Founded in 1999, Swedish power-metal veterans Sabaton cast a microscopic gaze on the horrors of war with a sweeping, majestic, and anthemic sound that walks the line between empathizing with…
The Eastern Medicine Singers are a traditional Algonquin drum and vocal group based in Rhode Island. They sing mostly in several Algonquian languages, some of which are nearly extinct, and […
Promoter Alexi Front began his love affair with Scandinavian metal in the mid-2000s by publishing a zine and running a label. He started the Scorched Tundra festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, […
After COVID quashed touring for much of 2020 and 2021, we seem to have collectively agreed that anyone celebrating a significant album anniversary could do their victory lap whenever they da…
The title track of Sumac's latest album, 2020's May You Be Held (Thrill Jockey), is a tough-love affirmation built for trying times, when soothing sounds just don't cut it anymore and you ne…
Lilac are essentially a Chicago supergroup of musicians who've done time in underrated bands. They include former Cacaw and Coughs front woman Anya Davidson (also an underground comics artis…
Named for a type of eerie forest spirit from Scandinavian folklore, Hulder is the project of multi-instrumentalist Marz Riesterer (aka Marliese Beeuwsaert, formerly of Bleeder, where she was…
It's been a long wait since Wovenhand's 2016 album, Star Treatment, though disciples of founder David Eugene Edwards were fed well by his rich and mysterious 2018 collaboration with Alexande…
After Chicago political hardcore powerhouse Racetraitor disbanded in 1999, a fog of legend grew in their wake. Motivated by their frustration at the bilious 2016 presidential campaign cycle …
London-based Touch isn't a record label in the traditional sense; it's far more multifaceted. It might be more accurate to describe Touch as a collective that also extends into publishing, p…