metal

Underground Music Showcase

Underground Music Showcase Reveals 25th Anniversary Lineup

The Underground Music Showcase (UMS) officially announces its lineup for the 25th anniversary show taking…

Tool

Tool Rocks Colorado Tomorrow

Legendary Los Angeles-based progressive metal band, Tool, arrives in Colorado tomorrow to rock the Budweiser…

Metal

Metal Meltdown: Why we Still Recognize Diversity in Metal

I’ve heard a few folks posing this line of questioning over the years in the…

metal meltdown

Metal Meltdown: A Teenage Love Affair

It started in sixth grade, when I spent the summer with MTV and VH1—probably, in…

Editor

From the Editor: Sound and Fury

From the Editor It’s not easy being a queer kid who grew up in the…

Metal

Metal Meltdown: Celebrating Fandom

Pretty much everyone has a fandom. Whether yours is death metal, RuPaul’s Drag Race, the…

Metal Meltdown

Metal Meltdown: What a Time to be Alive

As a self-proclaimed depressive, anxious person; fan of all things dark; and metal fan, I…

Metal Meltdown: Catharsis and Release

If you’re a metalhead like me, you might have heard this type of narrative your…

Dueling with Depression: Headbanger’s Blues

Going to a metal show is one of the most amazingly effective coping skills for…

Lauren Kashan of Sharptooth Pushes for Social Change Through the Mic

The hardcore and punk music scenes are thriving, forward-thinking communities that continue to push forward…