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Here's five staff picks for some of the best of March, as well as a brief roundup of killer coverage you might have missed last month.

Taking folk metal back to campfire singalong times, before the guitar even made it to Finland.

With their full-length debut "Death Fugue" out last month and physical releases on the way, we spoke to the Massachusetts band about their wide-ranging influences and their path so far.

All the new metal releasing between April 4th, 2021 and April 10th, 2021 -- spin (or skip) new music from Blaze Bayley, Goya, Zao, and more.

With the pandemic making normal songwriting difficult, to say the least, a collection of Chicago musicians created a new project based off the "exquisite corpse" method, taking turns adding their own spin to an ever-changing creation (plus, drums from Failure's Kellii Scott). Check ou…

This week, Jon and Ted dive into the notable and obscure, citing heavy metal and would-be black metal classics alike.

Focusing on albums from the month before that may not have gotten their just dues, the first edition of this column looks at a blackened progressive metal band who released a new EP a week ago-- plus, we premiere the wonderfully fractal music video for "And We Are Already At Sea."

The mysterious, international black metal tricksters find new ways to destroy black metal's fundamentals on a new LP and offer thoughts on creativity versus scholarship in a new interview.

The alternative rock/metal supergroup (Mike Patton + members of Jesus Lizard, Helmet, Mr. Bungle) returns with their fifth studio album, weaving between strains of rock with baffling agility. Read our full review.

On their debut full-length, the Pacific Northwest experimental doom duo explore grief and loss through otherworldly textures and long-form songwriting. Stream it now and check out a Q&A with the band.