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Contest: Win signed drumsticks from Atheist

Atheist: "Tortoise the Titan" (Jupiter, Season of Mist, 11/8/10) [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Atheist-06-Tortoise-the-Titan.mp3|titles=Atheist: "Tortoise the Titan"] Imagine yourself jockeying for position as drummer…

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

Contest: Win tickets to see Dying Fetus and Devourment w/ Cannibal Corpse and Vital Remains

Our friends at Relapse Records are giving away two tickets to the upcoming Dying Fetus and Devourment tour. If you…

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…

Buzzov-en is back on tour after 12 years

Stoner-core veterans Buzzov-en have reunited and will hit the road after a 12-year drought to tour the USA this fall.…

Dysrhythmia: Hyperactive Technicality

Strip down, way down, the layers of the moody energy of Brooklyn post-rock metal trio Dysrhythmia’s fifth album, Psychic Maps,…

50 Unheralded Albums from 2009

ALARM leaves no genre unloved in our round-up of 50 albums that didn't receive enough attention in 2009.

What We’re Seeing This Weekend: Coalesce, Sole, Hackensaw Boys

This weekend, we'll be sure not to miss the unadulterated force of Coalesce as the hardcore four-piece readies its first…

Kevin Hufnagel of Dysrhythmia Finds Inspiration in Composer John Cage

Whirlwind guitarist Kevin Hufnagel, one third of math-metal trio Dysrhythmia and half of atmospheric duo Byla, has released a beautiful,…

Toxic Holocaust: An Overdose of Death

Toxic Holocaust's An Overdose of Death is a thrash-metal, punk-rock, face-peeling, metal-lover's dream.

Ten Albums to Anticipate This Spring

As the weather stops being oppressive in the Northern Hemisphere, a number of potentially great albums from countless genres are…

Don Caballero: Punkgasm

Don Caballero showcases its gut-crunching rock and complex, layered rhythms in Punkgasm, its second album since reforming, following World Class…