The heavy metal renaissance is in full effect.

This year belonged to the artists hungry to tell the truth.

Three weedy bands treated the weedy city to a night of heavy riffs.

Virginia quintet deliver a minor masterpiece and the year’s finest doom metal offering so far.

Wolf Eyes, Frog Eyes, and Clams Casino — an unusual buffet, but an exhilarating bunch of tunes.

A diverse antidote to the overwhelming pop of the Grammy awards show.

A sound never truly dies, it just waits for someone to breathe new life.