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Ringworm playing Midwest shows, including one at Cobra Lounge with Noisem and Encrust (dates)

Ringworm at NYC’s Acheron (more by Keith Marlowe) Cleveland hardcore/metal favorites Ringworm will embark on a string of dates in early June as the band readies its new material for release at new label home Relapse…

Skeletonwitch, Trash Talk, Pallbearer and more played Pitchfork's Show No Mercy SXSW showcase (pics, video)

was one of several Vans shows at Mohawk that week, encompassing two stages of heavy music that ran the gamut from crusty hardcore to thrash to 70s-style hard rock to Pinkish Black‘s unclassifiable oddness (a compliment, if there ever was one)…

Pitchfork SXSW show lineups & set times

Pitchfork will be returning to Austin for a number of SXSW events, including two at Mohawk and two at 1100 Warehouse (1100 E 5th St.). They’ve got a SXSW Interactive Official Showcase on Tuesday (3/12) at Mohawk at 8 PM with John Talabot, Cloud Nothings, Marnie Stern, Hundred Waters, Torres, and more; and a Show No Mercy metal show on Wednesday (3/13) at Mohawk at noon with Skeletonwitch, Trash Talk, Pallbearer, Royal Thunder, Pinkish Black, and m…

CMJ announces second round of artists; Merchandise is here, catch them three times this week (tonight at WIERD)

Merchandise at Mousetrap in Chicago, April 2012 (more by Jimmy Farabi) You may have noticed the announcements of CMJ artists trickling out as of late (like Sub Pop’s lineup), but now comes the official word from the fest on another batch of bands…

Pig Destroyer, KEN Mode, Early Graves, and Encrust confirmed for CMJ

Pig Destroyer at Brooklyn Masonic Temple, 2009 (more by Justina Villaneuva) Metalsucks/MetalInjection/1000Knives have announced their CMJ showcase which goes down on October 18 at Public Assembly…