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28 August 2023
Mellow Metal
After the brutal onslaught of Bloodstock, Road Hounds felt the need to mellow out a little. Mellow Metal playlists are quite a rare...
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24 August 2023
Underrated Death and Black Metal Guitarists
Hard rock and heavy metal are famously littered with blistering riffs and incredible shredding. Many of the finest of these, though, are buried...
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17 August 2023
Best Live Album Set Openers
The roar of the fans, the crazy intro man, new song arrangements, stage banter and extended solos. The best live albums capture the...
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14 August 2023
True Survivors
Creativity, ambition, confidence, passion, consistency or changing with the times. Which of these does it take to survive in "the topsy turvy world...
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8 August 2023
New Wave. New Attitude.
There's a new(ish) wave of current/modern bands that have really caught RH's attention. That list would include Sleep Token, Lorna Shore, Bad Omens, In This...
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14 July 2023
How to Survive If You’re An Independent Music Venue
From securing nonprofit status to bands buying the actual clubs, anything and everything seems to be on the table for indie live-music operators...
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11 July 2023
The Rise of AI Music
Voice-cloning wars. Copyright disputes. A potential flood of nonhuman music on streaming. AI is already a musical battleground. Let’s start with a brief...
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30 June 2023
2023 in Metal (1)
2023 is shaping up to be a great year for Metal. With thrash, prog, goth, stoner, shred and power metal all available, theres...
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28 June 2023
Summer Albums
Long days. Hot nights. Free time. Barbecues. Beer gardens. Summer makes for more memories through music. So Road Hounds reflects on Summers past,...
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