If you're a metalhead, a punk or some other sorta fan of dark, heavy, outsider music and subculture, summer can be a bummer — black clothes are hot, tattoos get faded by the sun, and sweat makes corpse paint and eyeliner run. But don't let the dog days get you down: Slather on some SPF 666, hydrate like a motherfucker and channel your inner beach goth with these hard-hitting feel-good (and, in some cases, very feel-bad) hits of the summer, courtesy of the Deftones, Danzig, Type O, the Ramones, QOTSA and more.
Feel Good Hits of My Own Dirty Black Summer: 20 Songs for Dog Days
Channel your inner beach goth with our summertime playlist
Tool's New Album: Everything We Know So Far
The latest on the most hotly anticipated heavy-music record ever
25 Essential Black-Metal Albums
From Venom and Bathory to Behemoth and Deafheaven
Krieg vs. Integrity: Singers on Defying Rules, Fighting "Great Darkness Within"
Neill Imperial joins Dwid Hellion for state-of-the-union interview ahead of new split release
Doom-Grunge Crew Windhand on How Nirvana Producer Helped Advance Their Sound
Richmond band details working with Jack Endino on forthcoming album 'Eternal Return'
Tool's New Album: Everything We Know So Far
The latest on the most hotly anticipated heavy-music record ever
25 Essential Black-Metal Albums
From Venom and Bathory to Behemoth and Deafheaven
Krieg vs. Integrity: Singers on Defying Rules, Fighting "Great Darkness Within"
Neill Imperial joins Dwid Hellion for state-of-the-union interview ahead of new split release
Doom-Grunge Crew Windhand on How Nirvana Producer Helped Advance Their Sound
Richmond band details working with Jack Endino on forthcoming album 'Eternal Return'