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Label Q&A: Deathwish Inc.

The self-owned hardcore label discusses its start, its distinct visual style, and the less-than-glamorous side of running a business.

ALARM’s 11 Favorite Albums of 2013

At long last, ALARM unveils its 11 favorite albums of 2013 — a list of amazing music that you won't…

ALARM’s 51 Favorite Albums of 2013

Saving the best for last, we've chosen our 51 favorite albums of 2013, pulled from the acclaimed and the unsung…

Best Albums: Secret Chiefs 3, Mutoid Man, Deicide, Sole, Soundgarden

Secret Chiefs 3: Book of Souls: Folio A Mutoid Man: Helium Head Deicide: In the Minds of Evil Sole: Crimes…

Mutoid Man “Scrape the Walls” and your eardrums with percussive fury

Mutoid Man, a collaboration between Ben Koller and Stephen Brodsky is pure rock rage.

2013 and 1/3: The Best Albums of the 2010s (So Far)

Inspired by the third installment of The Naked Gun, we decided to compile our favorite albums over the first 3…

Interview: Salem metalcore vets Converge send home the guests for an explosive new album

Following a release that loaded up on guest stars, Salem metalcore vets Converge send their friends home for the explosive…

Converge’s Jacob Bannon in “Rungs in a Ladder”: “I’m not ready to find that peace yet”

Converge’s Jacob Bannon meditates on music, purpose, and life in the short documentary "Rungs in a Ladder," directed by Ian…

Hardcore super-group Doomriders recording new album with Kurt Ballou

Doomriders, the Massachusetts hardcore super-group with members of Converge, Cast Iron Hike, and Clouds, has entered Kurt Ballou’s GodCity Studios…

ALARM’s 50 (+5) Favorite Songs of 2012

Last month ALARM presented its 50 favorite albums of 2012, an eclectic, rock-heavy selection of discs that were in steady…

ALARM’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2012

Another year, another torrential downpour of albums across our desks. As always, we encountered way too much amazing music, from…

Free iPad download of ALARM #40 w/ Soundgarden, Refused, Converge

Let's say that you have one of these newfangled "iPads." Let's also say that you like free things, particularly those…