Aretha Franklin and the Price of Excellence By Malindy Hetfeld • September 10th, 2018 I was punished for telling my high school music teacher to take Aretha Franklin’s name out of his undeserving mouth.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – August 2018 By Astrid Budgor • September 4th, 2018 It’s hard to argue against the rise of antifa black metal bands. But then, it’s hard to extricate current stylings from black metal’s past too.
In Defense of the Wrong Record By Levi Rubeck • August 30th, 2018 Fans usually reach a consensus on a band’s best work, but what do fans know?
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – July 2018 By Astrid Budgor • August 16th, 2018 What can I say, it’s a death metal kind of month.
Mini-Operas in Grind and Glitch By Levi Rubeck • July 26th, 2018 How grindcore taught me to appreciate Tierra Whack.
Daughters Split Open Their Satanic Chrysalis By Levi Rubeck • July 18th, 2018 This country has had no shortage of crusty street preachers, split-lip soothsayers crawling across glass-littered asphalt to cough up a truth few are brave enough to bear.
Ill Considered’s Sublime Echolocation By Levi Rubeck • July 12th, 2018 I watched Lost Highway alone at midnight, on a sweltering Northern California summer evening, and when it was finally over I only really retained two thoughts.
Rookie of the Year Finding the Holy Grail. Again. By Matt Marrone • July 6th, 2018 The folk rock band The Innocence Mission has faded into obscurity, but its small, cult-like following continues to do some crazy things in the name of fandom. Or maybe it’s just me.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – June 2018 By Astrid Budgor • July 5th, 2018 This month in metal sees the awaited return of a few fan favorites and a band named after a freaking Bloodborne item.
Exploits Feature Praying By Amanda Hudgins • July 2nd, 2018 “You had better hope that a higher power is ready to someday forgive you, it says, because I am not.”
