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ALARM is back in print! Subscribe and get Nov/Dec w/ Soundgarden, Refused, Converge

After relaunching for free this summer on the iPad, ALARM Magazine is back in print with more awesome shit. We're…

Review: Converge’s All We Love We Leave Behind

The eighth full-length album from Converge is every bit the frenetic, neck-snapping metalcore monster that two decades of precedent could…

Video: Converge’s “Aimless Arrow”

The first track and video from Converge’s All We Love We Leave Behind, a brand-new dose of hardcore pyrotechnics, matches…

Q&A: High on Fire

With each new chapter in High on Fire’s scorching legacy, the sludge trio further challenges what a power trio can…

Review: Old Man Gloom’s NO

Although it has been eight years since Old Man Gloom has broken silence, the all-star noise-sludge lineup -- featuring members…

Review: Generation of Vipers’ Howl and Filth

Sludgy post-hardcore trio Generation of Vipers finally gets a proper release of Howl and Filth, an album of sonic density…

Old Man Gloom ends eight-year hiatus with an emphatic NO

Rejoice, lovers of sludge and noise. Old Man Gloom -- comprised of members of Converge, Isis, Cave In, and Zozobra…

Converge offers all-star Entombed cover on new Napalm Death split

ALARM's fan-boy meter is registering off the charts, and for good reason: hardcore quartet Converge is covering Entombed’s classic "Wolverine…

Review: Torche’s Harmonicraft

There’s no actual rule saying that heavy bands have to dilute their heaviness when they indulge in melody -- or,…

Lineup for OFF Festival 2012 (Katowice, Poland)

Poland's much-loved OFF Festival returns August 3-5, featuring ALARM favorites such as Battles, Converge, Baroness, Henry Rollins, Other Lives, Swans,…

50 Unheralded Albums from 2011

In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…

Guest Spot: Sean Ingram of Coalesce explains hardcourt bike polo

Coalesce: OX (Relapse, 6/9/09) Coalesce: "The Comedian in Question" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Coalesce-The-Comedian-In-Question.mp3|titles=Coalesce: "The Comedian In Question"] Kansas City, Missouri-based hardcore band Coalesce…