Photo by James Rexroad I’ve been in therapy for more than a decade, and the past several years have been the most intense, dealing with loss of family members and trying to understand my anxiety an…

Photo by Angela H. Brown Watching a parent struggle through a health condition, one that won’t end well, is something many of us will face at some point. I had a 1-2 punch of losing both of mine wh…

There are records that you put on and they sound wrapped in an outer layer put through a blender and placed over top in the most warped manner possible. You know there’s a “normal” record beneath, …

Death metal that sounds like it originated in the sewers might not be the most attractive descriptor to some people. They can fuck off today, because we have the second full-length from Virginia Be…

Photo by Emma Gronqvist I’ve heard the adage, “People aren’t angry enough,” so many times, that it is getting depressing. So many people are too comfortable in their own predicaments that they don’…

Making it through each day the past, oh I don’t know, decade, has been a slog, and it feels heavy every single day not knowing what inexplicable horse shit awaits. That’s just in this country, and …

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Photo by Mason Rose Going day to day without hope is a terrible way to live, yet here we are, at least a lot of us. It’s never felt less like this country is for us, the ruling and billionaire clas…

I started using medical marijuana to help enhance my battle with anxiety, and for the most part, it’s been a rousing success. The only exception is my sleep which has gotten deeper and more restful…

Photo by Kristel Boucher I’m sure it won’t be long before I get a promo about some fucking AI-generated band, a pile of filth that no human is behind and that just further erodes artistic expressio…

There’s a lot of black metal. A LOT of it. So much so that it’s hard to retain even a fraction of it in my brain. That’s a tiny little problem, honestly, when there is so much weighing down on us e…

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