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Vein.fm are playing For the Children Toy Drive in LA this December alongside Drain, Sunami, Terror, and more, and they've got a headlining NYC show in March with Sunami and more...

Plus: A Wilhelm Scream / Comeback Kid, Parquet Courts, Amyl and the Sniffers, Cate Le Bon, Sondre Lerche, Show Me the Body, Bounding Souls, Whitmer Thomas, Bent Arcana (OSEES, TVOTR), and more tour and festival news.

The stacked lineup also includes Cro-Mags ”JM,” 100 Demons (playing In the Eyes of the Lord with former vocalist Bruce Lepage), Agnostic Front (playing Victim In Pain), Death Threat (playing Last Dayz), and more...

NYC hardcore vets Madball are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Set It Off, by playing it in full on a tour this Decem...

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...

Xibalba at Power of the Riff East, 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) Xibalba have been pretty much perpetually active since releasing Hasta La Muerte in 2012...

California hardcore band Downpresser are currently blazing down an interstate with Take Offense, touring their way towards NYC for an appearance at the sold-out Black & Blue Bowl this weekend (some tickets at door), but soon after the band will celebrate the release of their new LP, which is out via 6131 Records...

Put the rumors and gossiping to rest, the BNB Takeover proudly announced the complete line-up for this year's Black N Blue Bowl which will feature a highly anticipated reunion from JUDGE...