by BBG

Acid Tiger (more by Samantha Marble)

With Thursday, The Hope Conspiracy, and Bloodhorse taking some downtime for now, and Converge in slumber until they hit Europe in early July, Acid Tiger will hit the road for four east coast dates. They hit The Acheron in Brooklyn on June 17th with Tournament (who recently played The Charleston with Torche), Gators!, and Chambers. The band's new and self-titled LP is out now on Deathwish, and the band recently played Cake Shop with Narrows on April 24th.

Bloodhorse is currently working on their new LP, the follow-up to Horizoner which hit last year via Translation Loss.

In related news, All Pigs Must Die, who have nothing to do with the Death In June album of the same name, are comprised of members of Bloodhorse, The Hope Conspiracy, and Converge (Kevin Baker, Ben Koller, Adam Wentworth, and Matt Woods). The band recently finished recording material with Kurt Ballou at GodCity, though no release date has been set through their label (Deathwish).

Chambers have their debut album, Old Love, due on June 22nd. Stream songs from their debut EP.

Show flyer, Acid Tiger dates, and some video are below...

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by BBG

Laura of Kylesa (more by Paul Birman)

Earlier I discussed my favorite LPs of the year, but why leave the fun to just one? I asked some of my favorite artists and promoters for their 2009 highlights. The responses were great. You already saw some of them. Justina listed some quotes, Liam Wilson talked about Philly, and Josh Graham listed good things about 2009. They continue below. You'll find lists of favorite songs and albums of the year, not to mention answers to crucial questions like:

• What are Coalesce's favorite pizza toppings?
• Which one of my top 20 artists of the year tried to get in a cab with Kirsten Dunst?
• What is the #1 sauce/condiment of 2009?

Continue reading "The Year in Metal continued (BBG asked countless others to make lists... and here they all are)"

by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Burnt By The Sun - "Inner Station" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Tombs - "Gossamer" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Black Anvil - "Ten Talons Deep" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bloodhorse - "Paranoiac" (MP3)

Burnt by The Sun!

It's gonna be a great fall! In addition to the previously announced awesomeness that is The Blackened Music Series/BrooklynVegan present Shrinebuilder at Le Poisson Rouge on November 15th (tickets), we now present ANOTHER reason to hide your children and check off a date on your calendar...

1000 Knives and BrooklynVegan are proud to present Burnt By The Sun with Bloodhorse, Tombs and Black Anvil at Cake Shop on Oct 2nd! The show is the ONLY US date scheduled for Burnt By The Sun, and considering Dave Witte's commitments with the Massive-ly Aggressive Municipal Waste, it could be their last for a very long time. Shortly after Cake Shop, BBTS will embark on a European tour to promote their final album, Heart of Darkness. Download "Inner Station" off of Heart of Darkness above.

This show won't be the first time Black Anvil and Tombs share a bill. Most recently both bands played with Marduk and Withered at Gramercy Thetre.

Before Tombs dropped their essential 2009 LP, Winter Hours, we interviewed vocalist/guitarist Mike Hill. Black Anvil recently signed with Relapse Records, who reissued their awesome Time Insults The Mind.

More details on the Cake Shop show and full BBTS dates are below...

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by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Bloodhorse - "Paranoiac" (MP3)

Combining elements of punk, doom, and plain 'ol brute force, Boston's Bloodhorse have dropped their new LP Horizoner on Translation Loss. Check out the sublime "Paranoiac", available for download above, and stream the entire LP at MySpace.

In celebration of the release of Horizoner, Bloodhorse will play a record release show at Union Pool in NYC (?) on June 10th with the mighty Medusa (mems Racebannon, profiled here) and Pollution! Check out the flyer below, that's a great triple bill.

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