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List-O-Mania – July 2017

By Team Unwinnable • July 26th, 2017

Stuff that Unwinnable likes in July, 2017.

a figure in red boots and a hoodie walking down a set of steps to the right. this is a still pixel art image.

A Simmering Hum

By Levi Rubeck • July 25th, 2017

Momodara: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a constrained exploratory game with a singularity of purpose, in narrative presentation and the majority of its score.

Battle Jacket

The Best Metal of July 2017

By Casey Lynch • July 25th, 2017

July is going to be hard to top in terms of awesome metal albums released.

Lead singer of the group Linkin Park, Chester Bennington, holds a mic to his mouth in front of a crowd, his jaw jutting forward and his arm in the air. This picture is in black and white.

Chester Bennington: The Voice I Grew Up With

By Khee Hoon Chan • July 25th, 2017

Then the internet happened. She was told that there are tons of better rock and metal acts out there. She discovered new bands. She learned about hardcore punk, post-hardcore, emo, grunge, post-grunge and many other genres. But she always came back to Linkin Park.

New Noise, Better Than the Old Noise

By Levi Rubeck • July 11th, 2017

The relationship of reunion.

Battle Jacket

The Best Metal of June 2017

By Casey Lynch • June 29th, 2017

June brings us so much new metal. Too much metal? NEVER.

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Simon and Garfunkel and Kyle from Cupertino

By Levi Rubeck • June 27th, 2017

I’m not trying to reinvent rock n roll with these compositions, just add some rhythm to my Hot Snakes rip-off riffs.

List-O-Mania, June 2017

By Team Unwinnable • June 27th, 2017

Summer is here, so we have plenty of music, books and games to recommend for your lazy weekends.

The Burnt Offering

Unpopular Opinions

By Stu Horvath • June 23rd, 2017

All my unpopular opinions, gathered in one convenient place.

Battle Jacket

The Best Metal of May 2017

By Casey Lynch • May 31st, 2017

What’s the must-listen metal in May? Unwinnable’s Hesher-in-Chief, Casey Lynch, has got the score.

List-O-Mania, May 2017

By Team Unwinnable • May 31st, 2017

Another month, another batch of music, book and game recommendation from Team Unwinnable!

Battle Jacket

The Best Metal of April 2017

By Casey Lynch • April 27th, 2017

It is hard to hear anything other than Mastodon’s thunder this month.

List-O-Mania, April 2017

By Team Unwinnable • April 25th, 2017

Need a book to read, a game to play or a playlist to listen to? Unwinnable’s got you covered with our April recommendations.

The Significance of Alt-J’s Psychedelic Web Game

By Khee Hoon Chan • April 25th, 2017

It’s fascinating to see how videogames are gradually becoming part of a collaborative whole in an artist’s arsenal of expressions.

Battle Jacket

The Best Metal of March 2017

By Casey Lynch • March 30th, 2017

This month’s top honor goes to the jazzy prog riffing of Nove Collective. Widdly-widdly-wee!

List-O-Mania, March 2017

By Team Unwinnable • March 30th, 2017

What’s Team Unwinnable playing, reading and rocking out to in March?

Savlonic: Viral to Hit

By Diego Nicolás Argüello • March 11th, 2017

“I will always remember how Savlonic went from being a YouTube viral sensation to being an actual hit in the music industry.”

List-O-Mania, February 2017

By Team Unwinnable • February 28th, 2017

Winter got your stir crazy? We’ve got plenty of suggestions to distract you.

Battle Jacket

The Best Metal of February 2017

By Casey Lynch • February 24th, 2017

This month, Jagged Vision claws their way to the top of our list with brutal riffs and razor sharp vocals.

The Burnt Offering

On Preconceived Notions

By Stu Horvath • February 21st, 2017

How do you create criteria to find more surprises that defy your criteria?

No Accounting for Taste: Freedom to the People!

By Adam Boffa • February 5th, 2017

“The pursuit of real freedom should always and necessarily lead to fascism’s defeat.”

Unwinnable Listens to the Best Music of 2016 – Finale

By Team Unwinnable • February 3rd, 2017

The 2016 Can You Hang Challenge come to a close. Who survived? Who did not? Why do we do this to ourselves? Find out inside!

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The Best Metal of January 2017

By Casey Lynch • February 2nd, 2017

New York City’s Black Anvil starts 2017 off right with As Was, an album so good that it’s already an immediate contender for best metal album of the year.

Inside the Rebellion Issue – Excerpts

By Team Unwinnable • January 27th, 2017

Catch a glimpse into the rebellious heart of the latest issue of Unwinnable Monthly.

Unwinnable Listens to the Best Music of 2016 – Part Three

By Team Unwinnable • January 26th, 2017

Week Three of the Challenge and we’re suddenly, temporarily down three members. Who will survive? What will be left of them?

Unwinnable Listens to the Best Music of 2016 – Part Two

By Team Unwinnable • January 19th, 2017

Week Two passes without disaster. A reluctant optimism sets into the group. Will it last? Or will their hope and ears be dashed upon the cacophonous rocks of 2016?