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Must-see sets at Pitchfork 2013

Need to plan your itinerary for three days of tunes at Chicago’s Union Park? We’ve done it for you, you…

The Breeders, El-P, Killer Mike, Trash Talk, Swans, …Trail of Dead join Pitchfork Music Festival

The Pitchfork festival has announced its first-wave lineups (in addition to the headliners) at this year's festival, July 19-21 at…

Interview: Swans crafts “total experience” on double album The Seer

The Seer, the new double album that follows Swans’ productive 2010 reunion and studio return, is a space in which…

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…

Swans announces double album and massive tour

Legendary experimental-rock act Swans has a new double album, The Seer, coming 8/28 on Young God. Michael Gira and co.…

Roadburn Festival 2012

Holland's annual Roadburn Festival begins today, featuring some of the most adventurous names in metal (and beyond) from across the…

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,…

Concert Photos: Swans @ Bottom Lounge (Chicago, IL)

On September 22, reunited post-punk band Swans took to the stage at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago to perform tracks…

MP3 Premiere: Corridor’s “Objective Lens”

Corridor: Real Late (Manimal, 10/25/11) Corridor: "Objective Lens" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Corridor_Objective_Lens.mp3|titles=Corridor: "Objective Lens"] Led by multi-instrumentalist Michael Quinn, Los Angeles-based Corridor is…

Guest Spot: Jenks Miller discusses five “heavier than metal” albums

Horseback: The Gorgon Tongue: Impale Golden Horn + Forbidden Planet (Relapse, 5/10/11) Horseback: "The Golden Horn" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-Golden-Horn.mp3|titles=Horseback: "The Golden Horn"] As…

Q&A: Bloodiest

Bloodiest: Descent (Relapse, 3/29/11) Bloodiest: "Pastures" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Bloodiest_Pastures.mp3|titles=Bloodiest: "Pastures"] In structure and sound, Chicago post-metal septet Bloodiest is a vast and…

Tombs: Political, Apocalyptic Metal

The members of Brooklyn-based metal trio Tombs take pride in their work ethic and don't bother worrying about what others…