by BBG

Woe @ Acheron in May

Get ready for the ONSLAUGHT of tours this fall! Woe have been added to next week's 40 Watt Sun show at Public Assembly (on 9/16) with one more still TBA. The Philadelphia black-metal crew will also support Mayhem on their upcoming tour. An unpublished set of pictures from their surprise appearance at Acheron in May with Bastard Sapling and Inter Arma is in this post.

Disma is playing the 9/17 at Cake Shop with Drawn & Quartered who play a pair of shows in NYC next weekend. Mausoleum, Death Sick, and Mutant Supremacy are scheduled to play both, the second being at Saint Vitus on 9/16.

A few big shows this weekend... Weedeater/Oxbow/Bison BC/Fight Amp at Europa and Despise You/Magrudergrind/Backslider/Defeatist at Shea Stadium.

Also going down this weekend, and FREE is the Hull/Wizardry/Dead Sands show at Union Pool on Saturday (9/10). Wizardry recently parted ways with long-time guitarist Matt Klickstein. The band's statement on his departure is below.

As previously mentionned, Anthrax are playing a private show at Best Buy Theater in NYC on 9/12 ahead of their "Big Four" appearance at Yankee Stadium. Tou can win tickets on our facebook page. Anthrax also just played Fallon and announed an October tour with Testament and Death Angel.

Stream a new Rwake track from their upcoming Rest at Pitchfork.

Some excellent album streams also also below, including Death Of This Dry Season by Brainoil (previewed here), and the Mournful Congregation collection The Unspoken Hymns. Also, don't miss out on the new track from Fuck The Facts' upcoming Die Miserable, "A Coward's Existence"

Serpentine Path (aka Unearthly Trance plus Tim from Ramesses/Electric Wizard) will release a new 7" on Parasitic Records.

Lo-Pan & Suplecs are on the road, and playing Union Pool on 9/20.

Roadburn adds Sleep, Maryland Deathfest solidifies its lineup with Autopsy.

The Body, Bruce Lamont, Man's Gin & Iron Tides played Saint Vitus on Monday.

Have a great weekend, and head out to the shows! More belated Woe pictures, the album streams, the Urfaust after-party details, some classic video and more suggested NYC shows for the coming weeks below.... What did I miss?

Continue reading "Evillive (Woe, Disma, Rwake, Brainoil, Wizardry, Anthrax & more)"

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Elks at Le Poisson Rouge (more by Greg Cristman)

The knowledge that they have signed to Tee Pee, recent shows with Pentagram, and some of the band member's decidedly 70s look would indicate that Elks is another retro-leaning band hell-bent on reliving the golden-age of guitar rock. But you'd be wrong, Elks mixes the big bang of early Mastodon-ian riffs with Iron Maiden's melodic gallop and a host of others on their new EP Destined for the Sun due via the label on 9/13. Stream "White Fang Learns to Hate" and "Two Moons of Mars" below. The latter makes its first appearance here. Learn more about the first track in a recent interview with Revolver Magazine.

Elks will play Union Pool on September 16th as part of their Record Release party for the new EP. The band will also play the upcoming Tee Pee CMJ showcase at Union Pool on 10/21 with Hull and The Fucking Wrath. Full tour schedule is below.

In other news, Hull has released a new track from their forthcoming Beyond The Lightless Sky. And Hull will play a FREE show at Union Pool on 9/10 as part of the venue's Summer Thunder series, teaming the Brooklyn five piece with Wizardry. Stream that alongside the new Elks tracks and all tour dates below...

Continue reading "Elks releasing EP (song premiere), playing Tee Pee CMJ show w/ Hull (who play a free show even sooner)"

photos by Carmelo Espanola, words by BBG

Bongripper

"Sorry to everyone planning on seeing us in Pittsburgh and New York, but our van has been broken down since Friday. We are currently held up at a hotel in Fremont, IN, and our van should be fixed as early as Monday. We plan to make the show in Allston, MA on Tuesday." - Bongripper

Bongripper will be forced to celebrate the release of their new Sex Tape / Snuff Film 7" elsewhere. They were supposed to play two NYC shows before MA, but their East Coast tour has ground to a halt. The show must go on though. The Sunday night (7/10) Brooklyn show at Acheron will now feature Wizardry and Iron Thrones . No word on another band at the Monday night (7/12) Precious Metal show at Lit Lounge with Bezoar and Dutchguts.

