December 17, 2021

Chris Rowella's Top Albums of 2021

Writer Chris Rowella highlights some of the noisiest and nastiest albums of the year.

Kaptain Carbon's Top Dungeon Synth of 2021

Put on your robe and wizard hat—we're delving deep into the magical realms of dungeon synth. Kaptain Carbon, author of our "Naive Magic" column, lists his favorite dungeon synth releases this year.

Μνήμα Address the "Disciples of Excremental Liturgies" With Noise-Ridden Black Metal

Stream the title track from the Greek black/noise band's upcoming debut full-length.

Seven Nines and Tens' Vivid Post-Metal Is "Throwing Rocks at Mediocrity" (Early Track Stream)

The Vancouver post-metal/rock outfit isn't one to shy away from descriptive titles and evocative music—check out a new single from the upcoming album "Over Opiated in a Forest of Whispering Speakers."