In Voodoo belief, the soul is made of two parts. The ti bon ange, literally “little good angel,” is the part of the soul that contains the individual qualities of a

The Ardmore Music Hall is an intimate room that feels like two completely different venues. It has the vibe of a classy old school theater

It’s fair to say that heavy metal was co-opting classical and jazz even before there was a name for it. Deep Purple helped invent metal in the ‘70s, but before churning out

Some metalheads take this shit way too seriously. They look at novelty metal bands and scoff at the concept forgetting that the almighty Venom used Satan as shtick, that many a

Depressive black metal and doom metal are genres stereotypically steeped in darkness—and not without good reasons. But man cannot live on dread alone. Witness Farsot, a German

Opening band Mahogany has a backstory as intriguing as the band’s sound. Singer and guitarist Andrew Prinz formed the group while

Spirituality in metal can be a touchy subject, but there is no denying that some of the best metal bands use their music as a conduit to express what it means to them—and we're

Redundancies abound with Mammoth Mammoth, whose latest album encourages you to Mount the Mountain. Unsurprisingly, the band

Despite the stereotype of the metal fan as someone with a PBR tallboy tattoo, the craft brewing craze has infected heshers as well.

Here at The Agit Reader, we are firm believers in research and fact checking. Which is why, as a service to our readership, we sampled every beer they’d give us.

18th Street Brewery (Hammond, Indiana)

The guy offered full pints which is always a plus: the more we drink, the more we like! The brewery offered two metal-centric varieties. The Twisted Doom was a typical …