Blackened Music Series

Harvey Milk playing 3 NYC shows + Lustmord tix on sale soon

Harvey Milk at LPR (more by Meghan McInnis) Harvey Milk will play shows at Brooklyn’s Union Pool on March 13th, 14th, & 15th, their only announced dates at the moment…

Godspeed You! Black Emperor touring North America in 2011 (dates), NYC shows on sale NOW

They announced their return earlier this year along with the promise of nine American shows. Well, counting Canada there are now actually at least 15 Godspeed You…

Boris will perform 'Altar' w/ sunn o))) & w/ Ian Astbury as BXI (all at the same NYC show!)

ATP NY have a plethora of exclusives upstate in early September, and now they’re bringing one to NYC. On September 7th, The Blackened Music Series and ATP will combine forces for a show at Brooklyn Masonic Temple where sunn o))) & Boris will perform Altar in its entirety (a NYC first) and BXI will make their US debut…

The Year in Metal continued (BBG asked countless others to make lists... and here they all are)

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…

Immortal returning to North America - 2010 Tour Dates

Immortal likes their corpse paint. Still. (photo by Peter Beste) After triumphant shows in LA & NYC (BB Kings) in 2007, Black Metal pioneers Immortal are returning to our shores…

Shrinebuilder played Le Poisson Rouge in NYC w/ Rwake & Liturgy (pics, video & setlist)

On Sunday at Le Poisson Rouge, Shrinebuilder played an overwhelming show — almost meditatively focused, one whose afterimage is likely to stay with those who saw it…

Skeletonwitch & Black Anvil @ Union Pool in Brooklyn - pics

Metal Underground: You’ve toured with some great bands already. Like you said, you just got off the Children of Bodom tour, Danzig, which had to be really cool, and many other people…

sunn O))) coming soon to the Masonic Temple -- win tix

As members of a secretive brotherhood, Freemasons are no strangers to conspiracy theories. They’ve heard it all before: that they’re child-sacrificing cult members, or religious zealots plotting a New World Order with the Jews, or satanic anti-religious alien spies…

Nadja touring, Mick Barr playing Brooklyn shows (2009 dates)

Mick on stage with Krallice @ The Studio @ Webster Hall (more by Paul Birman) Besides the previously mentioned Maze Installation running at Death By Audio, Mick Barr has his hands full with two more shows that lean more towards the heavier side of things…

Shrinebuilder cover art & A NYC SHOW (@ Le Poisson Rouge)

Behold the Shrinebulder (album art)! It kinda goes without saying that anticipation is on high for the forthcoming self-titled Shrinebuilder LP (due on Neurot in late Oct/early Nov)…