Altar of Plagues
Altar of Plagues & The Atlas Moth going on tour (dates), playing Saint Vitus
Altar of Plagues at The Studio at Webster Hall, 2010 (more by Samantha Marble)
Surrounding their appearances at Hopscotch 2012, Irish black-metal crew Altar of Plagues and Chicago’s psychedelic-blues killers The Atlas Moth will embark on a short co-headlining tour of the East Coast/Midwest that will include a stop in NYC…
Hopscotch lineup announced; Jesus & Mary Chain will be in NC in September; John Darnielle to do metal covers set
Built to Spill at BV SXSW 2012 (more by Ryan Barkan)
The Hopscotch festival in Raleigh, North Carolina will celebrate its third year from Sept…
Altar of Plagues & Year of No Light team for a split (stream it)
Two European titans of metal, Altar of Plagues and Year of No Light, have teamed up for a split LP due via Music Fear Satan / Radar Swarm Records…
Monarch unleashes 'Omens' --- Full LP stream & interview
Monarch at Union Pool (more by Greg Cristman)
Intercontinental doom destroyers Monarch return to a four-piece configuration with Omens, the band’s latest rumbling LP due on Feb 28th via At a Loss…
The Year in Heavy 2011 according to artists & friends (part 3)
Kevin Baker of All Pigs Must Die @ Power of The Riff (more by Taylor Keahey)
Here is our third and final installment in a series where we asked our favorite artists about their highlights of 2011…
Pitchfork lists the best metal of 2011, All Pigs Must Die & Seven Sisters of Sleep schedule a Brooklyn show
Seven Sisters of Sleep at A389 2011 (more by BBG)
Seven Sisters of Sleep (mems Tafkata) are two for two with releases in 2011, dropping both their excellent debut and their similarly crushing split with Children of God this year…
Altar of Plagues, Velnias, Castevet & Man's Gin played the Studio @ Webster Hall (pics & video)
A hearty thanks go out to all who attended the fantastic show at The Studio at Webster Hall on Sunday (8/1), where transcendant Irish black metallers Altar of Plagues and Chicago’s similarly punchy Velnias teamed up with NYC’s black metal/hardcore assualt team Castevet and rootsy Cobalt side-project Man’s Gin as part of a BrooklynVegan/Haunting The Chapel production…
upcoming metal shows (and a bunch of free tickets to win)
DOWNLOAD: The Blackened Mixtape (ZIP File)
Black Cobra at The Charleston (more by Chloe Rice)
Metal metal everywhere! Starting TONIGHT, the heaviness gets underway with a marathon of killer shows designed to make your neck tired from all that bangover…
a Man's Gin MP3, Altar of Plagues live pics (Inquisition too)
, Elbo Room
DOWNLOAD: Man’s Gin – “Solid Gold Telephone” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Man’s Gin – “Smiling Dogs” (MP3)
by Man’s Gin
Simply put, Cobalt is my shit…
Altar of Plagues touring w/ Velnias, playing NYC; Castevet LP release party Monday - Mounds of Ash out now (MP3)
by BBG
DOWNLOAD: Castevet – “Red Aura” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Altar of Plagues – “Atlantic Lights” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Castevet – “Grey Matter” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Man’s Gin Teaser (MP3)
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been bumping the latest Altar of Plagues EP, Tides, for a few weeks now (order a copy)…
