Kataklysm

Deep in the heart of Brooklyn, on a hot September night, a meeting of international, transcontinental metal was held. The ingredients were simple enough: two parts thrash, two parts death, and a supersized helping of groove....

New Orleans thrash vets Exhorder's new song is a ripper. They're also touring with Kataklysm this summer...

Plus: Kataklysm/Exhorder, Cannabis Corpse, Janelle Monae, Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), The Raconteurs, Eric Andre, and more tour-related news.

You've seen Ozzfest. You've seen Knotfest. But are you ready for... OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST???

That's right. Ozzy Osbourne teams with mall-metal giants Slipknot (who have played various Ozzfests) for a joint festival this year...

As always, the metal and hardcore universe continues to exist unabated. Here's a roundup of some stuff coming up...

There's a bunch of heavy festivals here in the states...

Canada's Kataklysm and Australia's Belphegor have been touring together and on November 9 they brought their show to NYC with openers Winter Nights...

Plenty of great metal, hardcore, and other heavy shows in NYC are getting announced all the time. We don't get a chance to write about all of them, so here's a roundup of some recently-announced stuff coming up:

Veteran New York death metal band Skinless ended a two-year hiatus back in 2013…

While you may not think a festival curated is a thing you wanted to attend, the lineup is actually pretty awesome for their annual Knotfest this y...

"Show was amazing. #CarnivalOfDeathTour was great! @suffocation @JungleRot & others did great! Started that pit! #OldSkoolDeathMetalLives" - Anthony Diaz

Suffocation / Kataklysm @ Gramercy Theatre 10/3/2014New York's own heroes, Suffocation, led by the always elated and tongue-wagg…

Suffocation at Saint Vitus, 2012 (More by Suren Karapetyan)

NYDM stalwarts Suffocation will be heading back out on North American roads starting in October on the Carnival Of Death Tour...