MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of October 2023
The best metal albums feature Cirith Ungol with their heavy doom tank, Krieg back to black metal fundamentals, and much more that October has to offer.
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The 25 Best Country Songs About Death
There is no genre with as rich a history of songs about many forms of death–by natural causes, murder, suicide, war, accidents, and so on–than country.
10 Scary Yet Sophisticated Halloween Songs
Forget “Monster Mash”! These ten memorable campfire frightfests should deliver a solid foundation for your scary-yet-sophisticated Halloween.
The 20 Best Harry Chapin Songs
In his brief folk singer-songwriter career, Harry Chapin’s philosophy of symbolic action challenged the American status quo on behalf of those suffering from indifference.
10 Underrated Rock Singers
Too many bands feature rock singers that merely get the job done and not much else. Here we list ten unheralded vocalists who caught our ear and stayed there.
5 Signs Brazilian Funk Is Verging on Global Breakthrough
As music markets “glocalise”, the stars could align for Brazilian funk. As of 2023, at least five things show that they might be.
12 Totally Strange and Underseen Animated Films
Well into the ’80s, animated filmmakers attempted to create something even stranger than the X-rated cartoon: the PG-13 cartoon.
The 10 Best Discoveries at Festival de musique émergente 2023
Festival de musique émergente, the annual new music festival in Northern Quebec, brought sunshine, diversity, and fun to concert-starved audiences.
Metal’s Imperial Triumphant Present 10 Jazz Albums That Inspire
Metal’s Imperial Triumphant create a type of fusion that marries black/death metal with jazz from across its history. The band discuss their favorite jazz LPs.
10 ‘Guilty Pleasure’ Albums to Hide from Your Friends
Some of these turkeys are egregious enough to end marriages. So lock the door, turn out the lights, and watch us set fire to whatever credibility we have left.
The 10 Best Performances at the Newport Folk Festival 2023
Newport Folk Festival’s lineup remains an impressive showcase for promising new acts, diverse genres, and established acts. “Be present. Be kind. Be open. Be together.”
10 Great Unsung Shoegaze Songs
Shoegaze’s trademark sound, rippling sheets of guitar noise, is endlessly pliable, easily molded into sonic textures smooth and abrasive alike.