On Est La!: Returning to Live Music in Northern Quebec with FME 2021
The 2021 lineup of Quebec’s Festival de Musique Emergente was simply dazzling, reflecting the breadth and quality of post-millennial Canadian music.
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MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Albums of September 2021
Here we are with the September crop of the best heavy music, featuring everything across the board from extreme metal to noise and post-rock.
Metallica’s Black Album Turns 30 with a Remastered and Expanded Edition
Metallica took a huge risk on their fifth album, unsure and a little worried where it might take them, and the rest, as they say, is history.
How Dave Grohl Changed the Mythology of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl crushes the bad boy of rock ‘n’ roll persona that the Rolling Stones rely on and raises the bar with simple, humble, badass happiness.
The 15 Best Judas Priest Songs
Presenting the 15 best songs by Judas Priest, expanded from the original idea of ten choices simply because the band’s legacy is too important.
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MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Albums of August 2021
Normally, August is regarded as a slow month when it comes to new music. But this August dropped an abundance of metal, spreading across the spectrum.
20 Years of Converge’s Magnum Opus ‘Jane Doe’
Massachusetts metallic hardcore band Converge solidified their legacy with the release of their seminal 2001 album, Jane Doe.
Iron Maiden Are As Exhilarating As Ever on ‘Senjutsu’
Iron Maiden’s Senjutsu is not without its share of bumps and plenty of familiar scenery, but after more than 40 years, the band are as exhilarating as ever.
Slipknot Transformed Modern Metal with ‘Iowa’ 20 Years Ago
Slipknot’s boundary-pushing second album Iowa changed the trajectory of heavy music 20 years ago. Its influence rings through many corners of the metal scene.
Between the Buried and Me Captivated with a Career-Spanning Set at the Theatre of Living Arts
The lengthy evening provided a communal celebration of both Between the Buried and Me’s whole catalog and the return of live music in general.
MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Albums of July 2021
We get everything from the extreme metal spectrum, old school black and death metal records, and more modern interpretations in a very busy July.