Metal
Why Do Heavy Metal and the Dutch City of Tilburg Work So Well Together?
From Incubate to Roadburn and now Netherlands Deathfest, what's going on in this metal festival-packed Dutch city?
A Fist in the Face of God Presents... DVP: Shredding the Iron Curtain
A guest mix from Florian Grill, head of the Dying Victims Productions label and author of the annual zine, Thrash Attack.
Hanging Out with the Godmother of the Cuban Punk Rock Scene
At a time when all the rockers in Cuba were outcasts, Maria Gattorno made a place for them. Now she heads up the government-sanctioned Cuban Rock Agency and has resurrected the Cuban rock scene.
Fjords, Black Metal Rituals, and Vikings Making Out: Scenes from Iceland's Biggest Metal Festival
Part I of our coverage of Iceland's Eistnaflug metal festival: check out photos of fjords and festival-goers in the land of fire and ice.
Heritage, Horses, and Tengger Cavalry: Inside the World of Mongolian Folk Metal
Listen to the stirring title track from Tengger Cavalry's new album, 'Blood Shaman Sacrifice.'
"Fuck This Shit": A Metalhead's Guide to Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep is playing at Maryland Deathfest, the biggest extreme metal festival in North America. Here's how to cope if your iTunes has more Darkthrone than Drake.
Meet the Saudi Arabian Black Metal Band Breaking Saudi Law By Being a Black Metal Band
Al-Namrood have never played a live show, because it could result in the entire band being executed.
Meet Your Maker with Monolord's Doom-Sludge Destroyer 'Vaenir'
Stream the LP in full now, due via Riding Easy Records.
Sanna Charles Has Been Photographing Slayer Fans for Over a Decade
We talked to the photographer about her new book God Listens to Slayer, which is the result of 13 years spent following the band's fans around the world.