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“There I was standing right in front, stoned in amazement.” Ex-Fear Factory frontman Burton C. Bell explains why his face is on the sleeve of Nirvana's final Sub Pop single

If you study the sleeve artwork for Nirvana's 1990 single Sliver closely, you'll spot a young Burton C. Bell

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"Death is something we think about a lot." Metz have always found happiness in the darkest places, and new record Up On Gravity Hill sees them contemplating The End with joy in their hearts

Ontario noiseniks Metz believe that magic happens when they get together to make music, and listening to the trio's new album Up On Gravity Hill, you'll believe it too

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"It feels like the biggest sonic jump we've made yet... It feels great to break down preconceived limitations and leave them in the rearview": Metz announce new album Up On Gravity Hill, two new singles and a massive world tour

Toronto punks Metz announce fifth album Up On Gravity Hill with the release of two belting new singles – plus a slew of 2024 global tour dates

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14 best grunge tracks to test your hi-fi system

Dig out that flannel and put your hi-fi system through its paces with our playlist of favourite grunge test tracks.

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10 new albums coming in 2024 to get incredibly excited about right now

New music incoming from Green Day, Bob Vylan, The Last Dinner Party, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, IDLES and more? Hurry up 2024

Metal Hammer

Rick Froberg, singer for Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes, dead at 55

Rick Froberg, a staple of the San Diego music scene who helped headline multiple successful bands, has died at age 55, his longtime collaborator announced.

Tribune News Service

A beginner's guide to Sub Pop Records in five essential albums

Celebrated as the home of grunge, Sub Pop has evolved into one of America's most eclectic indie labels. Here is the Sub Pop story told via five key records

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One to watch: Waterbaby

An up-and-coming Swedish talent signed to Sub Pop, Kendra Egerbladh makes funny, intimate, entrancing bedroom pop

The Guardian - UK

Nirvana: Bleach - Album Of The Week Club review

Beneath the wilfully grubby production, Nirvana's debut album Bleach seethes with confidence, intelligence, star quality and pop sensibility

Louder

Every Mudhoney album ranked from worst to best

The collected works of grunge's definitive band, analysed and arranged in order of merit

Louder

35 years on, Mudhoney are as feral and incisive and sarcastic as ever

Plastic Eternity is the 11th studio album for Sub Pop’s flagship band Mudhoney

Louder

Suki Waterhouse: ‘I was carrying a lot of shame around myself for a long time’

From the catwalk to the tabloids, the model and actor always felt ‘muted’. But with a debut album of widescreen Americana, has she found her voice?

The Guardian - UK

Sub Pop’s Megan Jasper: ‘It felt like the ground beneath us could give at any moment’

In an extract from a new collection of essays on women’s experiences in music, the chief executive of the record label famous for launching Nirvana looks back

The Guardian - UK

14 of the best record label logos

The best record label logos have become iconic marketing tools.

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