DOOM

Maryland Deathfest 2016 already announced two rounds of bands, and today they added a bunch more. Additions include Testament, Discharge, Repulsion, Paradise Lost, Ringworm, Severed Head of State (who also play NYC soon), Buzzov’en, World Burns to Death, Tragedy, Satan, DOOM, Crypt Sermon, Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin, Horrendous, Infest, Nuclear Assault (who are supposedly breaking up soon), Weedeater…

Ghostface Killah is having quite the prolific year. He already released a collaborative album with BADBADNOTGOOD, and this Friday (7/10) he releases a collaborative album with Adrian Younge, Twelve Reasons to Die……

Toronto instrumental trio BadBadNotGood have teamed with Ghostface Killah for a new album, Sour Soul, which will be out Feb 24 via Lex Records…

As discussed, Brooklyn’s Burning Volume 1 is set to ignite on September 19 and September 20. The two-day event takes place at the Acheron (9/19) and The Wick (9/20) and features a killer lineup of crust, d-beat, and punk heavies including the legendary Doom playing both nights…

DOOM at Maryland Deathfest in 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro) The initial lineup for Brooklyn Burning Vol. 1, a two-day event taking place at Bushwick’s The Wick and nearby neighbor The Acheron on September 19 & 20, has been announced. UK…

Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt has been talking about his Doris album for a long time, and last month he finally announced it’d be out on August 20…

Windhand will return for another LP of doom greatness with Soma, the follow-up to the split with Cough that dropped earlier this year. Swing below for a stream of the new track “Woodbine” from the LP, which sticks to much of the same formula that made their debut so great (it was one of my a favorites of 2012)…

Doom at Maryland Deathfest 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro) Let’s face it, reunions rarely measure up to what we hope they’ll be. In that rare column of bands that still have it is UK crust greats Doom, who blessed both Maryland Deathfest and Chaos in Tejas in 2011…

Cold Specks in Chicago earlier this month (more by James Richards IV) today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * Brain Cloud @ Barbes * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * Leslie Kritzer @ Joe’s Pub * Lizz Winstead @ The Bell House * Jim James, Cold Specks @ Webster Hall * Liam Finn, Rohypnotize @ Knitting Factory * Opeth, Katatonia @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * How to destroy angels_, DIIV @ Apollo Theater * Frank Londons Shekhina Big Band @ The Stone * The Neighbourhood, Wardell @ Bowery Ballroom * Wyatt Cenac, Dan St…

Cathedral at MDF 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) Doom metal titans Cathedral have basically called it quits for good, having played their last show already, and will sail into the sunset with final album The Last Spire due on April 30th via Metal Blade…