Excruciating Terror

The lineup for the second annual California Deathfest (same people as MDF) has been announced, and it’s stacked. Going down on October 14-16 in Oakland, CA at the Metro, performers include Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Black Breath, Razor, Demilich, Exhumed, Hooded Menace, The Ruins of Beverast, Revenge…

LA death-grind vets Excruciating Terror are finally making it over to NYC for their previously-mentioned Saint Vitus show on Saturday, April 11 (tickets), and since we last spoke they also added an all ages Sunday matinee happening at Silent Barn (4/12) the…

LA death-grinders Excruciating Terror were around in the ’90s before members went on to play in Bloody Phoenix, Asesino, Endless Demise and others, and they reunited in 2013 for their first time in 15 ye…

Mick Barr w/ Krallice at Saint Vitus, 2013 (more by Fred Pessaro) — Editor’s note: For the past 7 months, since losing long-time BrooklynVegan metal editor Fred Pessaro, we were lucky to have Doug Moore aboard to help fill in our metal coverage, to edit and write for Invisible Oranges and to handle these weekly Heavy Lowdowns…

Cripple Bastards at Public Assembly, 2011 (more by Samantha Marble) This year’s Maryland Deathfest lineup is pretty much set, which means that it’s time for the participating bands to start announcing regional dates around that time of year (late May)…

Okay, this shit is just getting ridiculous. Maryland Deathfest just announced their fourth round of bands, and there are some doozies. Here are the new additions:CANCER (UK) – Exclusive US show and first time in the US since 1993…