2021 saw the return of live music, as well as a bounty of great new albums. Here are my 40 favorites. Continue reading Tim’s Top 40 Albums of 2021

With their riveting horror frills, Ice Nine Kills is proving to be much more than a metalcore band. Continue reading Ice Nine Kills Is Slashing Their Way to the Top

As Halloween nears, it’s time to break out the scariest albums around. These 10 are a “cut” above the rest. Continue reading 10 Freaky Full-Lengths to Haunt You This Halloween

Are you feeling spooky yet? Turn up the heat on your Halloween playlist with these 2021 tracks. Continue reading 10 Terrifying New Tracks to Add to Your Halloween Playlist

I wish I could say I was a hardcore kid growing up, but that would be a disservice to the … Continue reading Turnstile Continues to Push the Boundaries of Modern Hardcore

Pop-punk is back, with a slew of stars catapulting the genre to a point it hasn’t reached since the early 2000s. Continue reading TikTok and Travis Barker: The Pop-Punk Revival Is in Full Swing

Tooth & Nail Records contributed a handful of quality records to Christian music in the 2000s — and the year 2008 was a non-stop creative barrage. Continue reading Godspeed to All They Captured: Tooth & Nail Records’ Renaissance – Part II (2008)

Tooth & Nail Records contributed a handful of quality records to Christian music in the 2000s — and 2007 jumpstarted an artistic renaissance. Continue reading Godspeed to All They Captured: Tooth & Nail Records’ Renaissance – Part I (2007)

With their new album, Holding Absence may just take the rock world by storm — and we shouldn’t be surprised if they do. Continue reading Holding Absence Is the Scene’s Next Great Rock Breakthrough