by Jordeana Bell | Oct 29, 2025 | Interviews
It’s no secret that I’ve been in love with Nekrogoblikon’s John Goblikon for years. Not in the rational, “he seems cool, I’d buy him a beer” kind of way, but in the unhinged, metaphysical sense where you’re daydreaming about an alternate timeline with a version...
by Jordeana Bell | Oct 29, 2025 | News
Volbeat just scored their twelfth No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart with “Time Will Heal,” which is either a miracle or a statistical inevitability, depending on how you feel about guitar solos in the year 2025. It’s the kind of record that shouldn’t even...
by Jordeana Bell | Oct 29, 2025 | News
Crazy busy weekend for news. Las Vegas isn’t short on noise, but this past weekend at ComplexCon, the loudest thing in the room wasn’t a sound — it was a collaboration. Babylon LA, the Los Angeles streetwear label founded by Lee Spielman and Garrett Stevenson of...
by Jordeana Bell | Oct 29, 2025 | News
If you’ve ever driven through Reno, you already understand why a sludge metal band could be born there. The city feels like the place you go when Las Vegas is too ambitious. There’s neon, but it flickers. There’s nightlife, but it smells like truck stop coffee and...
by Jordeana Bell | Oct 24, 2025 | Interviews, Video
For over two decades, The Acacia Strain have channeled apocalyptic energy through an ever-evolving mix of deathcore, sludge, and existential metal. With their thirteenth studio album, You Are Safe From God Here (out now via Rise Records), the Massachusetts-based...