Imagine being a member of Linkin Park (well, Xero or Hybrid Theory) in the late 1990’s. You’ve been rejected by every major label under the sun, A&R reps are leaving your shows midway through the set, and you’re sleeping on couches working jobs that you hate in order to fund the recording of an EP…
Over the last 25 years, few bands have become as revered as progressive/alt-metal merchants Katatonia. The Swedish band, who began their career as a death-doom outfit, evolved naturally into a more standard alternative metal act. Don’t let the term “standard” throw you off, though. There’s nothing basic about the way that Katatonia effortlessly shifts and…
The world is full of expertly crafted, well-written music in just about any genre. Countless musicians have huddled in a studio to create magical, highly influential records that will be talked about for decades. Pet Sounds, The Wall, Hybrid Theory – you know, the timeless classics that exact their overarching influence in most aspects of…
Nine Inch Nails likely did more for industrial rock and metal than any other band, both from a critical and commercial standpoint. While their magnum opus is often considered 1994’s The Downward Spiral, preceding that landmark record was 1992’s Broken EP. The album is a short, yet effective burst of industrial metal that is still…
