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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of December 2023

MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of December 2023

In best metal albums, Nothing and Full of Hell complete their unio oppositorum, Panopticon drive Appalachian folk through black metal and Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze decimate all.

MetalMatters: January 2019 – Within Winter’s Clench

MetalMatters: January 2019 – Within Winter’s Clench

Welcome to PopMatters' new monthly metal feature, MetalMatters. Each month we'll take a look at a number of exciting releases across metal's many sub-genres to distill the swarm down to what we deem worthy of your precious time.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Becomes the ‘Beholder’

The Moving Pixels Podcast Becomes the ‘Beholder’

It's easy to think that we would never be complicit with the dictates of an authoritarian regime, but Beholder reveals how complicated such choices can become.
The Best Albums of 2014

The Best Albums of 2014

From Polish black metal to mind-blowing progressive R&B and electronic music, 2014's best albums certainly have something for everyone.
The Best Metal of 2014

The Best Metal of 2014

Metal's shining moments in 2014 include a long-awaited reunion, a culmination of a nearly 20-year career, and a sophomore outing that rose to the occasion.

If It Ain’t Got No Blastbeat, It’s Not My Revolution: Panopticon

‘don’t take it personally’: Identity Performance and Surveillance Culture