heavy metal
Radical ecology and the emergence of green metal
October 15, 2012"It is shocking to me that one could be seriously interested in black metal and not be deeply committed to radical ecology," says Wolves in the Throne Room's Aaron Weaver.
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Environ-Metal: Where green is the new black
October 12, 2012Today, new and aggressive underground genres are re-connecting with environmental activism, and metal - and its most abrasive subgenres - is no exception.
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Metal musicians talk community, politics, LGBT equality
September 24, 2012With the critical 2012 presidential election coming up, metal music is getting political.
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Musicians, shooting victim react to Mustaine’s anti-Obama rant
August 23, 2012Dave Mustaine, frontman of thrash metal band Megadeth, has recently generated much controversy with his continuous flow of hateful, right-wing comments.
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A subculture evolving: Women in metal speak out
July 6, 2012Women do now represent a sizable chunk of the metal scene - meaning that the genre is expanding and becoming more diverse.
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