Since this is the last blog post, rather than focus on a specific genre, I thought I would instead choose four of my personal favorites. Some of these albums may have been previously mentioned, but they are good enough to deserve a second mention. Album 1: Madvillany by Madvillain I used to not really enjoy… Read more The Final Four Albums
Fuck the police. Not “defund the police”. Not “reform police”. Not “I dislike some elements of the police”. Fuck The Police. This is the seminal message of NWA’s song by that name, but this sentiment is also present throughout all of radical hip-hop. Although not as well-spoken as the political philosophers of years past, these… Read more “Fuck the Police”: How to get into Radical Hip-Hop
Progressive Insurance, “bundle and save”. Wait… wrong progressive. In this case, progressive refers to the genre and its tendency to push boundaries of what comfortably fits within that genre. As a sub-genre, progressive music exists in any genre where people are finding how the concept of that genre can be mutated and changed to create… Read more “Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses”: How to get into Progressive Metal
Provocative. That is the simplest way to describe industrial metal. From its origin, industrial metal has pushed the boundaries of “acceptable” music in both sound and image. The prolific use of white noise and harsh samples in combination with depictions of sexual perversion, the occult, and even fascism throughout lyrics and album covers all contribute… Read more “All fuzzy, spilling out of my head”: How to get into Industrial Metal
Pig squeals, breakdowns, and copious amounts of violent or explicit lyrics. That is the simplest but most accurate way to describe the genre of deathcore. Even though deathcore can so easily be reduced into such simple elements, deathcore as a whole is an extremely varied genre with a plethora of unique sounds and styles to… Read more *dying animal sounds*: How to get into Deathcore
Ask any metalhead about nu-metal, and you will get one of two answers. Either it’s the worst subgenre in the history of metal and a stain on the entire genre, or it is the ideal gateway subgenre full of favorites and classics. A very brief history of Nu-Metal Nu-metal is a subgenre of metal that… Read more “Are you ready?”: How to get into Nu-Metal
It is undeniable that 4chan has had an immense impact on modern day culture. What started as a simple message board to discuss anime has morphed into a culture shaping monstrosity for better or for worse. 4chan has been the birthplace of memes, activist groups, conspiracy theories, and more across its numerous boards, but the… Read more The Soundtrack of QAnon: How to get into /mu/core
Dubbed by many as the genre for those who can’t play guitar or sing and have a desire to write about cigarettes, alcoholism, and overthrowing the state, folk punk is a very intriguing genre. Beyond just the oddities of the aesthetics of the genre, the sound is also unique. It is a combination of the… Read more “I’ll take the beauty of chaos over someone else’s perfection”: How to get into Folk Punk
Do you like serial killers? Murder? The macabre? If so, murder folk is the genre for you. In the spirit of it being October (and thus also spooky month), I have selected murder folk as the genre of choice for this edition of my blog. A combination of folk, country, and bluegrass tonalities with lyrics… Read more “There’s only one kind of people in this world, people who die”: How to get into Murder Folk
“If you don’t walk out of the show with blood on you, you did something wrong.” This is the first thing I was told at my first-ever hardcore show, and it is an excellent depiction of the scene. It’s all about the speed, aggression, and rowdiness and there is no better embodiment of this than… Read more Turn Someone Into Applesauce: How to get into Hardcore Punk