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Canadian Punks the Dirty Nil Crack the Whip Again
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Canadian Punks the Dirty Nil Crack the Whip Again

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Plot Twist! Darkthrone Makes a Good, Old-Fashioned Metal Album
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Plot Twist! Darkthrone Makes a Good, Old-Fashioned Metal Album

Using Metallica and ZZ Top as signposts, and moving from their condemned bomb shelter studio to a pro room, the wicked progenitors of Norwegian black metal give off major throwback vibes on their new Eternal Hails.

Rig Rundown: Rise Against [2021]
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Rig Rundown: Rise Against [2021]

Guitarists Tim McIlrath and Zach Blair enjoy tenacious tones with rock's mightiest tag team—Gibsons into Marshalls—aided by a few everyman effects and one mythical stomp.

Hooked: Destroy Boys' Violet Mayugba on Fugazi's "Furniture"
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Hooked: Destroy Boys' Violet Mayugba on Fugazi's "Furniture"

Blessed
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Blessed’s Tone Immaculate

Breaking out of the hardcore scene, Drew Riekman and Reuben Houweling find their Zen path to melody and dissonance on the band's new EP, iii.

Rig Rundown: Be Well’s Mike Schleibaum
Gear

Rig Rundown: Be Well’s Mike Schleibaum

Darkest Hour's cofounding guitarist details his brand-new signature ESP V and offers up sound secrets gleaned from producer/singer Brian McTernan.

Rig Rundown: Touché Amoré
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Rig Rundown: Touché Amoré

See how Clayton Stevens fuses stinging single-coils, subtle atmospherics, and a tour-tested signature drive to generate his post-hardcore clang.

Rig Rundown: Strike Anywhere
Gear

Rig Rundown: Strike Anywhere

Matt Smith’s setup might appear frail, but his disheveled ’82 SG and a half-powered JCM800 ignites a powder keg of melodic hardcore.

Rig Rundown: Division of Laura Lee
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Rig Rundown: Division of Laura Lee

Swedish post-hardcore guitarists Per Stålberg and Viktor Lager show off gear inspired by heroes J Mascis, Sonic Youth, Radiohead, Drive Like Jehu, and … Ace Frehley.

Maximum Energy: The Gear of the Original Punks
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Maximum Energy: The Gear of the Original Punks

The gear of The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, and The Clash, plus 10 first-generation punk albums to check out