Obliteration

and Zach Pollack Kurt Vile in Austin in 2013 (more by Glen Brown) South by Southwest. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Anyway, it starts in about a week, turning Austin, TX into one giant cacophonous concert where you can’t swing a free canvas tote bag full of complimentary energy drinks without hitting a musician vying for your attention…

and Andrew Sacher Black Tusk at Saint Vitus in 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) SXSW may be all about catching the hippest bands–check out the SXSW schedule for a lowdown on what’s going on (or browse our “SXSW” tag for some highlights) — including three BV day parties and the BV official showcase — but there’s no shortage of metal to bang your head to, either…

Nothing at BV CMJ 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Philly shoegazers Nothing and San Francisco’s Weekend must get along pretty well. They’ve already toured together more than once in the past year, and they’re going out again in March…

The 2014 SXSW Festival is coming up soon — March 11 – 16 in Austin, Texas — and they’ve just announced the third round of showcasing bands which is a massive update…

Norway’s Obliteration put out one of strongest old-school death metal albums of 2013. Black Death Horizon even made it onto resident black metal partisan Wyatt Marshall’s best-of-2013 list…

Behemoth at Irving Plaza, 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) Behemoth frontman Nergal is kind of a badass — he’s an extremely gifted musician and a live-performance powerhouse who’s played an important role in putting the potent Polish metal scene on the international map over the past 20 years…