The Metal Examiner: A Storm Of Light’s As the Valley of Death Becomes Us, Our Silver Memories Fade
Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. A Storm…
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Black Sabbath
Scott “Wino” Weinrich: The Dogged Determination of an Underexposed Rock Legend
Saint Vitus, Probot, Warhorse/The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, The Hidden Hand, Shrinebuilder — you name it, heavy-rock legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich…
14 years ago
World in Stereo: Those Shocking, Shaking Days: Indonesian Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock and Funk, 1970-1978
World in Stereo examines classic and modern world music while striving for a greater appreciation of other cultures. V/A: Those…
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The Metal Examiner: Weedeater’s Jason…The Dragon
Weedeater: Jason...The Dragon (Southern Lord, 3/1/11) Weedeater: "Mancoon" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Weedeater_Mancoon.mp3|titles=Weedeater: "Mancoon"] North Carolina-based Weedeater has always balanced its stoner- and sludge-metal…
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Morrow vs. Hajduch: Rival Sons
Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…
14 years ago
The Groove Seeker: Black Mountain’s Wilderness Heart
On a weekly basis, The Groove Seeker goes in search of killer grooves across rock, funk, hip hop, soul, electronic…
14 years ago
The Metal Examiner: Triptykon’s Shatter EP
Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Triptykon: Shatter:…
14 years ago
Mammoth Grinder: Pure Metal Immediacy
With its second full-length album, Mammoth Grinder combines the simple brutality of death metal with a hardcore rawness that is…
14 years ago
Om: Spiritual Work and Colossal Vibrations
Om, the intense, hypnotic bass-and-drum duo that bassist Al Cisneros founded with drummer Chris Haikus in 2003, has been reinventing…
14 years ago
The Top 10 Cover Songs by The Bad Plus
Hard-hitting jazz trio The Bad Plus knows how to pen pieces of proprietary gold. But its three members are also…
16 years ago
The Sword: The Times Are A Changin’
Despite their wildfire success at shows, The Sword was having a rough time. Years later, things have changed and they're…
16 years ago
Pink Mountain: Hodgepodge Collective With a Darwinist Twist
Scott Rosenberg of P.A.F. fame brought together a motley crew of musicians to form Pink Mountain. What resulted was something…
17 years ago