Shai Hulud (named after the sandworms in Dune) have been cranking out their awesome metal/hardcore hybrid for nearly 20 years, and they do their name proud.
Mediterranean metallers Nightfall continue to push their brand of accessible black metal. One would be hard pressed to consider them strict black metal nowadays.
Bottom has always been heavy and dark, but not like this! 2013 Bottom leans more Melvins/Blag Flag, with huge slabs of guitar fuzz to get their point across.
Fresh outta high school, Chicago’s Starkill use fantasy artwork on the cover of their debut CD and title their songs things like “Sword, Spear, Blood, Fire.”
Billy Bragg is a beloved everyman activist and protest singer/songwriter, and if you don’t know his work, stop posting stupid comments on Facebook and find out.