The Top 50 Metal, Rock, & Noise Albums of 2016
The top 50 Best Metal / Rock / Noise / Whatever albums of 2016. This includes all the essential heaviness that came out this year.
Jasper Hesselink
Jasper Hesselink
Halfyear Haze: 10 Heavy / Psychedelic Albums that Shouldn’t Fly Under the Radar in 2016
10 psychedelic albums that are in danger of being overlooked and deserve a better fate. Also, tips to which psychedelic stimulant to turn to while listening.
Mariner: An Open Letter From Cult Of Luna to Julie Christmas
Please Julie Christmas! As Cult of Luna we beg you, make another album with us. Mariner was a life-altering experience for us and we do not wish to go back.
Interview with Mondo Drag
Mondo Drag couldn't have picked a better moment to release their new album The Occultation Of Light. The cool thing is, they know this themselves too.
Album Review: Mondo Drag – The Occultation Of Light
Mondo Drag got my attention with their little self-titled nugget last year, and they are sweeping me off my feet The Occultation Of Light. So much Organ!
Doomsday Double Feature: Bloodiest – S/T vs. Sinistro – Semente
Bloodiest and Sinistro are two prophets of post-doom that have already created one HELL of a soundtrack with their new albums…enjoy it while you still can!
Album Review: All Them Witches – Dying Surfer Meets His Maker
What makes All Them Witches' Dying Surfer Meets His Maker such an intriguing and addictive listen is the fact that it says so much in so little words.
Extreme Compare And Contrast: Israel Nash’s Silver Season vs. Cult Leader’s Lightless Walk
Could two albums be further apart than the peaceful folk of Israel Nash's Silver Season and the metallic savagery of Cult Leader's Lightless Walk?
Interview with Dendritic Arbor
Interview with Dendritic Arbor where Jasper asks the band about their latest EP Romantic Love, life on the road, their Pittsburgh roots, and buying weed.
10 “Different Metal” Albums You Missed This Year
Sick of the same old metal albums? Jasper lists 10 metal albums you haven't heard in 2015. Feat: Sweet Cobra, Spylacopa, Izah, Rosetta, Mamaleek, and others.