Langdon Hickman – Consequence https://consequence.net Music, Film, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:25:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-correct-blue.jpg?quality=80&w=32 Langdon Hickman – Consequence https://consequence.net 32 32 Mining Metal: The Best Underground Metal Albums of 2023 https://consequence.net/2023/12/mining-metal-best-underground-metal-albums-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/12/mining-metal-best-underground-metal-albums-2023/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:45:15 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1346677 "Mining Metal" writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey highlight the year's best underground metal releases.

Mining Metal: The Best Underground Metal Albums of 2023
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Our Annual Report keeps rolling with the Best Underground Metal Albums of 2023, courtesy of “Mining Metal” writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. As the year winds down, keep it tuned here for more awards, lists, and exclusive features about the best in music, film, and TV of 2023. You…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/12/mining-metal-best-underground-metal-albums-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey The best underground metal releases of 2023 as chosen by "Mining Metal" writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey Mining Metal Annual Report 2023 Mining Metal: Carnal Tomb, Ch’ahom, Cirkeln, Kvelgeyst, Panopticon, Spidergawd, Vastum, and Vestígio https://consequence.net/2023/11/mining-metal-november-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/11/mining-metal-november-2023/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:33:13 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1342069 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: Carnal Tomb, Ch’ahom, Cirkeln, Kvelgeyst, Panopticon, Spidergawd, Vastum, and Vestígio
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. It’s been a bad year. It’s hard not…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/11/mining-metal-november-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of November 2023 best underground metal november 2023 Mining Metal: Afterbirth, Auriferous Flame, Dream Unending/Worm, Ὁπλίτης, Laster, The Lion’s Daughter, OWDWYR, and Vertebra Atlantis https://consequence.net/2023/10/mining-metal-october-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/10/mining-metal-october-2023/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:46:36 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1333869 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: Afterbirth, Auriferous Flame, Dream Unending/Worm, Ὁπλίτης, Laster, The Lion’s Daughter, OWDWYR, and Vertebra Atlantis
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. I was laid off from my full-time gig…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/10/mining-metal-october-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of October 2023 mining metal best underground metal releases october 2023 Mining Metal: Bekor Qilish, The Chronicles of Father Robin, Hexvessel, KEN Mode, Nganga, Oblivion Castle, Terminalist, and Tomb Mold https://consequence.net/2023/09/mining-metal-september-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/09/mining-metal-september-2023/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:16:19 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1325737 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: Bekor Qilish, The Chronicles of Father Robin, Hexvessel, KEN Mode, Nganga, Oblivion Castle, Terminalist, and Tomb Mold
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. The challenge when writing year-end lists lies in…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/09/mining-metal-september-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of September 2023 best underground metal releases september 2023 Mining Metal: Anti-God Hand, Ars Moriendi, Colony Drop, Dead Neanderthals, Dymna Lotva, Mohini Dey, Nox Eternus, and Trhä https://consequence.net/2023/08/mining-metal-august-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/mining-metal-august-2023/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:39:08 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1319354 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: Anti-God Hand, Ars Moriendi, Colony Drop, Dead Neanderthals, Dymna Lotva, Mohini Dey, Nox Eternus, and Trhä
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. Heavy metal is not a financially lucrative venture,…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/08/mining-metal-august-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of August 2023 best underground metal releases August 2023 Mining Metal: Ar’lyxkq’wr, Death of a King, Deitus, Fleshvessel, Odz Manouk, Outer Heaven, Radiant Knife, and Rannoch https://consequence.net/2023/07/mining-metal-july-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/07/mining-metal-july-2023/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:04:55 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1310773 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: Ar’lyxkq’wr, Death of a King, Deitus, Fleshvessel, Odz Manouk, Outer Heaven, Radiant Knife, and Rannoch
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. In early July of 2010, I attempted suicide.…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/07/mining-metal-july-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of July 2023 best underground metal july 2023 Metallica Took a Quantum Leap on Ride the Lightning https://consequence.net/2023/07/metallica-ride-the-lightning-album-anniversary/ https://consequence.net/2023/07/metallica-ride-the-lightning-album-anniversary/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:10:10 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=952919 The thrash band's sophomore LP is arguably Metallica's most important album.

