M.A.P.S. noise series continuing w/ Reverse Baptism, FFH, Gene Pick, Corephallism, Sickness & more
The noise-oriented M.A.P.S (Metropolitan Audio Pain Source) series will continue in November with performances from a Baltimore-centric lineup...
Geryon
Geryon, Gates (Toronto), Oneirogen & New Firmament playing IO-presented NYC show this week
Oneiorgen at IO show in August (more by Greg Cristman)
Two quality NYC bands, Geryon and Oneirogen will team up this week for an Invisible Oranges-presented show in their hometown which also includes New Firmament (ex-Extra Life) and Toronto's Gates (not to be confused with NJ's Gat...
Year of No Light playing first-ever US shows at Saint Vitus w/ Geryon, Sannhet, Psalm Zero, Oneirogen, Gnaw, more
France's Year of No Light have been around for over a decade now and, jeeze, how they've grown. Starting off as a sludgy post-metal thumper, the band has matured considerably, culminating in last year's Tocsin, a weighty slab of atmospheric experimentalism...
Bastard Sapling touring, playing NYC w/ Belus & Geryon
Bastard Sapling released an absolute burner last month with their second album, Instinct Is Forever, which you can stream in full below. The USBMers stretched out with weighty and well-produced songs that get raw with their lyrical angle, examining Mike Paparo's struggles with depression...
M.A.P.S. hosting show w/ Bastard Noise, Andrew Hock, more; fest w/ Geryon, Gnawed, Endless Humiliation, more
As summer winds down, things will start to get noisy. As part of the continuing M.A.P.S. (Metropolitan Audio Pain Source) series, Bastard Noise & Anthony Saunders (who recently played Babycastles) will be playing along with a number of other noise artists on September 13 at Trans Pecos...
Norwegian band Virus playing first US shows: 2 nights in NYC at Saint Vitus w/ Krallice, Sannhet, Dysrhythmia & more
You could call Norwegian weirdos Virus quirky metal, but that doesn't really approximate their mind effing. Czral, leader of the three-piece, agrees: "Virus is more of an eccentric rock band than a metal band...
Maryland Deathfest movie screening at Acheron with sets from Argentinum Astrum & Belus (who also play there sooner)
Welcome to Deathfest, the Maryland Deathfest documentary by Tom Grahsler and Alicia Lozano, aims to present the complete MDF experience with an in-depth profile of the 2013 event...
Vampillia (members of Boredoms) touring, playing NYC shows with members of Krallice & others (dates & streams)
Members are consist of 3 vocals; the ugliest rock star Psychic Yamanashi whose voice is nothing but annoying. Another vocal is Death voice from wood cutter Mongoloid who is very manly with secret naive heart...
Yautja release “Denihilist” from upcoming LP (stream it +++ updated tour dates)
We mentioned a few weeks ago that talented Nashville sludge/grind act Yautja are coming to NYC for a show at The Acheron on 2/9, along with Psalm Zero, Geryon, & Kevin Hufnagel...
Martyrdoom III lineup announced (Lycus, Prosanctus Inferi, Mournful Congregation, Sargeist, Behexen, Cult of Fire, more)
Mournful Congregation at Rites of Darkness 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro)
The lineup for Signature Riff's third annual Martyrdoom festival was just announced, and it's a doozy--Australian funeral doom masters Mournful Congregation are headlining along with international black metal-heavy top billings of Sargeist, Behexen, Cult of Fire and more...