Name Is Hell News Today

If there is a throughline to be found in our critics' selections, it’s that Boston is no longer the music epicenter it once was -- or, at least, that we assumed it to be.

From October Fest II, to Grammy winner John Petrucci, to "noir punk" from the Devils Twins, theres plenty of great music on tap for fall.

From October Fest II, to Grammy winner John Petrucci, to "noir punk" from the Devils Twins, theres plenty of great music on tap for fall.

On Kal Marks My Name Is Hell the vocal production is cleaner with the bands new line-up, capturing the dynamic between Shanes nonchalant singing and vocal cord-tearing screams.

Following the dissolution of the longstanding Boston power trio in 2020, Carl Shane reassembles the group as a quartet and pushes at the limits of its dense, cantankerous sound.

From thorny alternative rock to jazz-tinged R&B and crunchy future soul, music writer Charley Ruddell recommends albums that will inspire action from the daily chaos.