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Essential Albums On Essential Labels #2: Hydra Head Records

We chronicle the legendary, gone-but-not-forgotten label’s trajectory through fifteen critical releases—must-listens for the unfamiliar, and a selection easily worth revisiting for those in the know.

Essential Albums On Essential Labels #1: Relapse Records and Thirty Years of Extreme Metal Evolution

In the first edition of this column, we look at some top picks from the venerable Relapse Records’ catalog since its founding in 1990 up until now.