Post-Millennial's Guide To Metal (And Some Other Stuff)

My exhaustion has only grown with the first third of 2021. With vaccination appointments scheduled, live shows returning in the somewhat distant future, and easing restrictions in parts of the country that have done well with the decrease of positive COVID-19 cases (as opposed to those who are still  struggling, and have still pulled back restrictions completely), things should be looking more optimistic than they have in the last year. Yet still, I struggle to roll out of bed everyday and proceed as I have for the nearly 21 years I have existed on this Earth. This could be attributed to many things, but the grim lens now tightly fixed over our lives continues to darken. More and more unarmed black individuals are killed by an inherently oppressive and racist institution that values those archaic and regressive ideals over their falsely publicized responsibility, while voting and healthcare rights and services are being ripped away from disenfranchised communities seemingly every day,

  The twenty-sixth episode of the PMMetalGuide Podcast is out now! This week, the boys make their seventh stop on The Opethyssy, a series where they contextualize Swedish progressive metal band Opeth and their discography, with their 2003 release, Damnation.

This is the most important release of 2021. Whether casual music enjoyer or hardcore sonic enthusiast, the return of Godspeed You! Black Emperor  is big news. From their enigmatic beginnings, the Montreal collective have been a force to watch grow. Their early catalogue is often placed among the best records of all time, and still remains as some of the most impactful music in modern times.  F♯A♯∞ (1997) and  Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! (2000) have been revered as classics, though their age only now eclipses two decades. When you think post-rock, you may think  Sigur Rós  or Mogwai  and their brilliant interpretations in the modern age. You may think of Talk Talk , perhaps the progenitor of the entire style. You could think of Swans or  Black Country, New Road, who, among many, continue to reinvent and push the genre's boundaries to this day. But no other is more iconic, intriguing and, arguably, impressive than GY!BE The (now) octet's music always has be s

 The twenty-fifth episode of the PMMetalGuide Podcast is out now! This week, the boys make their sixth stop on The Opethyssy, a series where they contextualize Swedish progressive metal band Opeth and their discography, with their 2002 release, Deliverance .