Metallica Took a Quantum Leap on Ride the Lightning
Langdon Hickman

]]> The first four Metallica albums are among the genre’s most powerful and enduring documents, and while the band’s debut LP, Kill ‘Em All, was a landmark for thrash metal, Ride the Lightning presented a quantum leap in terms of songwriting and structure. Kill ‘Em All leaned heavily on elements of…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/07/metallica-ride-the-lightning-album-anniversary/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman Langdon Hickman While Kill 'Em All paved the way, the band's second album gave Metallica their identity Metallica Metallica - Ride the Lightning Mining Metal: Claustrum, High Priest, Memorrhage, Nithing, The River, Thanifaxath, Varmia, and Vengeful Spectre https://consequence.net/2023/06/mining-metal-june-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/06/mining-metal-june-2023/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:22:41 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1304825 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: Claustrum, High Priest, Memorrhage, Nithing, The River, Thanifaxath, Varmia, and Vengeful Spectre
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. Let’s take a moment to state the obvious…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/06/mining-metal-june-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of June 2023 best underground metal june 2023 Mining Metal: Ascended Dead, Botanist, Esoctrilihum, Flesh Megalith, Kostnatění, Krallice, RUIM, and Victory Over the Sun https://consequence.net/2023/05/mining-metal-may-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/05/mining-metal-may-2023/#respond Wed, 31 May 2023 16:43:44 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1297616 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: Ascended Dead, Botanist, Esoctrilihum, Flesh Megalith, Kostnatění, Krallice, RUIM, and Victory Over the Sun
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. So, I quit my day job this past…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/05/mining-metal-may-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of May 2023 best underground metal may 2023 Mining Metal: Asystole, Bonginator, Bonjour Tristesse, Dødheimsgard, Lunar Chamber, SARMAT, VoidCeremony, and Welkin https://consequence.net/2023/04/mining-metal-april-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/04/mining-metal-april-2023/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:50:14 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1289362 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: Asystole, Bonginator, Bonjour Tristesse, Dødheimsgard, Lunar Chamber, SARMAT, VoidCeremony, and Welkin
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. The symbolism of life and its richness is…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/04/mining-metal-april-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of April 2023 best underground metal april 2023 Mining Metal: Astriferous, Dawn Ray’d, Dirge, Gatekeeper, Liturgy, Mork, REZN, Spectral Lore https://consequence.net/2023/03/mining-metal-march-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/03/mining-metal-march-2023/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:16:18 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1282392 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: Astriferous, Dawn Ray’d, Dirge, Gatekeeper, Liturgy, Mork, REZN, Spectral Lore
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. The duo 100 gecs recently released 10,000 gecs,…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/03/mining-metal-march-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of March 2023 best underground metal march 2023 Mining Metal: Anatomy of Habit, BIG|BRAVE, Gravehuffer, Reuerorum ib Malacht, Skratte, Theophonos, Trespasser, and Ulthar https://consequence.net/2023/03/mining-metal-february-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/03/mining-metal-february-2023/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:35:57 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1275507 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: Anatomy of Habit, BIG|BRAVE, Gravehuffer, Reuerorum ib Malacht, Skratte, Theophonos, Trespasser, and Ulthar
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. So, I’m on the autism spectrum. A fun…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/03/mining-metal-february-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of February 2023 best underground metal albums Mining Metal: ANTIMONUMENT, Conjureth, Geistlicht, Hammers of Misfortune, Iravu, Negative Vortex, Nothingness, and SUPERTERRESTRIAL https://consequence.net/2023/01/mining-metal-january-2023/ https://consequence.net/2023/01/mining-metal-january-2023/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:23:19 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1267859 Highlighting standout underground metal releases each month.

Mining Metal: ANTIMONUMENT, Conjureth, Geistlicht, Hammers of Misfortune, Iravu, Negative Vortex, Nothingness, and SUPERTERRESTRIAL
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels — or even releases from unsigned acts. Looking back on 2022, three bands dominated what…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/01/mining-metal-january-2023/feed/ 0 Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey A rundown of the best underground metal releases of January 2023 best underground metal albums january 2023 A Definitive Ranking of Every Korn Album https://consequence.net/2023/01/ranking-every-korn-album/ https://consequence.net/2023/01/ranking-every-korn-album/#respond Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:00:47 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=972838 From their 1994 self-titled debut to 2022's Requiem, a ranking of Korn's discography.

A Definitive Ranking of Every Korn Album
Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek

]]> Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, based on the oh-so-exact science of personal opinion, rants, debates, and the love of music. In this installment, we rank Korn’s discography so far, including their latest album, Requiem. Rising out of Bakersfield, California, Korn emerged on the scene in the…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/01/ranking-every-korn-album/feed/ 0 Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek Michael Pementel, Colette Claire, Langdon Hickman and Jon Hadusek The nu-metal pioneers have been going strong for more than a quarter century Korn Albums Ranked Korn - The Path of Totality Korn - Korn III Remember Who You Are Korn - Take a Look in the Mirror Korn - The Paradigm Shift Korn Requiem Korn - Life Is Peachy Korn - Untitled Korn - The Serenity of Suffering Korn - See You on the Other Side Korn - Untouchables Korn - The Nothing Korn - Issues Korn - Korn Debut Korn - Follow the Leader Mining Metal: Top 10 Underground Metal Albums of 2022 https://consequence.net/2022/12/mining-metal-top-10-underground-metal-albums-2022/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/mining-metal-top-10-underground-metal-albums-2022/#respond Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:36:14 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1262194 "Mining Metal" writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey highlight the year's best underground metal releases.

Mining Metal: Top 10 Underground Metal Albums of 2022
Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey

]]> I sit here writing this intro essay crouched at a too-small desk, my fiance’s mother’s childhood desk, huddled beneath a blanket in my fiance’s childhood room placing the finishing touches on our list just before Christmas Eve. My body is currently scratched and busted up; I have a bad hematoma…

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