by BBG

Colin Marston with Krallice at Bell House (more by Greg Cristman)

Colin will pack away the six-string and dust-off the Warr guitar as part of a return of Behold... The Arctopus. The band, who have been dormant as of late, will return to play a trio of NYC shows at Death By Audio on February 6th with Seabrook Power Plant and Normal Love, February 16th at Public Assembly with Zevious and Child Abuse, and at Saint Vitus on Feb 24th with Mindless Blasting and Geryon ( tickets).

Colin also serves as a member of Dysrhythmia, who will also play Saint Vitus on March 22nd with Torrential Downpour, Cleric, and Pyrrhon. Tickets are on sale. Dysrhythmia recently signed with Profound Lore and are expecting to release their next LP this summer/fall.

Check out some video of the Behold... The Arctopus below.

Continue reading "Behold... The Arctopus schedule NYC shows"

by BBG

Jason of Frodus spits at Death By Audio (more by Ryan Muir)

Regents, featuring members of Sleepytime Trio and Frodus, will hit the road for a short string of dates that will include a show at Acheron on 10/8 with Defeatist and Psychic Limb. Their full slate of dates are below. Regents recently dropped a 7" via Lovitt Records, which is streaming below in its entirety.

The great doomers in Earthride will team with When The Deadbolt Strikes and Archon at Acheron on 10/7.

Singapore black metal crew Impiety are touring the US this fall, and will hit Saint Vitus on 10/14 with Funerus, Sacristy, Discordia, and Warstrike 666. Full tour schedule and the video teaser is below.

Dysrhythmia will team with East of The Wall, Meek is Murder and City of Ships for a show at Union Pool on 10/22, a 1000 Knives CMJ event.

If you missed it, this week I interviewed Wolvhammer and we are streaming the new Dead In The Dirt, a new Landmine Marathon song, a new Wormrot song, and The Body/Braveyoung LP. Also this week we heard that English Dogs are touring on Forward Into Battle, and I reflected upon the amazing Urfaust/Black Anvil/Krallice/Ruin Lust show.

Deceased will team with Bitchslicer, Hellcannon, and Possessor at Saint Vitus on 10/7.

Stream a new Ghoul track, "Blood Feast", below alongside more suggested NYC shows and an Impiety tour teaser. What did I miss?

Continue reading "Evillive (Regents, Earthride, Impiety, Dysrhythmia, Ghoul & more)"

by BBG

Veins at Emo's (more by Tim Griffin)

After strong shows at Chaos in Tejas, we are starting to get some of the touring bands coming through the NYC area. We already discussed upcoming shows with Kieltolaki, Title Fight, and Origin of M, but you can also catch See You in Hell in the next few days! The Czech band was was pretty ripping at Chaos in Tejas, and now you can czech them out (rimshot) with fastcore speed demons XBrainiaX, Grudges, and Mutant Supremacy at the Acheron on 6/15.

In addition, Veins put on a hell of a show at Chaos in Tejas, and they'll be at Death By Audio on July 1st supporting Ceremony with Give and Wet Witch. At only $7, so its pretty much unmissable. Nu Sensae and White Lung are also coming off of appearances at Chaos in Tejas, and you can catch both with the awesome Pollution and Hunters at Death By Audio on June 21st.

After playing with tough guy death-metallers Defeated Sanity last month, Dysrhythmia will team up for another show with Guzzlemug, Pak, and Xaddax at Death By Audio on June 29th.

More suggested NYC shows and some video from Chaos in Tejas (including full sets) is below.

Continue reading "Evillive (See You in Hell, Veins, Dysrhythmia & more)"

photos by Samantha Marble, words by BBG

Defeated Sanity @ Silent Barn

Germans deathmetallers Defeated Sanity belched forth a set at Silent Barn on Friday, 5/20 with help from local greats Dysrhythmia and Andomorphous Rexalia. Pictures from the Queens show (though none of Andmorphous Rexalia) adorn this post.