Bongripper played the Empty Bottle in their native Chicago on July 1st with Hate, Detergen, and DJ Dave Hofer. Pictures from that show are in this post. More of them, with a stream of their new 7" and all tour dates, below..

Continue reading "Bongripper played The Empty Bottle (pics), NOT playing NYC"

by BBG

Hex Machine

Richmond noise-rockers Hex Machine recently completed a round of tour dates that took them out west. Kicking off the return trip in Portland this weekend, Hex Machine will be back east to play Brooklyn's Union Pool on July 8th with Wizardry, Bad Dream, and a Kevin Hufnagel ukelele set. All tour dates are below.

Bad Dream also play Union Pool a month later with True Widow.

As mentioned, Kevin Hufnagel plays Death By Audio Wednesday (6/29) with Dysrhythmia. They'll join Guzzlemug, PAK, and Xaddax at the Brooklyn venue as part of a larger tour for Guzzlemug which hits Allston tonight (6/28). Stream two Guzzlemug LPs below, alongside all tour dates.

And speaking of Death By Audio this week, note that the previously mentioned 7/1 Ceremony & Veins show has moved to 538 Johnson. Ceremony is also playing one of the upcoming free House of Vans shows.

Hex Machine recently dropped 2009's Omen Mas on vinyl. Pick up a copy via the band or on the road.

All tour dates and some video is below.

Continue reading "Ceremony show moved, Hex Machine touring, Guzzlemug too"

by BBG

DOWNLOAD: La Otracina - "Raze The Sky" (MP3)

Incorporating elements of hard rock, punk, and metal, La Otracina still know how to lock into a heavy-psychedelic groove, and they do it well. The retro-leaning band will show off some of those XL riffs on a new LP Reality Has Got to Die out now digitally via Holy Mountain Records. Hard formats are due in September. Spacey but not meandering, gently melodic but with cojones, La Otracina pummel on burly tracks like "Raze The Sky" available for download above.

La Otracina's genetic make up is similarly awesome, featuring members of Titan, Children, and the dearly-departed Nebula (who played the BV day-party at Fontana's last year). The trio will show off their chops at a number of NYC shows in the coming weeks including Coco 66 Wednesday (7/28) with Telecult Powers & La Big Vic, August 27th at Union Pool with a killer teaming of Bezoar, Naam, and Wizardry, and September 16th at Union Pool with Mondo Drag and The Main Street Gospel. Full tour sked and some videos are below...

Continue reading "new La Otracina LP (MP3) & upcoming shows (dates) "

by BBG

The Body at Europa (more by Tim Griffin)

With their triumphant All The Waters Of The Earth Turned To Blood available to gen pop, The Body has started filling in holes on their massive US tour and will start with an NYC show on July 22nd. The Acheron will host the Providence band alongside a killer lineup of Atakke, Bad Dream, and Curandera (mem ASRA). $8 gets you into the all-ages event.

Acheron has quite a few other notable shows in the coming month as well, starting Friday (July 9th) when the venue will host Cleveland crustcore killers Masakari! The new Southern Lord signees (we profiled them last month) will team with Terror Level Red, Death First, and Zhenia Golov for the show,.

City of Ships and Constants will team up for a show with Vaste Burai and Wizardry for a show at Acheron on August 14th ($8 gets you in). It's one of two shows for the great Wizardry at Acheron, who will also play July 18th as part of a homecoming show after a tour with Bezoar. Teething and Defender support, $8 gets you in.

All dates and videos below...

Continue reading "City of Ships, The Body, Masakari, Wizardry & more (upcoming shows & tour dates) "

Crest...(bitchcakesny)

"The Crest Hardware Art Show is a unique experience appealing to a broad range of patrons while exhibiting numerous artistic mediums. The ideas and concepts in the art show are rendered on multiple creative levels, allowing for an accessible experience and journey throughout the 10,000+ square feet of indoor and outdoor retail space. Crest Hardware is retooled into a recognized art gallery from June 19th to July 30th 2010 showcases over 150 pieces."

