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The Albums That Feel Like October

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Banks Arcade on Identity, Choosing Your Hard & SECOND PLACE SUPERSTAR

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Moon Darling on Making Psychedelic Indie Feel Saucy, Stylish and Bewitching

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From Goth to Metal: Building the Perfect Spooky Season Playlist

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Lindsay Schoolcraft [RE-RUN]

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Slipknot, Ministry, and the Art of Knowing When to Walk Away

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The Moth Anatomy on Embracing ‘Change’ in Metalcore

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Scarhaven on Protecting the Art in an Age of Artist Brands [NEW MUSIC FRIDAY]

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How to Find Your Next Favorite Band

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Forgotten Shrine and the Fight to Keep Our Sense of Whimsy Alive

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cut the cord. on Choosing Yourself, Starting Over and Rebuilding Who You Are [NEW MUSIC FRIDAY]

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Why Did We Underestimate Dolly Parton and Travis Barker?

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Zahna on What It Really Takes To Release a New Album

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Gåte on Eurovision and Bringing Norway's Folk Music to a New Generation

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SAGE on Going From PINKNOISE Fans to Collaborators [NEW MUSIC FRIDAY]

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I Finally Let the Avenged Sevenfold STATICA EP Sink In

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Joyous Wolf on Bringing Rock 'n' Roll Back to Life

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Get Out Alive on Building an Alt-Metal Project With Purpose [NEW MUSIC FRIDAY]

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Identity Crisis on Why Rock Still Resonates with Gen Z

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DARKSTXR Is a Rising Force in Modern Rock [NEW MUSIC FRIDAY]

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Mastodon Offers a Masterclass in Processing Band Tragedy

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Marco Heubaum on Keeping Xandria Evolving Without Losing Its Identity

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Tommy Victor on Why Prong Is Still Throwing Fists 40 Years Later

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XBYRDX on the Role of Music in Political Conversation

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Joey Vesely on Trace Remains, Creative Evolution & Pittsburgh Pride

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Yungblud and Bad Wolves Are Caught Between Two Audiences

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Vicky Psarakis on Sicksense, AI, Gaming, and Creative Identity

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Beautiful Skeletons Make Creativity a Team Sport

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Why Canceling a Show Isn’t Simple (Severe Weather, Ego, and Logistics)

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DØUBLE IDENTITY Discuss Love, Pain, and Delulu Solutions

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Inside the Jelly Roll & Bunnie Xo Divorce Announcement

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Exhausted: It’s in the Name

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Caleb Shomo's Pride Month Is Starting a Bigger Conversation

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Milk St. on Finding Humor in Absurdity

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Blood Of Angels on Grief, World History, and Florida Death Metal

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Are We Too Quick to Call Someone an Industry Plant?

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Who They Fear on Doing the Work That Actually Scares Us

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The Bigger Issue Behind the Butcher Babies AI Controversy

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Gouged Break Down the Secret to Breakdowns

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Bands Can’t Just Be Bands Anymore

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Seaside Massacre on Building Real Community in Music

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Women Are Still Shaping Their Place in Heavy Music

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A Moments Notice on Side Hustles & Staying Afloat

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Noah Kahan and The Search for Whimsy in a Serious World

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Self Deception Created The Soundtrack For Your Dystopian Rebellion

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Getting Lost in the Sauce

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Resider Bring Self-Shade to Nu-Metalcore

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Ashley Oken is Living ‘Almost Famous’

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Izzy T Wants Women To Own Their Violence

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Robyn Ward Says It’s Metal To Talk About Your Mental Health

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Sean Martin Is Turning PTSD Into Songs That Cut Deep

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Unpacking What It Means to Be “Safe”

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CHNNR on Blending International Roots and a Nu-Metal/Hip-Hop sound

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Crying at Buffalo Wild Wings & Rating Rockstars I’ve Met

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Veronica Bordacchini on Growing Up Italian, Fleshgod Apocalypse & 00s Gaming Nostalgia

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Because I Got Sued …Free Speech, The Afroman Way

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Kenny Hickey Reveals Type O Negative Studio Secrets & the Rise of SUN DONT SHINE

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The Kelly Osbourne Comments Have Gone Too Far

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Mark Winters on Curiosity, Aerospace Engineering & Songwriting with Good Vibes

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How to Get Social When You’re Afraid To

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DONT YOU DARE on Sacramento’s Metalcore Roots and the Reality of Starting Out

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Zahna on Brian “Head” Welch, Marriage, and Surviving the Music Industry

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Lane Kennedy's Mindset: Mindful Intention, Your DNA, and What It Can Teach You

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Plastic Rhino Reveal a New Sound and Heavier Horizons

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I Almost Fell Out of Love with My Hobby

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Tori Kravitz on Warped Tour and Succeeding in Music and Media

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A Winter Menty B

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Alex Sandra on Navigating Crisis and the Immigration Process

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Exhaustion Is Not a Flex

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AI in Music Is Here… But Should We Let It Stay?

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Weaponize Knowing Your Worth

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Are Music Genres Even Real Anymore?

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Ins and Outs for 2026

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Music to Watch (and Listen For) in 2026

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Encore!

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I Defined “Vigorously” the Wrong Way

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2025: The Year Music Stopped Performing

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Acknowledge Your Wounds Without Judging Yourself

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Kendra Erika: Genre Deaf In A Golden Way

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I Feel Safer Alone (Even If I Don’t Want to Be)

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What I Learned From My 2025 Spotify Wrapped

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Saying “No” Still Makes Me Feel Guilty

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Spiritbox, Aerosmith, and Yungblud… Oh My!

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My Sustainable Style Tips

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Our Lord and Millennial Savior: Hilary Duff

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Superior Serial Killers

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I Saw Lorna Shore in Minneapolis and This Is What Happened

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Influencers of Metal: Brotherhood, Metal, and Life’s Heaviest Moments

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My Playlist Knows All My Trauma

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I Don’t Have The Patience…

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Framing Hanley: A Middle Finger to Apathy

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Kelsey Kempainen: Strings Attached, Bass Lines & Family Life

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Why Being ‘Her’ Changes Everything

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What Are You Going to Do?

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So, You Wanna Buy Your First Home?

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Tasha Allen: Amplifying the Alternative Black Experience

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Björn Strid: Dual Realms of Rock, Soilwork & The Night Flight Orchestra

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Nathan James: A Nu Way of Doing Nu Metal

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Love, Jade: Little Love Notes to Music and Its Power

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Lizzie In Lace: Frills, Feels, and Finding Myself

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