Defeated Sanity plays the M Room in Philly tonight (5/25), their second-to-last stop before the band plays their 9:55 PM set at Maryland DeathFest on Saturday 5/28. All of their tour dates and all of the MDF set times are below.

Learn more about MDF via Invisible Oranges comprehensive (and awesome) show program up for sale. And stay tuned for my own reports from the ground.

All pictures, some video, and the MDF set times are below.

Continue reading "Defeated Sanity played Silent Barn w/ Dysrhythmia (pics & video), on way to Maryland Deathfest (set times posted)"

by BBG

UK Crust legends Doom

Doom were an English crust punk band from Birmingham, England, whose first, influental lineup were together from 1987 to 1990. Despite its short existence, the band is considered pivotal in the rise of crust punk, a style within the punk rock subgenre that fuses extreme metal with anarcho-punk. They recorded for Peaceville Records and are cited as an early precursor to the grindcore style of heavy metal music. Doom were also a favorite of BBC Radio DJ John Peel. -[Wiki]

As we knew, Doom have reformed again and is scheduled to play Maryland Death Fest and Chaos in Tejas. Now comes word that the UK crust legends will fill the holes in between, adding Europa on May 27th with Dropdead, Teargas, and others. Tickets are on sale. The full tour schedule is below. Dropdead recently played the A389 Anniversary show in Baltimore with Integrity and a host of others.

In related Maryland Deathfest bands on the road news, a pair of great all ages metal shows have popped up at Shea Stadium recently. May 20th will see death metal from Deutchland as Defeated Sanity team up with the great Dysrhythmia and Andromorphus Rexalia. The show is one of two scheduled for Dysrhythmia in the near future. March 11th will see them at Union Pool.

The next day at Shea Stadium, May 21st, The Kill and Noisear have added a second show in addition to their previously discussed appearance with Cripple Bastards at Public Assembly on May 25th. "Interracial deathgrinders" Copremesis and The Communion will kickstart the show. Speaking of that Cripple Bastards show, the bill just got a little more impressive with the addition of Shitstorm (mems Torche, Capsule, ex-Kylesa).

They must love us! After playing Death By Audio last weekend, oddball doom faves The Body will play Union Pool on February 22nd with Braveyoung and one more TBA. The show is one of two NYC shows scheduled for the band, as they will also team up with Unearthly Trance and Whitehorse (!) to play the Acheron on 4/1 at the tail end trip back from SXSW.

Not quite metal, but Jarboe has scheduled an NYC show at Europa on March 24th with Vampilia. Tickets are on sale and the show is Jarboe's only current tour date. No word on who will join Jarboe on stage, as both Nick Palmirotto and Fade Kainer (members of her band, along with Erik Wunder) will be on tour with their respective bands (Hull & Batillus). Hull & Batillus play The Studio at Webster Hall two days later (3/26) with Caltrop, tickets are on sale.

In other metal related news, the facade know as Sepultura (Andreas Kisser is the lone original member) rolls into town and the band is hitting the road for a string of dates that include Gramercy Theater on 4/25. Tickets are still available. They'll be joined by Keep of Kalessin, Bonded in Blood, Neuraxis, and Hate. Full tour dates are below.

Atheist will play Santos Party House on March 3rd with A Life Once Lost, the great Revocation, and Last Chance To Reason. Ticket info is forthcoming. Atheist released the well-received Jupiter last year and A Life Once Lost, who recently lost their drummer, have signed on to Season Of Mist.

All tour dates and some video is below.

