Steel-Bearing Hand

Notable Releases of the Week (4/2)

This week’s Notable Releases include Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s latest epic, Mello Music Group’s excellent underground rap comp ‘Bushido,’ UK genre-defying black metallers Wode, and more…

Stream Texas death-thrashers Steel Bearing Hand's ripping new LP 'Slay In Hell'

Steel Bearing Hand’s death metal/thrash crossover sounds as kickass as ever on their long-awaited sophomore LP.

Metal tours announced: Frozen Soul, Daylight Dies, Outer Heaven, Black Tusk, Roadburn additions, more

Plus: updates on Shadow Woods Metal Fest, Fire in the Mountains, and Northwest Terror Fest; and tours from Take Offense/Higher Power, Kayo Dot/Psalm Zero, Rotting Christ/Borknagar/Abigail Williams/etc, Mayhem/Abbath/Gatecreeper/Idle Hands, Bloodbath/Necrot, Motley Crue, Vader, and more.

Skeletonwitch have a new singer, Anvil touring, Despise You playing NYC before MDF, & more heavy news

As always, there’s a ton of metal and hardcore stuff happening in the NYC area. Here’s a roundup of some of the latest. As we get ready for the annual giant Decibel tour that this year features Abbath, High On Fire, Tribulation and Skeletonwitch, we recently found out that, following the sad departure of longtime Skeletonwitch frontman Chance Garnette, the new vocalist on this tour and beyond will be Adam Clemans of the great Wolvhammer…