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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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  Apr 25 Feature

  They are Few

  He is Legend turns to crowdfunding, an isolated cabin, and the art of storytelling to execute their latest work, 'Few'

  Nao Lewandowski on He Is Legend

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  Mar 5 Feature

  Wolves Among Men

  "So it just begs the question and makes you look at the bigger picture: What is it that’s broken about this system of Christianity that produces wolves in sheep's clothing?"

  Nao Lewandowski on Project 86

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  Feb 8 Feature

  The Storytellers

  For CVLTVRE writing duo Joe Yarbrough and Ozzie Lizarraga, self-infliction was oppressive. When they found God and moved into a new phase of their lives, they sought out to help others through their music, starting with step one: let go.

  Danielle Martin on CVLTVRE

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  Nov 23 Feature

  The Ongoing Concept

  "I'm 25, and I enjoy talk radio more than I enjoy listening to music on the radio; that's where I am right now in my life." The Ongoing Concept evolves but stays eclectic on their latest, 'Places'

  Danielle Martin on The Ongoing Concept

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  Oct 9 Feature

  Nothing More Reveals Their Self

  Nothing More's latest album, 'The Stories We Tell Ourselves,' enlightens as it entertains. We talk to the man behind the lyrical opus, with Hawkins digging deep into relationships, expectation, and one very specific New Year's resolution.

  Nathan Myrick on Nothing More

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  Oct 2 Feature

  Riot Fest

  HM's Ashley Altus ventured to Chicago for the prolific Riot Fest, a rock festival put on by The Riot Fest Foundation with roots in punk, alternative and hip-hop

  Ashley Altus on Riot Fest

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  Oct 1 Feature

  Louder Than Life 2017

  In its fourth year in Louisville, KY, Louder than Life once again impresses with a varied lineup, local fare, and a welcoming town

  Jennifer Pinckney on Louder than Life

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  Oct 1 Feature

  Dayseeker is Waking Up

  For their third album, Dayseeker comes out of a coma to realize a full-length vision two years in the making

  Nao Lewandowski on Dayseeker

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  Sep 4 Feature

  The Problem of Pain

  North Carolina hardcore act Advent returns with ‘Pain and Suffering,’ the band’s first release in over seven years. Vocalist Joe Musten talks to HM about the comeback EP amid the wonder of life, the awe of death, and the inevitable anguish that shapes the interval

  Philip Trapp on Advent

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  Jul 29 Feature

  Exorcising Demons

  "I didn't write that song about wanting to kill myself, but more so I was just feeling like no one. I wrote that in a moment of getting lost in my head and being like, this is what it might look like; would anyone care? Would it even be worth an obituary if I die?"

  Danielle Martin on Vagabonds

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  Jul 23 Feature

  Warped Tour 2017

  "The feeling I left with was assurance. I was assured that we are never alone in our passion, our pain, our curiosity, and our excitement for music." HM writer Nao Lewandowski makes her way to Warped Tour for the first time in her life to find the camaraderie and love that has kept the festival alive for decades.

  Nao Lewandowski on Warped Tour

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  Jul 22 Feature

  Out in the Cold

  Gideon has returned to the hardcore scene with their fourth full-length release, 'Cold,' and, this time, with more ice in their veins. HM speaks with guitarist Tyler Riley about their process, the response, and what makes this album different from their last.

  Nao Lewandowski on Gideon

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  Jun 14 Feature

  Blues Brothers

  Ripped right from the sound of rock's greatest albums, Greta Van Fleet -- three brothers and a friend -- finds their inspiration in the true roots of rock and blues

  Danielle Martin on Greta Van Fleet

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  May 18 Feature

  The Wolves and the Sheep

  We're saying, "This is how we feel, too. We are with you in these feelings, and this injustice is not OK."

  Danielle Martin on Least of These

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  May 7 Feature

  The Continuous Collapse

  The evolving creativity of Fit for an Autopsy gives the band an unending hope for their latest release, 'The Great Collapse,' the "next step toward wherever we’re going to end up as a band"

  Nao Lewandowski on Fit for an Autopsy

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  Mar 19 Feature

  Here Until it Changes

  Singer-songwriter TW Walsh is charting his path through an increasingly insular world, documenting the hazy reveries that come with a culture detached. Feeling out the folkways between fear and liberation, he lays these proofs bare on ‘Terrible Freedom’

  Philip Trapp on TW Walsh

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  Mar 5 Feature

  The Complexity of Death

  On Lorna Shore's sophomore album 'Flesh Coffin,' the band digs deep into the "process of death."

  Nao Lewandowski on Lorna Shore

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  Feb 26 Feature

  Uncovering Forgiveness

  Nahko never met his father and never had the chance: When he was barely double digits in age, his father was murdered. To uncover some of the mysteries in his life, he traveled to San Quentin to meet -- and extend an olive branch -- to the man who took his father away from him

  Danielle Martin on Nahko and Medicine for the People

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  Feb 22 Feature

  Meeting of the Minds

  Project 86 is celebrating their 20th anniversary; Death Therapy is celebrating their first album. We get the two vocalists together -- Andrew Schwab, who joined Death Therapy on one of their recent singles as a featured vocalist, and Jason Wisdom -- to talk about the career arch of their bands, sustaining a band in the evolving heavy music landscape, and why Garth Brooks is still important

  David Stagg on Death Therapy

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