Ministry

Review: Nachtmystium’s Silencing Machine

Following its Black Meddle series, Nachtmystium takes the lessons learned from experimentation and applies them to the conventional black-metal language…

Guest Spots: Chris Connelly’s track-by-track breakdown of Artificial Madness

Chris Connelly: Artificial Madness (Relapse, 11/8/11) Chris Connelly: "Wait for Amateur" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Chris_Connelly_Wait_for_Amateur.mp3|titles=Chris Connelly: "Wait for Amateur"] Chris Connelly, formerly a…

Swans: An Art-Rock Ensemble’s Raw Return to Form

With My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky, songwriter Michael Gira and his influential, experimental Swans…

The Metal Examiner: Circle of Animals’ Destroy the Light

Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Circle of…

J.G. Thirlwell: Cinematic Mad Science

After releasing music under names such as Foetus, Manorexia, and Steroid Maximus, composer/producer J.G. Thirlwell only recently has released under…