Graham Hartmann

1 month ago | metalinjection.net | Graham Hartmann

Trap metal is difficult to define, because aggressive hip-hop often doesn't often cross into metal territory. The trap metal genre, which grew from the Soundcloud hip-hop underground of the mid-2010s, can be best characterized by the use of heavily distorted 808 drum machine beats, tuned-down guitars, screaming vocals, industrial or nü-metal soundscapes, hip-hop flows, and lyricism which blends together modern trap with gothic themes.

1 month ago | kpq.com | Graham Hartmann |Joe DiVita

The Chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation has written a letter calling for the restoration of public recognition for Native American veterans through certain military channels. The missive issued Wednesday by Jarred Michael-Erickson follows a purging of information which had highlighted the heroic actions of Native Americans who served in foreign wars by the Department of Defense and other military agencies through their websites.

1 month ago | metalinjection.net | Graham Hartmann

Prog metal is a never-ending bag of complexity, beloved by music theory nerds and those who sip red wine in leather-bound wingback chairs. There's nothing like sitting back and getting lost in a great prog album, so here are 10 underrated records that deserve another few listens. This is progressive thrash metal, motherfuckers! The definition of underrated, Germany's Mekong Delta made a damn masterpiece in 1990 with Dances of Death (And Other Walking Shadows).

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Graham Hartmann

6 hours agoCombs opened up about living with a specific form of OCD since he was a kid: "It held me back so many times in my life," he said. "Fast Car" country superstar Luke Combs has opened up about overcoming a two-decade struggle with a severe form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, the 35-year-old revealed …

1 month ago | metalinjection.net | Graham Hartmann

Let's venture into the unexplained territory of metal — everything alt. Having grown from 1990s Gen X slackerism, alt metal became something more existential as the genre progressed into the new century. From the school of Maynard Keenan to the Palm Desert and elsewhere, here's 10 underrated alternative metal albums you should revisit. This is a love-it-or-hate-it album. Inspired by Salvador Dali and recorded in-part at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, Dredg's El Cielo is as eclectic as you'd expect.