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Skeletonwitch have a new singer, Anvil touring, Despise You playing NYC before MDF, & more heavy news

As always, there’s a ton of metal and hardcore stuff happening in the NYC area. Here’s a roundup of some of the latest. As we get ready for the annual giant Decibel tour that this year features Abbath, High On Fire, Tribulation and Skeletonwitch, we recently found out that, following the sad departure of longtime Skeletonwitch frontman Chance Garnette, the new vocalist on this tour and beyond will be Adam Clemans of the great Wolvhammer…

L'Amour: Rock Capital of Brooklyn, the book

Another piece of Brooklyn rock history is being documented. From the Amazon listing:During the disco drenched year of 1978, 62nd Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, was home to L’Amour, a small, unassuming discothéque thriving on a local dance crowd…

Lord Dying releasing a new LP on Relapse, touring w/ Anvil

Portland sludgesters Lord Dying will release Poisoned Altars, the followup to their great 2013 debut on Relapse, Summon the Faithless, on January 27 via the same la…

Anvil playing shows, including NYC; Metal Pistol too (dates)

Famously down-on-their-luck Canadian heavy metallers Anvil will be playing select dates in October. The band featured in the feel-good redemption documentary Anvil: The Story Of Anvil — I’m not crying, my computer is dusty — have three shows lined up: two in Canada and one at NYC’s the Bowery Electric on October 19…

Anvil playing NYC this week ++ other dates

Anvil at Giants Stadium, 2009 (more by Bao Nguyen) Canadian metal underdogs, dildo-weilders (see above pic) and documentary subjects Anvil have only a handful of dates scheduled for this summer, and all but one is a European festival…

Maryland Deathfest Day 3: Morbid Angel, Winter, Brujeria, Dragged Into Sunlight, Haemorrhage, Confessor and more

Trey Azagthoth of Morbid Angel May 26th was a day of firsts for me at the tenth annual Maryland Deathfest. It was the first time I saw Confessor, Deviated Instinct and Haemorrhage…

Anvil - 2012 tour dates

Anvil @ Giants Stadium in 2009 (more by Bao Nguyen) Anvil recently announced that they’ll be touring North America once again, in 2012. The band will reach Chicago’s Reggie’s on Feburary 23rd to share the bill with Admiral of Black, Beak, and Ironfinger…

Diamond Head on tour, Metallica & Lou Reed, a secret Anthrax show, more Anvil dates & stuff

It is an undisputed fact that one of the key players in the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement of the late 70s was the UK’s Diamond Head…

What's going on Tuesday?

Cass McCombs @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in Chicago * Cass McCombs, Lower Dens @ Schubas * Anvil, Bible of the Devil, Enforcer, Crusader @ Reggie’s * Craft Spells, Gardens and Villa, Prussia @ Empty Bottle * Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, The Eternals @ the Fireside Bowl The Drums have a new video for their Portamento single “Money…

initial Maryland Deathfest lineup, new Today is the Day song

Today Is The Day at Highline Ballroom (more by BBG) And so it has begun. After a fun Maryland Deathfest 2011 (pictures of day 1, 2, 3, 4), the festival has announced confirmations for MDF 2012 including some amazing names (Bethlehem, Demigod, Ghoul, Church of Misery, The Devil’s Blood, Dragged Into Sunlight, Ulcerate, others) and even a true a headscratcher (Anvil…
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