MetalMatters: June 2019 - A Month Full of Long-Awaited Returns

Slough Feg carry on their heavy metal journey while Darkthrone keep digging towards their proto-punk/heavy metal core. Baroness return with their most ambitious work to date, while Pinkish Black continue to explore the endless possibilities of synth driven extreme music.

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Lil Nas X's 7 (EP) Is the Work of a Canny Prankster

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Pixx's 'Small Mercies' Is Strange Yet Endearing

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Hannah Cohen's 'Welcome Home' Is a Portrait of an Artist in Transition

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Gomez Share Nearly Forgotten "Someday" from 20th Anniversary Edition of 'Liquid Skin' (premiere)

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MetalMatters: June 2019 - A Month Full of Long-Awaited Returns

Slough Feg carry on their heavy metal journey while Darkthrone keep digging towards their proto-punk/heavy metal core. Baroness return with their most ambitious work to date, while Pinkish Black continue to explore the endless possibilities of synth driven extreme music.

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The Willful Child in HBO's 'My Brilliant Friend'

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Black Midi's 'Schlagenheim' Is Technically Proficient But Emotionally Shallow

Like their namesake, Black Midi are a restless, unstoppable force that push their members and listeners to their limits in Schlagenheim.

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In channeling greats like Fleetwood Mac, Todd Rundgren, and Neil Young, Night Moves' Can You Really Find Me is equally nostalgic and new.

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Rewards of a Lifetime: An Interview with Dionne Warwick

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Ana Galvañ's 'Press Enter to Continue' Gets Weird with the Storyboard Format

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Joining ANTI-, Boy Scouts Drop New Music Video for "Get Well Soon" (premiere)

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The Eternal Snow of Frozen Tears: Saving Melting Landscapes

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Fruit Bats' 'Gold Past Life' Is an Exhilarating Trip Down Multiple Memory Lanes

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