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Amenra streaming 'Mass V' in full

Belgian atmospheric sludge crew Amenra are currently streaming their slow-burning in full. Pensive, dark, yet burning brightly like a flame to magnesium, check out the record in its entirety below…

Amenra welcome 'Mass V' (stream a new track)

Belgian favorites Amenra have loose ties to bands like Oathbreaker, Integrity, Rise & Fall and others, and use elements from those bands along with Acme, Neurosis, and post-rock in their unique approach to post-hardcore/sludge. Af…

Evillive (Black Cobra, Saint Vitus, Ulcerate, Pallbearer, Oathbreaker, Pulling Teeth & more)

DOWNLOAD: Warning//Warning – “Ghosts” (MP3) Black Cobra at The Studio at Webster Hall (more by BBG) In addition to their tour with Kyuss Lives…

Coliseum, Gods & Queens, Rise & Fall, Masakari, and Psychic Limb played Public Assembly (pics)

words & , additional Coliseum played two Brooklyn shows with Gods & Queens over the weekend, each with different set lists! And different openers too…

Psychic Limb added to Coliseum & Dillinger Escape Plan shows ++ Masakari going on tour (dates)

Psychic Limb at Cake Shop, the aftermath (more by Jason House) Psychic Limb has a busy weekend in a couple weeks, as the band has been added to a pair of notable NYC shows…

This Week In METAL (09/01/09)

DOWNLOAD: Portal – “Larvae” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pelican – “Strung Up From The Sky” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Heims – “W.O.F.” (Edit) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Heims – “Heims” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Merrimack – “In The Halls Of White Death” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Gnaw Their Tongues – “Rife With Teeth” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Mammoth Grinder – “Frozen” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Mammoth Grinder – “Total Extinction” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Converge – “Dark Horse” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Kowloon Walled City – “Clockwork” (MP3) Yes, that is a clock on his head…

Converge, Ceremony, Coliseum, Genghis Tron, Rise & Fall and Pulling Teeth @ Europa in Brooklyn - pics

That singer from Ceremony got ups, yo! Did I brush shoulders with death during Converge‘s set? Nate Newton’s swinging bass whizzing inches from my face, Jacob Bannon’s foot on my hand as the crowd fought to tear me a part, nor Jacob’s swinging microphone straight out of a Roger Daltrey/Who video caused my near collapse…

Converge - 2009 Tour Dates (Brooklyn w/ Coliseum)

Converge in Moscow (photo by Alexander Welsh) Good news / bad news / good news. Let’s start with the bad news. All signs point to Genghis Tron off of the previously announced Deathwish super bill of Converge, Pulling Teeth, Rise & Fall, and Ceremony (now ex-Deathwish) at Europa in Brooklyn on March 27…

Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup | (Nov 16, 2006)

Snoop Dogg, fresh off of producing a very respectable and hot new album, is releasing a dog toys and apparel line. Jay-Z‘s leaks and his MTV/UN documentary debuts Sunday (November 19) at 2:00 pm EST on MTV2 with an encore presentation MTV on November 24 at 9:00 am EST…