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Hear Pallbearer's Gloriously Chugging 'Thorns'

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All Songs Considered

Hear Pallbearer's Gloriously Chugging 'Thorns'

January 27, 2017 • If the first single is any indication, the doom-metal band's forthcoming Heartless promises to be another milestone.

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The Best Music Of 2014

10 Favorite Metal Albums Of 2014

December 30, 2014 • In 2014, metal still believes in traditions and keeps the faith, but recognizes that evolution is inevitable — with some of its defenders kicking and screaming.

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The Best Music Of 2014

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2014

December 8, 2014 • Fifty albums for a heavier-than-average year, selected by NPR Music's staff and member station partners. These are the albums we held close in 2014 and the ones we want to share.

Viking's Choice: Pallbearer, 'The Ghost I Used To Be'

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Viking's Choice: Pallbearer, 'The Ghost I Used To Be'

June 24, 2014 • In the song's first 20 seconds, the doom-metal band strides along with unmistakable heft, like a knight returned victorious from battle. But it's a ruse.

NPR Music's 25 Favorite Albums Of 2012 (So Far)

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NPR Music's 25 Favorite Albums Of 2012 (So Far)

June 25, 2012 • The NPR Music team presents its 25 favorite albums from the first half of 2012. Highlights include records by rockers Jack White and Sharon Van Etten, pianists Jeremy Denk and Vijay Iyer and debuts from Alabama Shakes and Exitmusic.

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Best Music Of 2012

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012

December 22, 2012 • The albums that sum up our year span genres and borders. From Astro to Wadada Leo Smith, Fiona Apple to Frank Ocean, here are 50 albums that made 2012 great.

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Best Music Of 2012

Top 10 Metal Albums Of 2012

December 13, 2012 • From a straight-up death metal record by a bunch of lifers to a bluegrass 'n' black metal hybrid (really!), these are the records that hurt so good in 2012.

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The Albums We Missed This Year

November 27, 2012 • We can only scratch the surface of all the great music out there in a given year. On this edition of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton try to make up for lost ground with a look at some of the great records they missed, with some help from their colleagues.

The Albums We Missed This Year

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First Listen: Pallbearer, 'Sorrow And Extinction'

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First Listen: Pallbearer, 'Sorrow And Extinction'

February 12, 2012 • The Little Rock doom-metal band demonstrates just how majestic pain can sound on its debut album.

Sorrow and Extinction

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