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Mizery releasing 'Absolute Light' (stream it)

The band features current and former members of God’s Hate, Twitching Tongues, Xibalba, and they crank out a fun slice of ’80s-flavored crossover.

Malfunction releasing 'Fear of Failure' (stream it), touring with Terror, Code Orange & more (dates)

Buffalo, NY hardcore band Malfunction recently signed to Bridge 9 and they’ll release their first album for the label, Fear of Failure, this Friday (11/20) (pre-ord…

Suburban Scum make statement on Tom Alderson beating, dropped from Today's Mixtape Festival

Following the beating of Tom Alderson, allegedly’ Ian Adams and Suburban Scum‘s Ryan “Karebear” Taylor, Suburban Scum dropped off NJ’s Back to School Jam and Karebear stepped down as a co-promo…

tix on sale: Bjork, Rush, David Byrne, The Sonics, Mountain Goats, Mastodon, Interpol, Inter Arma, Shakey Graves, more

Tickets for the six Bjork shows at Carnegie Hall and City Center go on sale today at 11AM. Tickets for the Rush shows at Prudential Center and MSG go on VIP presale today a…

Crumbsuckers reuniting again for Black & Blue Bowl (which added more bands); United Blood Fest lineup announced

Like New York City contemporaries such as Agnostic Front and the Cro-Mags, the Crumbsuckers were one of the original purveyors of 1980s crossover: the bridging of metal and hardcore that temporarily united the two divergent tribes of metalheads and punks into one bloody unified mosh pit…

Downtown Boys starting tour in NYC tonight w/ Weird Womb & Vomitface, who open for Single Mothers & Turnover (dates)

Downtown Boys at Rough Trade in May (more by Amanda Hatfield) Providence’s Downtown Boys are kicking off a short Northeast tour in NYC tonight, which wraps up in Connecticut two weeks later…

Turnover releasing new 7", playing Beat Kitchen on fall tour (dates, new song stream)

Virginia Beach four-piece Turnover are gearing up for the release of their new 3-song Blue Dream 7″, which is due out on August 26 via Broken Rim (US) // Dog Knights (Europe)…

Turnover releasing a new 7", going on tour (dates & new song stream, "Disintegration")

Virginia Beach’s Turnover put out their debut LP, Magnolia, last year via Run for Cover and they’re set to follow it with the 3-song Blue Dream 7″ on August 26 via Broken Rim in the US and Dog Knights in Europe (click the links to pre-order)…

New England Metal & Hardcore Fest announces more bands; Alpha & Omega touring (dates)

Inquisition at Saint Vitus, 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) We’ve already mentioned that the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will return in 2014 from April 17-19 at the Worcester Palladium…

New England Metal & Hardcore Fest returning in 2014; Nile going on tour (dates & initial lineup)

The New England Metal & Hardcore Fest is returning to the Worcester Palladium from April 17 – 19, 2014 in Worcester, MA, and the initial lineup was recently announced…