Continue reading "UK crust legends Doom touring ++ Defeated Sanity, The Kill, The Body, Jarboe & others add shows too (dates)"

by BBG

Dysrhythmia at The Charleston in 2009 (more by Samantha Marble)

One of the world's most easily misspelled bands, Dysrhythmia, will play Union Pool on 3/11 as part of a show with Zevious (featuring Jeff Eber of Dysrhythmia), Smother Party, and A Fucking Elephant. The party jumps off at 9PM and will set you back $8. Kevin Hufnagel recently posted an update on the band that drops tons of incredible news about his and the rest of Dysrhythmia's projects:

Dysrhythmia is about half way through writing the next record. We'll start demoing stuff in the Spring and perhaps share a track or two online... Otherwise, a new record won't be likely until 2012. The wait will be worth it, promise... One of the reasons for that is simply due to the number of other musical ventures we have happening.

Gorguts will be recording the new album in February, with a scheduled Summer release. Touring will follow.

Krallice will have a new record out in April.

Zevious will be doing their first full US tour in March/April.

I'll have a new solo record called Transparencies out in March/April.

They'll be a record coming Summer/Fall tentatively titled 'Night Sessions' which is a collaboration between myself and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Costanza Francavilla...

I recently guested on a 20 minute track for long running Philadelphia-based experimental progressive metal/hardcore band Starkweather. This should be out sometime next year as part of a split release. It was an honor for me to play on this track. They've been one of my favorite bands for years.

In addition, Hufnagel's Vaura project has been playing some shows as of late, and Kevin will appear with the half of Vaura (Josh Strawn and Charlie Schmid) that isn't in either Dysrhythmia (Hufnagel) or Kayo Dot (Toby Driver) at the FREE record release party for their other project, Religious To Damn (a band that Zohra Atash is also a member of). As previously discussed, the show will go down at Glasslands on Jan 13th and will also feature an appearance from the great Tamaryn (who will NOT be playing a set of her own).

by BBG

DOWNLOAD: Cynic - "ReTraced - King" (MP3)

Cynic at Irving Plaza (more by Justina Villanueva)

Cynic will perform all of their landmark LP, Focus, as well as selections from their recently acclaimed Traced In Air during a short jaunt with Intronaut and Dysrhythmia. The "Hall of Fame" tour will impact Bowery Ballroom on August 6, tickets go on sale at noon today (5/24).

Cynic released Re-Traced, their new EP for Season of Mist, last week. Pick up a copy via the their label and dig on one of those tracks, "Re-Traced - King" above. The band will tour Europe on June 4th before hitting the states for the Hall of Fame tour.

Intronaut are currently grinding away on a new LP, the follow-up to their Century Media debut, Prehistoricisms. Video of the band writing can be found below.

Dysrhythmia are prepping to hit Europe as well, though not before Colin Marston plays the Knitting Factory with his TWO bands, Krallice and Gorguts, alongside Portal and the great Bloody Panda. Tickets are still available for the WEDNESDAY show (5/26).

Full tour dates and some videos are below...

Continue reading "Cynic playing full album on tour w/ Intronaut & Dysrhythmia - 2010 dates & stuff"

by BBG

* Toby Driver photo by Gemma Fleming

Toby Driver is an "other". Not like Benjamin Linus or one of the Dharma Initiative, but in that his artistic endeavors Kayo Dot and Maudlin of The Well exist in the in-between, and outside. Driver's current project, Kayo Dot, is prepping to release their fourth album Coyote via Hydra Head on April 6th. On Coyote, elements of goth, avant-jazz, prog, ambient, and the kitchen sink meld with the avant-garde, making for an intensely fascinating and eclectic listen.

Driver was recently asked to curate the month of February at The Stone, John Zorn's non-profit club in the East Village. We sat down to ask Driver about some of the bands he chose which include solo sets from members of Krallice, Dysrhythmia, Extra Life, and Bloody Panda in addition to Baby Dee, Oxbow, Gnaw, and a full performance by his own band doing Coyote from start to finish, and the recent resurrection of Maudlin of The Well.

Full interview and Stone schedule, below....

Continue reading "Toby Driver curated Feb @ The Stone - interview & schedule"

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?

Find out the answers to those questions and more, below...

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