From top left, clockwise: D∆WN, Pure Disgust, Sarah Louise, Oathbreaker. Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artists All Songs Considered Viking's Choice: The Year In The Loud And The Weird December 27, 2016 • Our resident Viking recalls 2016 in feral metal, dystopian and ocean-mimicking synths and Afro-futurist pop cubism.
A still from Oathbreaker's "10:56 / Second Son of R." video. hide caption toggle caption Songs We Love Songs We Love: Oathbreaker, '10:56 / Second Son of R.' August 17, 2016 • The Belgian hardcore band needles urgent black metal and melancholy melody with a feral grace. "We wanted the video to hurt," Caro Tanghe says, "just like writing down these words hurt to me." 0110:56/Second Son of R. 8:05 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/490188681/490203141" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Buy close overlay Buy Featured Music Song10:56/Second Son of R.AlbumRheiaArtistOathbreakerLabelDeathwish IncReleased2016 Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? iTunes
0110:56/Second Son of R. 8:05 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/490188681/490203141" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Buy close overlay Buy Featured Music Song10:56/Second Son of R.AlbumRheiaArtistOathbreakerLabelDeathwish IncReleased2016 Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? iTunes
