Appalachia
Horseback's New Album 'Dead Ringers' Is an Electronic Post-Punk Odyssey into the New South
Band mastermind Jenks Miller goes deep on recording techniques, dark nights of the soul, and his Appalachian roots.
Stream Appalachian Black/Doom Trio Athame's Debut 'With Cunning Fire and Adversarial Resolve'
Thanks to a compelling new album, these Luciferian upstarts won't remain in the shadows for long.
What We Know About the Murder of a West Virginia Coal Magnate
The executive who publicly wept after 12 miners were killed at one of his plants in 2006 was found shot to death near his wife's grave.
A Portrait of Coal Town on the Brink of Death
A failing coal industry has left many residents of West Virginia with few options: move away, die, or try to scrape out a future in an unforgiving economic climate.
The Hard Times, Struggles, and Hopes of Addicts in Appalachia
Poverty and opiate addiction have devastated small towns in West Virginia. What can be done to help people take back their lives?
What It Means to Be a 'Redneck' or a 'Hillbilly'
When city people throw around words like "redneck" or "hillbilly," they generally mean them as insults. But what do these words signify for the people living in central Appalachia?
Inside a Life-Saving Rural Clinic in Appalachia
In some parts of central Appalachia, doctors are few and far between, and so is the money to pay for them. That leaves a weekend-long annual medical event as some people's only way to get treatment.
Inside the Fight Against Pollution and Big Business in Appalachia
Every summer, environmentalists gather in the woods to strategize, train, and coordinate the fight against the excesses of the coal industry.
Introducing Our Series on Central Appalachia
For the next week, VICE will be featuring articles that document the struggles and hope of a region often ignored by America.
Lynchian Photographs from a Small Town in the Smoky Mountains
Tim Schutsky teamed up with collaborator Keren Shavit to capture the slippery area between fiction and reality in 'The Odds of Being Born.'
Mountain Rock Kings Karma to Burn are Still Addicted to the Riff
"West Virginia plays by its own rules. We'd like to think we do the same thing as a band."
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