The Geeks Shall Gib The Earth: Doom Turns 25

Twenty-five years since the gaming industry realised that blood, guts and shotguns make money, Joel McIver looks back at the Doom franchise. Doom 2016 screenshots courtesy of John Papadopoulos at www.dsogaming.com

Jon Hassell

Dream Theory In Malaya (Fourth World Volume Two)

A long-forgotten ambient treasure, reissued after 36 years. By Tom Bolton.

Årabrot – Årabrot: Track By Track Review

Årabrot are currently one of the best heavy rock bands in the world. Here core member Kjetil Nernes talks (to John Doran) about inspiration

The Deserters’ Songs: Rachel Zeffira Interviewed

Rachel Zeffira steps away from her Cats Eyes project to set up a label and release her first solo album, The Deserters. Luke Turner speaks to her about the LP, growing up in a Canadian smelting town, and an unfortunate incident involving an oboe and a tattoo

Where The Bodies Are Buried: Ru Callender On Undertaking & Acid House

Undertaker-slash-author Ru Callender talks to Will Burns about dreams, ritual and MDMA

Psychedelic Meditation: Kurt Vile’s Favourite Albums

As he starts the UK leg of touring b'lieve i'm goin down…, the Philadelphian singer-songwriter goes from live free jazz to dry-humoured piano sketches in picking 13 albums that steered the sound of his sixth album

Alice Coltrane

The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For October Reviewed By JR Moores

Our intrepid reporter, JR Moores, investigates the latest psych and noise-rock offerings, reviewing new releases from King Gizzard, Silver Apples and Makoto Kawabata, Carlton Melton and more

(13 On The) Wheels Of Steel: Biff Byford Of Saxon’s Favourite LPs

Biff Byford guides Michael Hann through the 13 records of riff-heavy magic that shaped Saxon

This Saxophone Kills Fascists: Arrington de Dionyso Interviewed

After becoming a target of online trolls from the alt-right's most lunatic fringes, the prolific master of noise and free jazz, Arrington de Dionyso, discusses his response: his visceral, confrontational new project, This Saxophone Kills Fascists

The Power And The Beauty: Tori Amos’ Favourite Music

From bonding with her daughter over Dolly Parton and Cocteau Twins to being starstruck by Billy Joel and Elton John, Tori Amos takes Lisa Jenkins through thirteen tracks that have defined her life and career

Couch Slut

You Could Do It Tonight

Prepare to get bludgeoned…

Autechre Live: A Self-Reflexive Brock Out

Angus Finlayson braves over-zealous bouncers to experience the joy of an Autechre performance - and attempts to explain exactly what makes them so engaging live

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Sailing The Seas Of Cheese Revisited: Les Claypool Of Primus Interviewed

Craig Terlino speaks with Les Claypool to discuss what to expect from this new deluxe edition, how the album has held up since its release, and to see whether it's still impossible to put your finger on their sound after all these years. Photos by Valerio Berdini

EXCLUSIVE: Ghosting Season/Nedry

Nedry take on the band-formerly-known-as-worriedaboutsatan's 'Far End Of The Graveyard'