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  Jan 14 Feature

  Breaking Waves

  Surf-rock, sea mines, and spirituality: How Rusty Shipp brought war and peace together on their most recent release, 'Liquid Exorcist'

  Danielle Martin on Rusty Shipp

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  Dec 1 Feature

  Norma Jean's Mirrored Image

  "The album has two sides, and it's meant to be interpreted from that perspective. If you think of a mirror ... and you're looking at yourself, you're used to the same room all the time. We don't think about what's necessarily behind us because it's the same thing every day. And we're used to that." Norma Jean goes behind the mirror on their latest release, 'All Hail,' a tribute to their fans.

  Nao Lewandowski on Norma Jean

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  Oct 13 Feature

  An Impactful Autopsy

  "I feel like there’s nothing more impactful than basing your record around those events that are actually part of the world." Fit for an Autopsy takes on the need for humanity's change on 'The Sea of Tragic Beasts,' the band's fifth album that Will Putney describes as "a little outside the box."

  Danielle Martin on Fit for an Autopsy

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  Sep 26 Feature

  The Devil's Next Act

  With a dynamic and challenging new release, The Devil Wears Prada gears up for their next 'Act,' a purposefully ambiguous roller coaster of a record

  Danielle Martin on The Devil Wears Prada

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  Aug 11 Feature

  Rescued by Light

  Wolves at the Gate stand firm in their formidable subtext of rescuing hope for humanity on their latest release, 'Eclipse.'

  Nao Lewandowski on Wolves at the Gate

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  Jul 6 Feature

  Becoming Comrades

  "I feel like the things we wrote and the things we said on the record were the things we needed to write and the things we needed to say. We did our best at what we needed to do."

  Danielle Martin on Comrades

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  May 16 Feature

  Growing into Permanence

  With over fifteen years as a band, After the Burial has already dug deep and planted the seeds. Now, those roots have taken hold, been tested, and have proved true on their latest release, 'Evergreen.'

  Nao Lewandowski on After the Burial

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  Mar 30 Feature

  Where You Want to Be

  Twenty Years of Taking Back Sunday

  Tiffany Neufeld on Taking Back Sunday

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  Mar 10 Feature

  Carrying the Torch

  The Drowned God is a new generation of band, fueled by the odd dichotomy of seeking hope in a hopeless world. Now, with their second release, 'I'll Always Be the Same,' the band sits down with HM and expands on art, influence, and, of course, a touch of religion.

  Aaron Lambert on The Drowned God

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  Feb 6 Feature

  Astroworld

  Somewhere between the worlds of gaming and sci-fi and ethereal rock lies Astronoid, and they're here to take you on a journey through their space

  Danielle Martin on Astronoid

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  Dec 9 Feature

  Inspiration for the Devil

  With Album No. Seven on the horizon, The Devil Wears Prada's Mike Hranica takes a look back at the ten years since the release of their seminal album, 'With Roots Above and Branches Below,' and the inspiration and creativity that keeps them going

  Danielle Martin on The Devil Wears Prada

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  Dec 7 Feature

  The Brutal Homecoming

  On 'The Sin and Doom, Vol. II,' Impending Doom reunites with their first producer in a beatdown of a return to music with their first release in five years

  Nao Lewandowski on Impending Doom

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  Oct 28 Feature

  When the End Began

  "It’s every scenario I’ve ever imagined where my gut reaction was, 'This is the end of everything.' We need to have imagination to find hope in the middle of apocalypse."

  Danielle Martin on Silent Planet

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  Oct 22 Feature

  Fell on Black Days

  "Even on your darkest days, try to find the bright spot because there is one." Fit for a King vocalist Ryan Kirby opens up about the songwriting on the band's latest release, 'Dark Skies'

  Danielle Martin on Fit For A King

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  Oct 17 Feature

  Austin City Limits

  Back for its 17th year, Austin City Limits embraced a diverse music lineup and expanded venue for another successful run

  Doug Van Pelt on Austin City Limits

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  Sep 12 Feature

  Red Jumpsuit Rejuvenation

  After some time out of the limelight, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has recently spent over a month at No. 1 with their newest single, 'On Becoming Willing.' We talk with vocalist Ronnie Winter to find out what's behind the band's reemergence as a leading band.

  Danielle Martin on Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

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  Sep 6 Feature

  Seeing Clearly

  After sordid experiences with a megachurch's abuse of power, Levi the Poet has emerged with 'Cataracts,' an honest, clear look in the mirror

  Danielle Martin on Levi the Poet

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  Aug 31 Feature

  Darkest Before the Dawn

  Phinehas pushes the human rights cause forward, highlighting the atrocities of the Kim regime in North Korea with their most recent effort, concept album 'Dark Flag'

  Nao Lewandowski on Phinehas

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  Aug 27 Feature

  The Unpublished Interview

  This past weekend, We Came as Romans vocalist Kyle Pavone passed away. Previously unpublished, HM is releasing their last official interview with Pavone, conducted on the heels of the band's most recent release, 'Cold Like War'

  Nao Lewandowski on We Came As Romans

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  Aug 26 Feature

  Forthcoming Dystopia

  "That's what the album is. It’s about what it means for society now that God is dead." Forthteller pulls back the curtain on their dystopian new EP, 'Nihilism.'

  Nao Lewandowski on Forthteller

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