Journal

Staff Picks - Favorite Albums Of 2025

The EG staffs favorite albums of 2025 - this time year i.a. Pissgrave, Sumac, Deafheaven, Der Weg Einer Freiheit and more.

Best Of 2025: 10 albums of the year that you must hear

2025 has been a fantastic year for hard and heavy music – be it alternative, doom, or hardcore. Need some proof? Here are ten albums released this year that you just must...

Staff Picks November 2025

Our monthly updated staff picks - this time with i.a. Messa, AFI, Flycatcher and more.

California über alles: 5 modern Bay Area hardcore albums you need to know

There’s something in the water: Almost half a century after hardcore punk first took over the Bay Area, there is a new generation of bands putting the West Coast back on the...