Wreck and Reference
new music from Melvins, Wreck & Reference & (sorta) Behemoth ++ upcoming NYC shows from Kayo Dot, Satan's Satyrs, Netherlands & more
For those of you who still have a hangover from Maryland Deathfest, maybe the last thing you want to hear about is more metal shows. But the heavy world turns, and the shows keep coming. Catch up on our MDF coverage, and here’s a roundup of some upcoming NYC metal shows, new music, festivals, and more…
Perfect Pussy expand tour, playing 2 nights in Brooklyn with Sick Feeling, Mannequin Pussy, Wreck & Reference and more
Yesterday, Perfect Pussy singer Meredith Graves officially announced her new label Honor Press, and today it’s been announced that Perfect Pussy and Honor Press are presenting “A Perfect Weekend” at Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Ri…
Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2014
Metal mag Decibel has published their Top 40 Albums of 2014 list in their newest issue, which you can check out in more detail if you’re a subscriber…
White Suns playing shows, including 1 tonight, Summerscreen w/ Man Forever, & Liturgy's NYC full-band reunion
The experimental noise rock band White Suns has been on a tour that wraps up in their hometown of NYC TONIGHT (7/15) at Silent Barn with the Alan Licht and Aki Onda Duo and Lea Bertucci and Leila Lovell Duo…
Liturgy touring as a full band again, playing NYC w/ Wreck & Reference, White Suns; Guardian Alien playing shows (dates)
Liturgy as a full band in 2009 (more by Fred Pessaro)
You may know that NYC black metal “transcendentalists” Liturgy have been touring as a duo with a drum machine, but they’ll be reuniting with their masterful drummer Greg Fox (and bassist Tyler Dusenbury) for their first tour as a four-piece in a while…
The Heavy Lowdown: High on Fire, Trap Them, Goatwhore, Mutoid Man, Solstafir, Lycus, Mortals, Mayhem & more
High on Fire at the Bowery Ballroom, 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro)
While 3,000 more people buy Metallica‘s The Black Album, let’s take a walk on the newswire:
Indeed, that figure above is no joke…
Pelican, Aksumite, Ringworm, Sannhet, Kings Destroy & more played Invisible Oranges' 2-night CMJ showcase (pics, video)
Invisible Oranges threw two sold-out CMJ bashes last week — the first (10/17) featured HASJ, Aksumite, Primitive Man, Ringworm, and Pelican on Thursday (10/17), while the second spotlit Pyrrhon, Phantom Glue, Wreck & Reference, Kings Destroy, Sannhet, and Pelican (again) on Friday (10/18, right after the BV day party). We…
Doomriders released new LP (read an interview) ++ a preview of IO CMJ showcase night 2
Doomriders at House of Vans in 2012 (More album, Grand Blood, came out yesterday. As you may recall, they’re also playing a string of support dates for the extremely awesome-looking High On Fire/Kvelertak tour going down in November, including the November 15 NYC date at Webster Hall (tix available here)…
SISU covered Magnetic Fields (stream) ++ updated CMJ dates
SISU, the solo project of Dum Dum Girls drummer Sandra Vu (the live band also features DDG guitarist Jules), are one of the many bands here for CMJ…
Dum Dum Girls working on third album, playing NYC and LA in January; SISU will be here for CMJ (dates)
DDGs @ T5, CMJ 2012 (more by Gretchen Robinette)
It’s been a little over a year since Dum Dum Girls released the excellent End of Daze EP. Their third album has been in the works for a while now, with much of the recording happening this past spring in LA with usual suspects Richard Gottehrer and Sune Rose Wagner behind the boards…
