Exciting metal and hardcore shows happening in NYC are announced all the time. We try to cover as much as we can (and there's even more on Invisible Oranges) but some things still fall through the cracks. Here's a roundup of some upcoming heavy NYC shows that we haven't mentioned yet.…
Cobalt kicked things off with "Hunt The Buffalo," the opening track on Slow Forever, and made it pretty clear right away that this live lineup means business. Fell is solely on vocal duties and Wunder of course is behind the (very massive) kit, and they're joined by a guitarist and a …
Local black metal outfit Anicon have released their new album Exegesses, and if you're a fan of this kind of thing, it's definitely worth seeking out. They just shared a video for the song "The World As Will," a scary, nature-is-Satan's-church type of clip for the classicall…
There is flexing in every genre of music if you know where to look, even black metal. Take Anicon, for instance. The classically Norwegian riff that opens and closes their new song “In Shadow And Amber” may not have much to do the rest of the material that it bookends, but...
Canada/Chicago/all over the place folky black metal outfit Thrawsunblat, who share members with Immortal Bird, Eight Bells and Obsidian Tongue, are prepping their third album Metachthonia, and they've just shared the first track. The song is called "She Who Names the Stars," and you c…
German black metal outfit The Ruins of Beverast are playing some rare US shows soon. The solo project of former Nagelfar member Alexander von Meilenwald conjures a legitimately terrifying atmosphere that should be something to behold in the rare chance to catch it in a live setting...