The Way Out Is Through: Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hesitation Marks’ at 10
Nine Inch Nails’ Hesitation Marks creates an objective point for looking back with wiser eyes, showing that the way to a better life is to push through the past.
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Code Orange’s ‘The Above’ Is 2023’s Most Ambitious Hardcore Album
On The Above, Code Orange merge hardcore, metal, and every rock and electronic genre they can think of to make 2023’s most ambitious heavy album.
Nine Inch Nails in Manchester Screams Catharsis – We Scream Back
Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails is better than ever and back in Europe to remind us of the mess we’re in and to give a much-needed cathartic release.
Bryce Seditz’s Industrial/Metal Project Above & Below Shares “Ghosts” (premiere)
Above & Below take the industrial route with “Ghosts”, relishing the mechanical precision of the genre and its cold detachment.
Hear Crown’s Moody, Shape-Shifting “Violence” (premiere)
Crown’s new album, The End of All Things, out 16 April, promises to change the way we hear heavy music. Hear “Violence” now.
Between the Grooves: Nine Inch Nails – ‘Broken’
Nine Inch Nails' 1992 EP is half an hour of visceral, undiluted anger delivered through muscular, caustic guitars and Trent Reznor's anguished screams. It's concise, focused, and arguably the pinnacle of Nine Inch Nails' discography.
Videos vs. Colonialism: The Cases of Rammstein and Hatari
Two recent videos from Rammstein and Hatari offer a study in contrasts and speak loudly to the challenges involved in authentically confronting colonialism through popular music.
Ministry’s ‘AmeriKKKant’ Isn’t Exactly Subtle
AmeriKKKant feels like Ministry, and it honest-to-god soars at times. For today, and especially if you're in a particular mood to rage at the current presidential administration, that’s enough.
Godflesh: Post Self
Almost 30 years after their inception the extreme experimental spearhead act, Godflesh returns with an album that perfectly sums up their sound, and reveals even more about the oblique and elusive core of the band.