A list composed of stuff from other people's year-end lists Thysia, Paroxysm Unit, Rites of Tara, Summer Haze '99 (⚔️🎀 𝔉𝔦𝔞𝔡𝔥 🎀⚔️ ), Sick Sinus Syndrome (OBSCENE Productions)+ Excarnated Entity (Mendicant Media) Corrupted, Diego Caicedo, Anti-God Hand machinemusic.net/2024/01/06/nin…

This was a silly one to get our sea legs back. Forecasting the rest of metal's 2020s. Blurbs for Cave Sermon, MooM, Nostril Caverns, Madder Mortem, and Ὁπλίτης. Great Wyatt Marshall stuff, too. stereogum.com/2249734/will-2…

Álvaro Domene's music lives on the experimental edge: a unique amalgam of guitar-centric jazz, metal, modern classical, and electronic influences that evades easy categorization. Read our interview and check out the top metal albums of the month: stereogum.com/2253671/alvaro…

A fascinating interview from Wolf Rambatz with the genre-defying Álvaro Domene, and blurbs from me on Chapel of Disease, Bilious Miasma, Wolf-Rayet, Knights of Rain and Deep Mountains in this month’s Black Market Stereogum stereogum.com/2253671/alvaro…

Tour tunes. Van jams. What music do bands play when they're on the road? Blurbs for Replicant, Shock Withdrawal, Justicar, Couch Slut, and Convulsing. Some outstanding Wyatt Marshall blebbage as always. stereogum.com/2257361/van-ja…

Our Black Market crew talked to Lee Aaron Music about her iconic "Metal Queen" video and much more. Plus: the best metal releases of the month! stereogum.com/2261506/lee-aa…

Chicago's doomy and experimental REZN are part of a burgeoning wave of "big feelings metal." They told us about their thunderously heavy new album 'Burden' and much more. Plus: the best metal songs of May 2024. stereogum.com/2265752/rezn-b…

Talked to REZN, a band I like a lot. Blurbs for New Money, Insect Ark, Sulaco, From Dying Suns, and Scavenger. As usual, Wyatt Marshall goes super hard, too. stereogum.com/2265752/rezn-b…

Had a chat with Nile's Karl Sanders about animals. Blurbs for Conglaciation, Defacement, and Mayhemic. Sneaky interviews with Oxygen Destroyer and Kraanerg. Great Wyatt Marshall stuff, per usual. stereogum.com/2274045/nile-i…

Lammoth, kyomdarak, Likno, Raat and more, and a one of a kind Nile interview from the great Wolf Rambatz in July’s Black Market Stereogum stereogum.com/2274045/nile-i…

I spoke with Summer Haze ‘99 about the project’s debut album, ‘Inevitable,’ and the sounds of summers gone by. Plus new music from Sadness, The Flight of Sleipnir, Mesarthim and more in this month’s Black Market Stereogum stereogum.com/2278237/the-se…

Is metal finally in its zeuhl phase? We talked to Kraanerg’s Nat Bergrin and Freak Puke's Jason Roe to find out. Plus: the best metal releases of September 2024! It's the latest edition of The Black Market: stereogum.com/2282473/is-met…

I wrote the metal column. I wrote the zeuhl intro. I wrote the combination metal column and zeuhl intro. Includes Qs that have been Aed by Kraanerg and Freak Puke. Blurbs for Mind Mold and Teeth. Sneaky interviews with Forn and Oryx. stereogum.com/2282473/is-met…

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Here you go. Our favorite albums of 2024. This is also the final Black Market and my last column. It was an honor writing alongside Wyatt, Doug, Aaron, and Mike. Thank you to Stereogum for putting up with me. And thank you for reading! stereogum.com/2290226/the-10…

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SoundCloud Data Finds Electronic Music ‘Surging’ and Hip-Hop ‘Rapidly Evolving’ billboard.com/pro/soundcloud…

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