photography
Q&A: Rodrigo y Gabriela on doing it live, metal riffs, and veganism
Released this spring, 9 Dead Alive finds the vegan ex-couple at their roots, releasing a purely two-piece album that channels even more of their thrash-metal past than before.
Q&A: Megan Massacre’s rise to tattoo-artist credibility
If you’ve seen NY Ink or America’s Worst Tattoos on TLC, you know tattoo artist Megan Massacre as the petite, countercultural sparkplug with a vibrant color palette. But contrary to how easy she makes it look on TV, the southeastern Pennsylvania native didn’t get here overnight.
Best Albums: Entombed AD, Spoon, Angus & Julia Stone, Nachtmystium
Entombed AD: Back to the Front
Spoon: They Want My Soul
Angus & Julia Stone: s/t
Nachtmystium: The World We Left Behind
Best Albums: Beck, Shabazz Palaces, Mark Lanegan Band, Jenny Lewis
Beck: Song Reader
Shabazz Palaces: Lese Majesty
Mark Lanegan Band: No Bells on Sunday
Jenny Lewis: The Voyager
Photos: Veruca Salt @ Lincoln Hall (Chicago), 7/12/14
On Saturday, the reunited Veruca Salt played the first of two Chicago shows in three nights, celebrating the 20th anniversary of American Thighs with the dueling harmonies and dirty riffs of singer-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post.
Best Albums: United Nations, Anna Calvi, Zackey Force Funk, Rise Against
United Nations: The Next Four Years
Anna Calvi: Strange Weather
Zackey Force Funk: Money Green Viper
Rise Against: The Black Market
Best Albums: DJ QBert, Rabbit Rabbit, Wolves in the Throne Room, Braid
DJ QBert: Extraterrestria / GalaXXXian
Rabbit Rabbit: Swallow Me Whole
Wolves in the Throne Room: Celestite
Braid: No Coast
Best Albums: Every Time I Die, Death Blues, Eno & Hyde
Every Time I Die: From Parts Unknown
Death Blues: Non-Fiction
Eno & Hyde: High Life