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William Elliott Whitmore: Poetic Discontent Alarm 35

After three albums that touch on personal topics, the scratchy, soulful material of folk singer and banjo player William Elliott Whitmore gets a thematic overhaul, angling toward subdued political themes.
Converge: Rules Were Made to be Broken Alarm 37

This pioneering, aggressive hardcore outfit is a band that likes a challenge. With 20 years under its belt, and on the heels of its latest, greatest album, Axe to Fall, Converge frontman Jacob Bannon talks about the realities of being in an active band.
50 Unheralded Albums from 2009 Online Exclusive

ALARM leaves no genre unloved in our round-up of 50 albums that didn't receive enough attention in 2009.
This Week’s Best Albums: October 20, 2009 Online Exclusive

Converge: Axe to Fall
Russian Circles: Geneva
Shrinebuilder: s/t