eMusic Features
Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal
By John Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor
As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original vision is at least partially consumed by their new sounds, and their albums feature as many or more elements of post-rock, prog, hardcore, alternative, industrial or jazz as they do metal. Regardless of the genres in which they dabble, acts… more »
Relapse Records Radio
By Andrew Parks, Director of Merchandising
To celebrate over 20 years of releasing forward-thinking heavy music, Relapse Records has assembled a monumental playlist featuring over 70 songs from the label's eclectic catalog. From the early days of crushing death/doom metal and blistering grindcore to the present days of whirlwind tech-death, atmospheric sludge, occult rock, progressive instrumental rock and everything in between, Relapse has remained at the forefront of extreme art. Presented in the following mix are tracks from genre leaders Mastodon, Baroness… more »