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Mobb Deep added to Maryland Deathfest (seriously), playing other shows too (including NYC this Sunday)

Maryland Deathfest is less than a month away (May 21-24), and the lineup was already stacked with Neurosis, Napalm Death, Yob, Triptykon, Primordial, Inter Arma, Tombs, D…

Portal playing NYC w/ Impetuous Ritual after Maryland Death Fest, which added Gnaw Their Tongues & Blood Red Throne

Australian death metallers Portal are coming over to the US for Maryland Deathfest in May, and not long after that they’ll play an MDF-presented NYC show on May 27 at Saint Vitus with MDF-mates and related band Impetuous Ritual, plus Negative…

Maryland Deathfest adds a few more bands

Tombs at Saint Vitus in July (more by Greg Cristman) Maryland Deathfest is getting a little more New Yawk with the late addition of NY old-school death metal band Suffocation and Skinless and Brooklyn’s own post-metal greats Tombs…

Maryland Deathfest announces final round of bands (YOB, Amorphis, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Inverloch, more)

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…

Martyrdoom III lineup announced (Lycus, Prosanctus Inferi, Mournful Congregation, Sargeist, Behexen, Cult of Fire, more)

Mournful Congregation at Rites of Darkness 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro) The lineup for Signature Riff’s third annual Martyrdoom festival was just announced, and it’s a doozy–Australian funeral doom masters Mournful Congregation are headlining along with international black metal-heavy top billings of Sargeist, Behexen, Cult of Fire and more…

Carl of Coffinworm lists his favorite albums & shows of 2012

Coffinworm @ Power of the Riff East (more by Greg Cristman)Coffinworm was formed under watchful eye of Choronzon in late 2007. The ‘Great Bringer of Night’ demo was recorded by Bob Fouts (Basement Rage Studios) in late 2008/early 2009 and led to an alliance with Profound Lore Records shortly afterwards…

The Year in Heavy (Fred Pessaro // BBG's favorite metal, punk & other records of 2012)

One Tail One Head at Inferno Festival, April 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) 2012 was a year of considerable personal growth for me, as a person, a photographer and a music fan…

Other Music launching digital music store | in-stores

The National performing in Other Music| 2004 (CRED) Wired magazine’s Eliot Van Buskirk interviewed Other Music co-owner Josh Madell about the soon-to-be-launched digital…