GISM

We're very sad to hear of the news that Tohru "Monamour" Hiroshima, drummer of legendary Japanese hardcore band G.I.S.M., has passed away.

The virtual events will honor the twentieth anniversary of the passing of guitarist Randy Uchida.

Featuring Mastodon, Obituary, Death, Nothing, Torche, Baroness, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pig Destroyer, Neurosis, High On Fire, YOB, Windhand, Full of Hell, Integrity, and so much more...

The expanded reissue is out now in a variety of formats via Relapse.

Integrity also contribute a G.I.S.M. cover and new songs, while Krieg contributes a new song and two tracks of older material.

Its hard to imagine a better locale for people watching than a metal festival. Any single metal show is sure to packed full of weirdos, but festivals have the added benefit of bringing together a wide array of different types of weirdos. Every variety of metalhead that you can imagine is on display on Roadburn's main avenue: Crust punks covered in patches, retro thrashers with high top Reeboks, old heads with comically long grey beards, goths in intricate lace dresses, recovering hardcore kids who dress like low budget hypebeasts (that'd be me), and short hairs in tight jeans that would fit right in at Chicago's Empty Bottle if they weren't speaking fluent Dutch. My personal favorite absurd fashion choice was the guy wearing a Game Of Thrones t-shirt with a leather trench coat draped over his shoulders like a cape...

G.I.S.M. were notorious for their confrontational attitude and violent live performances; frontman Sakevi was known for being particularly dangerous and unpredictable during live shows...

It started with me, G.I.S.M., and Cracker Barrel. On my way to Sonar in Baltimore on 1/22, a democratic vote in the Honda Accord led to a late lunch at the most American of all pit-stops, Cracker Barrel...