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Best Metal Albums of 2017 So Far

2017 has been a banner year for the broad spectrum of metal, and it's only been six months.
By Brad Cohan
Still from Arjan van Meerten's Apex.

This Virtual Reality Film Lets You Experience Apocalypse Firsthand

Director Arjan van Meerten's VR music video 'Apex' transports viewers to a Heavy Metal End-of-the-World.
By Alanna Martinez
Thurston Moore

The Month in Weird: May’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

Whether its sprawling festivals or just plain ol’ shows, there’s something for everyone to satiate their thirst for the weird in May.
By Brad Cohan
Dysrhythmia

The 15 Best Metal Bands in NYC

By Brad Cohan
Moses plays the original version of "Ride the Lightning."

The Story of Passover (as Told by Metallica)

By Meirav Devash
(L-R) Kevin Martin and Dylan Carlson are The Bug vs. Earth

‘The Studio Was My Passport to Leaving This Planet’: A Chat With The Bug

By Justin Joffe
Jacob Bannon

Jacob Bannon Sheds the Shadow of Metalcore on His Hypnotic Solo Debut

By Ari Rosenschein
Ice T

Ice-T Returns to Make an Unflinching Statement With Body Count

By Katherine Turman
Bill Kelliher (short hair) and Troy Sanders (long hair) of the band Mastodon

Mastodon on Timelessness, Loss and Transcending Heavy Metal

By Justin Joffe
Lawrence English

Sound Artist Lawrence English on the Power of Radical Listening

By Ryan Burleson
Pussy Riot, Straight Outta Vagina, 2016.

The Month in Weird: March’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Meatbodies, presumably in the field where Chad Ubovich witnessed two fighting, feral cats.

Meatbodies Show Us the Power of Pure Psychedelia on ‘Alice’

By Justin Joffe
Yoshiki.

Japanese Metal Icon Yoshiki Goes Classical at Carnegie Hall

By Bryan Reesman
Body/Head.

The 10 Best Experimental Albums of 2016

By Brad Cohan
HOTEI.

‘Kill Bill’ Guitarist HOTEI Teams Up With Iggy Pop on ‘Strangers’

By Mischa Pearlman
Dani Filth.

Dani Filth Reflects on His Black Metal Classic, ‘Dusk…And Her Embrace’

By Bryan Reesman
Stryper

How Stryper Created the First Hit Christian Metal Album

By Bryan Reesman
Vocalist Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan.

As Dillinger Escape Plan Breaks Up, Metalcore Loses One of Its Best Bands

By Ron Hart
Holy Sons.

The Month in Weird: October’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Weezer.

Weezer Inspired a Generation With the Visceral Sadness of ‘Pinkerton’

By Ron Hart
White Zombie.

‘It Came From NYC’ Remembers When White Zombie Ruled Noise Rock (Not Hot Topic)

By Ron Hart
Boris.

No One Can Top the Beautiful Heaviness of Boris’ Masterwork ‘Pink’

By Justin Joffe
Sumac.

The Month in Weird: August’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
Kel Valhaal, a.k.a. Hunter Hunt Hendrix.

As Kel Valhaal, Liturgy’s Frontman Crafts a Mythos as Heady as His Music

By Justin Joffe
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