Vattnet Viskar

The final round of bands for Maryland Deathfest 2015 was announced and a stacked lineup was stacked even higher. The highlights are numerous, including Agoraphobic Nosebleed‘s first live set, Amorphis playing their classic Tales from the Thousand Lakes in its entirety, Inverloch jamming out tunes from their former incarnation diSEMBOWELMENT, super-deathers Bloodbath playing an exclusive US show, and ripping speed-metallers (and suddenly influential) Razor making their first appearance in the States in over two decades…

Pallbearer at Europa in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) Foundations of Burden, the highly anticipated sophomore LP from doomers Pallbearer hit Pitchfork Advance this week…

Pallbearer at Europa in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) In what looks to be the metal press darling tour of the fall, Pallbearer, Tombs and Vattnet Viskar are teaming up for a North American run that kicks off on October 17 in Nashville…

Vattnet Viskar at SXSW in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) New Hampshire’s Vattnet Viskar will be embarking on another road trip this July. The atmospheric black metallers with a doom streak have been racking up the miles since releasing 2013’s Sky Swallower…

Melodic math rockers Tera Melos released their solid X’ed Out album last year via Sargent House, and just gave one of its tracks, “Slimed,” video treatment…

and Andrew Sacher Black Tusk at Saint Vitus in 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) SXSW may be all about catching the hippest bands–check out the SXSW schedule for a lowdown on what’s going on (or browse our “SXSW” tag for some highlights) — including three BV day parties and the BV official showcase — but there’s no shortage of metal to bang your head to, either…

Vattnet Viskar at SXSW 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) We’ve mentioned that New Hampshire’s black/doom metal darlings Vattnet Viskar will be hitting the road soon with both Vaporizer (including 3/3 at Brooklyn’s Acheron) and then later The Dillinger Escape Plan…

Real talk: the weather fucking sucked this week, and it shows few signs of improving over the weekend. On top of that, it’s Valentine’s Day today…

Triptykon, Tom G. Warrior’s post-Celtic Frost concern, have announced the details for their second full-length album. It’ll be entitled Melana Chasmata, it’ll run for about 70 minuts, and it will come out in the States on April 15 — just in time for everyone to spin it for a month before the band’s Maryland Deathfest appearance…

(more by Greg Christman) New Hampshire’s Vattnet Viskar put out one of the strongest US black metal albums of the year in Sky Swallower, and here’s a chance to hear some of it live before the year closes out…