Mammoth Grinder

Rorschach at The Charleston (more by Ryan Muir) Last year’s jaw-dropping lineup at Chaos In Tejas was sick, and 2010 is proving to be no different…

Although they only fired away for a shade under twenty minutes, Mammoth Grinder played their second NYC show in a week at The Charleston on 1/12 with Dead City and Divider…

Misery Index at BV-BBG CMJ (more by Samantha Marble) In lieu of my forthcoming Short Wave Warfare column (formerly known as This Week in Metal), I figured I would present a short blast of interesting shows coming up – for the dark side in you…

Laura of Kylesa (more by Paul Birman) Earlier I discussed my favorite LPs of the year, but why leave the fun to just one? I asked some of my favorite artists and promoters for their 2009 highlights…

Mammoth Grinder at The Charleston (more by Justina Villanueva) Not even one day, guys? One look at Mammoth Grinder‘s tour dates a week ago showed a single day off, Jan 7th, which they would spend in NYC…

DOWNLOAD: Arckanum – “Þursvitnir” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Impetuous Ritual – “Ceremonial Disembowelment” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Amenra – “Wear My Crown” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fistula – “Bi-Polar Bear” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fight Amp – “Be Safe” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: KEN Mode – Holiday Sampler (Zipped MP3s) DOWNLOAD: Elder – “Friendly Fire” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Struck By Lightning – “False Hope” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Ludicra – “A Larger Silence” (MP3) Dark Castle @ Union Pool (more by Sam Marble) In recent months, the upswing in metal coverage on BV has rendered the moniker “Week In Metal” unnecessary…

Wetnurse at the BV-BBG Showcase at Europa (more by Zach Dilgard) As if Dark Castle and The Atlas Moth wasn’t enough, we have now added the awesome Wetnurse to the previously announced bill at Union Pool on 11/17…

DOWNLOAD: Portal – “Larvae” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pelican – “Strung Up From The Sky” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Heims – “W.O.F.” (Edit) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Heims – “Heims” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Merrimack – “In The Halls Of White Death” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Gnaw Their Tongues – “Rife With Teeth” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Mammoth Grinder – “Frozen” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Mammoth Grinder – “Total Extinction” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Converge – “Dark Horse” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Kowloon Walled City – “Clockwork” (MP3) Yes, that is a clock on his head…

Hatred Surge Hatred Surge played a Brooklyn show at The Charleston on July 17th. And they were bigger, badder, and boiling over with a fury that was only hinted at when I saw them at SXSW in March, possibly due to Brooklyn’s more diverse powerviolence/grind/d-beat bill that was together as part of the ongoing Hardcore Gig Volume series…

DOWNLOAD: Iron Age – “Dispossessed” (new MP3) DOWNLOAD: Iron Age – “The Way Is Narrow” (MP3) With a maladjusted hardcore assault that’s part galloping Motorhead and Clevo Hardcore’s Ringworm but with the strength of High On Fire, Iron Age have announced that their new album will be released by Tee Pee Records…