In the latest part of this longform documentary, we analyse the second era of avant-garde metal and uncover the artists that embraced experimentation in the period, 1993-1999. We’ve split Part…
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In this longform documentary, we document the second era of avant-garde metal and look at the artists that brought unorthodoxy and experimentation into the genre. But what do we mean…
We assumed Neurosis have no new music left in them going into 2026. The last album came out in 2016, and live shows were a thing of the past. They…
Most metal artists experimenting with unfamiliar genres are quick to reject descriptions imposed on them by critics, though Russian quartet, Tardigrade Inferno, are not afraid to label their music “dark…
Stockport sludge experimenters, Under, last released an album in 2018. Two split records and an EP sufficed during this eight-year quiet period, but now they’re back with their third LP…
Grindcore is still ripe for experimentation in the fourth full decade of its existence, so why do so many musicians prefer to use black metal to achieve these aims? South…
Dawnwalker are proof that the English metal scene has its innovators as well as followers. They don’t receive coverage in Metal Hammer, Revolver or Kerrang!, nor do they get offers…
Today is the Day are as important as Neurosis in the development of avant-garde metal in the 1990s. After all, “noise metal” is a term we created to describe their…
Gautier Serre celebrates the twentieth year of his Igorrr project with album number five, and he’s come a long way in that time. Would he have foreseen a future as…