Scene Reports
In Havana, Heavy Metal Is a Struggle
Despite a lack of resources and endless bureaucratic red tape, the Cuban extreme metal scene is flourishing.
The Punk Scene in Springfield Takes Its DIY Culture Seriously (with Some Goofiness)
In rural Illinois lies a vibrant scene that is constantly finding new ways to stay fun.
The Denver Doom Scene Brings Darkness to the Mile High City
Bands like Khemmis, In the Company of Serpents, Dreadnought, and more balance out the sunshine and stoned hippies with heavy riffs and misery.
The Legendary No-Cover Music Night You’ve Never Heard Of
From The Strokes to Thom Yorke, 'Nu Music Nite' at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern became an epicentre of rock in Toronto.
The Hardcore Scene in Florida's Broward County Exists Against All Odds
The often neglected South Florida region produces a scrappy scene that is in a constant fight for survival.
Tel Aviv's Metal Scene Brings Hellish Noise to the Holy Land
Led by bands like Mortuus Umbra, Sonne Adam, and Dukatalon, the extreme metal scene in Israel's second-largest city is thriving.
Dhaka's Extreme Metal Scene Worships the Old School
Bangladesh's most densely populated city also boasts its highest concentration of killer death, black, and thrash metal bands.
Taipei’s Extreme Metal Scene Provides an Unlikely Home for Its Misfits
In Taiwan, choosing a life in the underground punk and metal scene means going against everything the dominant culture holds dear.
Meet The Underground Artists Soundtracking Post-Soviet Russia
The underground scene is helping change Russian attitudes towards local music.
There’s a Polish Punk Scene in London and It’s Thriving
Bands such as Perma War, Low Rollers and Radioactive Rats are thrashing out a scene in the face of growing anti-immigrant sentiments in the UK.
Kathmandu's Extreme Metal Scene Puts Nepal on the Global Metal Map
From Kathmandu to the hinterlands of the Himalayan foothills, extreme metal gains a foothold in the second-highest country on earth.
Kathmandu's Extreme Metal Scene Puts Nepal on the Global Metal Map
From Kathmandu to the hinterlands of the Himalayan foothills, extreme metal gains a foothold in the second-highest country on earth.