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It was an experience. The anticipation. Radio promotion. Articles from Circus , Kerrang! , and Rolling Stone . The physical trip. Finding the right bin and making sure there was enough dough in your pocket to cover it and perhaps a EP from the import bins in back to compliment your primary purpose. The tangible feel. The thrill of ripping of cellophane, the initial whiff of sweet toxicity. And finally, the sound of stylus touching vinyl. It was the only new music experience in the...

Combining grit with melody, Chicago-based retro hard rockers Altered Root produce a unique blend of relatable singer-songwriter style storytelling with a heavy edge. Influenced by multi-generational genre-defining bands like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Pearl Jam, and stoner rock artists like All Them Witches and Kyuss tied together with lyrical concept masters Pink Floyd, The Who, and Rush. The band will release its debut double-LP, Drone , in 2026. The core of the band was formed by...

There's need to paraphrase the countless articles and posts about the exaggerated "death of the concept album." The consensus is that the idea is very much alive, albeit with less consumption in the traditional sense.