Detroit’s more recent musical exports have largely carried a dark and nihilistic aura. Hip-hop’s resident goth kid, Danny Brown, has spent the better part of a decade begging to fall into a “kush coma.” And the glassy-eyed Protomartyr have won no shortage of fans with its monotone doomsaying. In a regional scene dominated by such […]
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HARDCORE | Burn
Burn Every genre of music has those few, beloved records that are considered must-listens for newcomers. For hardcore punk, Burn’s self-titled 1990 EP is unquestionably one of those records. Expertly blending socio-political and environmental commentary with Agnostic Front inspired riffs, the record completely flipped the still-youthful genre on its head. Tracks like the barn-burning “…Shall […]
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INDEPENDENT | Upstate Unsigned Artist Showcase
Ask just about anyone in an up-and-coming band what they hope to achieve through their music, and you’re likely to hear the same answer over and over: “I just want to get signed.” For those toiling in the indie trenches, getting picked up by a record label offers not just a sense of validation, but […]
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METAL | 1349
Oslo’s black metal stalwart 1349 is nothing if not committed to its craft. Fittingly named after the year the Black Death reached Norway, 1349 has been worshiping at the altar of its Norwegian Black Metal ancestors Mayhem and Darkthrone since the late 1990’s. The band’s devotion to all things corpse paint, spiked bracelets, frostbitten guitar […]
