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.
10 years ago
Kurt Ballou
Battlefield Life: Modern Life Is War to record first album in six years
Following five years on the sidelines, Iowa hardcore band Modern Life Is War has announced a return that includes a…
12 years ago
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…
12 years ago
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…
12 years ago
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…
12 years ago
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…
12 years ago
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…
12 years ago
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…
13 years ago
Review: Torche’s Harmonicraft
There’s no actual rule saying that heavy bands have to dilute their heaviness when they indulge in melody -- or,…
13 years ago
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…
13 years ago
Q&A: Young Widows
Young Widows: In and Out of Youth and Lightness (Temporary Residence, 4/12/11) Young Widows: "Future Heart" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/young-widows-future-heart.mp3|titles=Young Widows: "Future Heart"]…
14 years ago
Record Review: Trap Them’s Darker Handcraft
Trap Them: Darker Handcraft (Prosthetic, 3/18/11) Trap Them: "The Facts" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Trap-Them-The-Facts.mp3|titles=Trap Them: "The Facts"] To appreciate Trap Them's new album,…
14 years ago