Lit, Music, Nonfiction, Reviews

Review: Truest Metal: Heroes of the Metal Underground, by Alexandros Anesiadis with Yannis Skarpelos

Metal, as a genre, is an amusing blend of arrogance and earnestness. Look past the leather and chains, wind-milling manes, and tight animal print pants with padded baskets…ignore the kayfabe […]

Dan Kelly /
Game, Games & Tech, Preview

Preview:  Rhythm Game God of Riffs Promises More Metal

I love rhythm games, and played a whole lot of Guitar Hero and Rock Band growing up. It was a little sad when the Rock Band house party stopped being […]

Antal Bokor /
Features, Music, Reviews

Five Covid-19 Related Songs You Can Mosh to at Home

Since the global COVID-19 pandemic began, musicians all over the world have been writing and performing songs related to the virus, social distancing, and staying the fuck home. While COVID-19 […]

Aaron Cynic /
Music, Reviews

Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela Rocks the Taboo out of the Chicago Theatre

Fluidity broken up by a percussive hand is the style of Rodrigo y Gabriela, a flamenco guitarist duo from Mexico City. They hit the stage Friday at the Chicago Theatre […]

Elif Geris /
Music, Reviews

Whatever Forever: Oozing Wound Album Review

Whenever a friend would recommend a new band to me, I’d always be caustically optimistic. There’s nothing like the rush of discovering a new band, but we’re dangerously approaching “content […]

Chris Zois /