The Reticent – please Review
Anguish is an emotion commonly portrayed in many metal subgenres. While other artists tend to convey it in a general or abstract sense, The Reticent’s...
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Dark Pop Songtress Georgi Has a White Wedding in Her Video for “Drummer Boy” (Co-Starring Jon Siren)
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“When the first riff came together, we locked in and played it for 100 hours.” How a song about a big angry whale helped four Southern misfits hang with Slipknot and Slayer – and become 21st century metal trailblazers
Making a snarling concept piece about Moby-Dick doesn’t sound like a move for mainstream appeal, but that’s exactly what Mastodon found with the lead single...
Verboden Festival Turns 10: The Pacific Northwest’s Premier Darkwave Festival Expands to Three Cities
After a decade of summoning the shadows, Verboden Festival has evolved from a modest Vancouver experiment into one of North America’s most vital gatherings for...