The ingredients used to make heavy music are pretty standard at this point. Of course, distortion and down-tuning are the usual must-haves. Blast beats and double bass drums always add some texture.

Ostraca is a screamo and post-metal band from Richmond, Va., with a few projects under its belt from 2015 onwards. The band is extremely consistent with its compositions. The music isn’t for everyone, ...

Update: The Megatheria show scheduled for August 24 at HQ has been canceled because of a flood at the venue. The universality of music and its inherent power to communicate moods and messages is ...

Artist, educator and historian Indigo Gonzales. Post Metal Band Debris. Indigo Gonzales is an Afro-Indigenous printmaker & alchemist. Their work weaves ancestral knowledge and craft into visual & ...