A look back at all things heavy from the past year
Three days of cynicism-free punk and metal
We survey the best of the best from an increasingly overwhelming half-year of music
Oops! All ringers!
Plus Neil Young, Pet Shop Boys, Darkthrone, Full of Hell, Glassing, Houses of Heaven, LustSickPuppy, Six Organs of Admittance, Tara Jane O’Neil, and Writhing Squares
On their first album in five years, the Richmond metal group offer some of their boldest yet most concise musical ideas
‘New Heaven’ is out next week
Plus IShowSpeed, Inter Arma and Melkbelly
The must-hear records of the coming season
Plus Rico Nasty & Boys Noize, Knocked Loose and Tara Jane O’Neil
Hear the title track
The best exports from along the James River
Plus Inter Arma, Torche, Red Fang and more
Dates with Yautja, Artificial Brain.
An absolute scorcher of a covers album from the Richmond metal titans.
Plus the band encourages listeners to donate to bail and community funds.
The community steps up.
Hear the band’s cover of Neil Young’s “Southern Man.”
Featuring Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs, YOB, Hüsker Dü and Prince.
The 150 albums we love most from 2010-2019.