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Nine IO writers share their mid-year favorites for 2022.

Excuse our brief interruption - here's some releases from the last two weeks that urgently demand your ears, including Misery Index, Blut aus Nord, Primitive Man, and more. Expect this week's releases in a few days.

Read about the second half of the always-memorable Roadburn festival's 2022 edition, which included a trippy set from Ulver, a surprise Black Sabbath cover set featuring Thou, and more.

We're carting our busted-up flesh vessels back from the fest right now, but check out some pictures and videos from the musical whirlwind of Oblivion Access.

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.

Chris Rowella highlights his top picks of 2020 -- exceptional albums for an exceptional (but in the other sense of the word) year.

All the new metal releasing between August 9th and August 15th, 2020 -- spin (or skip) new music from Primitive Man, Havukruunu, Atrae Bilis, plus surprise releases from Krallice and more.

Hear the sorta-title track ”Tubba Lard” now.

The IO family shares our top-10-so-far-this-year lists in this giant roundup -- dig in and stream some tremendous new albums you may have missed.

An eclectic lineup of everlasting artists graced Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia on Saturday, from the almighty hammer of Primitive Man to the emotional onslaught of Big|Brave (photos inside).