Crest Fest, the hardware store-based Williamsburg art show's opening festivities, will be happening on Saturday, June 19th. The music lineup for that includes Deluka, Sundelles, Motel Motel, Oberhofer, Zongo Junction, Darlings and Wizardry, with DJ sets by Nick Catchdubs, Faux Mex, Lucas Walter, Petey Complex, DJ Teenwolf and more. Artwork and installations will be on display. It happens at 558 Metropolitan Ave (between Lorimer and Union) from 12pm-11pm; free and all ages.

The proceeds from this year's Crest Fest will go to the City Reliquary, a cozy neighborhood museum a few blocks down Metropolitan Ave. A flyer for the fest is below...

Continue reading "Crest Fest kicks off Crest Hardware Art Show in June (lineup)"

by BBG

Stinking Lizaveta (more by Paul Birman)

Call it a triple-triple. Three great power trios, Stinking Lizaveta, Pigs (mem-Unsane), and Wizardry, will team up to throwdown at Union Pool TONIGHT (5/7). The show is part of a two-week tour for Stinking Liz that will bring them as far as Madison, Wisconsin before heading back to their native Philadelphia.

Stinking Lizaveta's Sacrifice & Bliss hit last year via At a Loss Recordings. The band recently reissued the release on 180 gram vinyl. Pick up a copy.

Wizardry is also on tap to play another show in the following week, May 16th when they team up with Descender and Troop & Trouble to support the sludgy-crust Atlanta quartet Music Hates You at The Charleston. Music Hates You will log other dates along that trek, peppering the mid-atlantic with pockets of misanthropy. Full sked is below.

All tour dates, all flyers, and some video is below....

Continue reading "Stinking Lizaveta & Music Hates You playing shows (not together) - 2010 tour dates (Brooklyn shows w/ Wizardry)"

DOWNLOAD: The Phenomenal Handclap Band - Testimony (MP3)

The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (more by Ryan Muir)

"We are so very pleased to introduce you to our latest signing, The Phenomenal Handclap Band. They're an NYC supergroup led by veteran producers Daniel Collas and Sean Marquand, and featuring contributions from L'Trimm, Calla, Sí Se, TV on the Radio, The Dap Kings, & The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. PHB blend psychedelic space disco & smooth 60s-style soul perfectly with early hip hop, and moody, synth-soaked hooks. We'll be releasing their debut album this summer. " [Friendly Fire Recordings]

The band's next, and only upcoming gig is a free show at Southpaw in Brooklyn on Tuesday, May 12th with Golden Triangle and Wizardry. Details on that, and some videos of PHB at SXSW, below...

Continue reading "The Phenomenal Handclap Band, now on Friendly Fire, playing a free show w/ Golden Triangle & Wizardry"

photos by Justina Villanueva, words by Black Bubblegum

Her name is "Grace" and she has it... when she isn't on stage I mean. On stage, Grace Perry of Landmine Marathon will unleash the most unholy bellow within two inches of your face. And she did at Lit last Monday night (4/13), one of Landmine Marathon's two NYC shows, supported by the dark sorcerors Wizardry, the filthy perverts in Villains, and the hyper-costumed Seizure Crypt.

I arrived moments before Villains, though by all accounts and judging by the photos, I truly missed out on Wizardry.

I've seen Villains (who we profiled here) many times, but Monday was undoubtedly my favorite set from the crew. Vocalist Desecrator spat at the crowd, pelvis-thrusted his way through "Crazy for Blowjobs", and proclaimed "only vinyl is real, fuck CDs and fuck blogs". Well fuck you too Desecrator! ...but I still think you guys rule, and so does Lifecode of Decadence.

I was not prepared for Landmine Marathon; vile and revolting riffage combined with crazed-mama Grace Perry on vocals will most likely slide easily onto my short list of best shows so far this year. If you like any of the following bands, Landmine Marathon is a MUST: Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Misery Index, Assuck, Carcass, early 90s death metal/grind and pretty much anything in the early Earache stable.

More pictures and a video from the show below...

