heavy lowdown
The Heavy Lowdown: Motorhead cruise details + KEN mode, Today is the Day, Gruesome, CoC, weekend shows & more
Motörhead at Coachella, 2014 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
What does the loudest boat in the world sound like? Kinda like “Ace of Spaces…
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…
The Heavy Lowdown: Southwest Terror Fest lineup, Judas Priest, Origin, Metallica, weekend shows & LOTS more
Fun fact: Do you know what happened 20 years ago today (5/16)? It was a Monday! Who says things aren’t better in the future? (What, were you expecting a retrospective…
The Heavy Lowdown: new Godflesh EP; Negura Bunget cancel tour ++ Pilgrim, Opeth, Belphegor, weekend shows, lots more
Godflesh @ Irving Plaza 4/10/2014 (more by Greg Cristman)
Angry about Metallica at Glastonbury? Or angry at people angry about Metallica at Glastonbury…
The Heavy Lowdown: Wolvhammer, The Atlas Moth, 1349, Deathhammer, Graves at Sea, Mayhem, Judas Priest & more
Judas Priest @ Izod Center, 2011 (more by Kurt Christensen)
Was metal busy this week? You bet, but in a mostly good way. Mostly. Unlike your work week, metal didn’t drag on like a run-on Dagon answer…
The Heavy Lowdown: Opeth, Tombs, Mayhem, Diocletian, White Widows Pact, weekend shows & more
Opeth at MHOW, 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison)
A lotta cool bands are putting stuff out soon! Let’s dig into it.
Long-running Swedish prog metallers Opeth have announced that they will release their 11th album, Pale Communion, on June 17…
The Heavy Lowdown: Napalm Death covers Cardiacs, Nero di Marte had their gear stolen, weekend shows & lots more
Misery Index at Europa, 2011 (more by Samantha Marble)
Let’s get started with news:
Napalm Death (no introduction necessary, one hopes) have recorded a cover of Cardiacs‘ “To Go Off And Things” and are selling it for £1 on Bandcamp — the proceeds will go to Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith, who has sadly racked up considerable medical bills recently…
The Heavy Lowdown: 40 Watt Sun LP news, new Autopsy, Misery Index at MDF +++ more
40 Watt Sun at Public Assembly, 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro)
HLD time — let’s get to it. First, some miscellaneous news:
Misery Index have replaced Hemdale at this year’s Maryland Deathfest — they’ll be playing on Sunday…
The Heavy Lowdown: Agalloch, Tryptykon, Sargeist, Metallica, SXSW pics, this weekend's shows ++ more
Agalloch at MHOW in August 2012 (more by Wyatt Marshall)
We are still recovering from SXSW (it was a blast, and we know you don’t feel bad for us) but did manage to post photos of our Invisible Oranges showcase featuring Black Tusk, Mutoid Man, Kayo Dot, Yautja, Wild Throne, and Venemous Maximus…
The Heavy Lowdown: new Lord Mantis music, Misery Index announces new LP, weekend shows +++ more
Full of Hell at Saint Vitus, 2013 (more by Fred Pessaro)
Welcome to this week’s HLD! There’s a shitload of cool live stuff going on this weekend, so let’s get that all out of the way first:
Tonight (2/28): Three good options to choose from…
