Year-end thoughts 2009: Chris
by Chris Rowella While 2009 wasn’t a watershed year for metal in the ways 1980 or 1993 were, the last twelve months of heavy music have been interesting and entertaining. We were witness to possibly the worst genre of music ever encountered, the dreaded crabcore. One can only hope its legion of cyclops-haircut faux-hardcore fans...
Year-end thoughts 2009: Anthony
by Anthony Abboreno At the end of 2009, I find myself older, fatter, and poorer: a flabby member of a short-lived species in a dying empire. Metal, on the other hand, is doing fine. Yes, depending on who you listen to, the best metal albums of the decade are actually hardcore albums. I care, but...