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by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Villains - "Life Code Of Decadence" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Villains - "Scumbag Preacher" (MP3)

Villains Live At Santos Party House (more by Justina Villanueva)

As previously noted, Landmine Marathon will team up with Villains, Wizardry, and Seizure Crypt TONIGHT (4/13) at Lit Lounge as part of their "East of Arizona" tour which will conclude in an appearance at the New England Hardcore and Metal Fest. The show marks their first appearance in NYC in three years and the band has doubled up on NYC to compensate, adding a second show at The Charleston on April 17th with Kavorka and Mutant Supremacy.

Bullet belts and/or six-inch-nail-adorned wristbands aren't required for Villains, but maybe they should be. Those who kneel at the altar of Bathory, Hellhammer, and Slayer will dig the Brooklyn crew's nod to the early stages of black metal and thrash. Villains recently dropped their second LP, Life Code of Decadence, on Nuclear War Now! Productions (pick it up here) which includes the title track and "Scumbag Preacher" which are both available for download above.

Before tonight's live metal debauchery, Lit Lounge will also host a listening party for the new album by Karl Sanders of Nile. Get there early (7- 9PM) to hang with Sanders and check out his new album Saurian Exorcisms due on 4/14 via The End.

Landmine Marathon released their LP Rusted Eyes Awake in 2008. Pick up the track "Bile Towers" here. Full tour dates, including a 4/16 in Bloomfield, NJ with Wetnurse, below....

Continue reading "Landmine Marathon is here -2009 tour dates, Villains tonight"

Tapes n Tapes @ Bumbershoot 2008 (more by Chris Graham)

Wizardry @ Europa (more by Tim Griffin)

today in NYC
* DANCE
* Sharon Van Etten @ Zebulon
* Fountains of Wayne @ Joe's Pub
* Thievery Corporation @ Terminal 5
* Witch, Earthless & Children @ MHOW
* Wizardry & La Otracina @ Union Pool
* The Lonely Island @ Virgin Megastore
* Ben Kweller & The Watson Twins @ Town Hall
* Vaz, The Sundelles, Browns & The Darlings @ Glasslands
* Wild Yaks & Artanker Convoy (Cinema 16) @ the Bell House
* Sleepwalk with Me w/ Matthew Broderick @ Bleeker Theater
* Tapes 'n Tapes, Wild Light & The Subjects @ Bowery Ballroom
* Icy Demons, Lemonade, Ape School & Phantogram @ Mercury Lounge
* Tokyo Police Club, Born Ruffians & the Harlem Shakes @ Webster Hall
* Des Roar, Gringo Star, J Roddy Waltson & the Business, The Dead Sparrows @ Pianos
* Gods and Monsters, Girls In Trouble, Soft Circle, Christy & Emily @ Public Assembly
* Rachael Ray presents Semi Precious Weapons, The Cringe, The Orion Experience @ Santos

Racheal Ray was loving Tom Jones at Terminal 5 last night. Full coverage coming soon.

The Black Lips's new video for "Short Fuse" below...

What else?

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Photos by Tim Griffin

Brooklyn band Wizardry played their first show ever back in May at Union Pool. The invite read, "and I mean smoke, fire, ravens, chalices, actual wizards) 45 minutes of new blistering classic metal material, ohhhh!" They played the same venue in June, and I'm not sure how many times since then, but anyone who's seen them probably hasn't forgotten thanks to the 'classic metal' band's love of theater and costumes. The next chance to see them is on November 20th at Don Pedro's. Their last show was this past Sunday, November 2nd, on the Beasts of the East bill at Europa. More pictures from that one below...

Continue reading "Wizardry @ Europa (Beasts of the East), Brooklyn, NY - pics"

This is that Harvey Milk (with Joe Preston) show we were talking about. Also playing the 12-hour, 2-stage show: Wetnurse (see our interview with Curran Reynolds), Wizardry, Bison B.C. and probably most of the bands listed on the flyer above, BUT Tombs seems to have dropped off the bill (though, as previously mentioned, they have a show coming up December 20th at Union Pool).

Alternatively (Sunday), Killdozer is at Knitting Factory and Pelican plays Bowery Ballroom

Listen to Harvey Milk's "I Do Not Know How To Live My Life" in the video below...

Continue reading "Beasts of the East, 4-4 @ Europa w/ Harvey Milk & Bison BC"