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Jun 24 Feature
Life in a 'Coma'
On a sprawling and engaging new concept album, Between the Buried and Me wants to put you to sleep. HM talks with vocalist Tommy Rogers about the writing process behind ‘Coma Ecliptic’ and why he took his characters on a search through past lives, all while asleep
Collin Simula on Between the Buried and Me
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May 11 Feature
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Mar 11 Feature
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Mar 10 Feature
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Jan 14 Reviews
F.E.A.R.
Papa RoachReview by Collin Simula
Confession time: I never kept up with Lost. I remember seeing the first episode, feeling somewhat underwhelmed by the premise and never really thinking about it again — until...
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Jan 14 Reviews
Grace Through the Wandering
Aaron GillespieReview by Collin Simula
I have a love-hate relationship with worship music. On one hand, the idea of a group of people in the same room, a multitude of different voices, cultures, backgrounds...
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Jan 14
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Jan 5 Feature
Tear Out the Heart's Triumph Over Death
Tear Out the Heart's Tyler Konersman writes the record of his suffering before it befalls him. Read his stunning interview with Managing Editor Collin Simula about the lead singer's walk alongside a deathly sentence
Collin Simula on Tear Out the Heart
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Dec 22 Feature
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Dec 1 Reviews
The Birthright
Brother WolfReview by Collin Simula
About ten years ago, I remember a new sound entering the metal- and hardcore scene. The down-tuned, first-five-frets-of-the-lowest-string previously only heard on nu-metal records. (Or in Meshuggah songs, but...
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Dec 1
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Nov 3 Reviews
The Night God Slept
Silent PlanetReview by Collin Simula
Another metalcore record. Another album full of clicky-kick drum sounds, staccato breakdowns, guitar amps with the “mid” knob turned to 11 and throaty, syncopated vocals. This is what I...
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About Collin Simula
- Collin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife Ciara and his three small children. During the day he does design for a branding agency. In his free time he makes very heavy music as Maranatha.