Agalloch kicking off tour; Aesop Dekker & more featured in IO San Francisco scene report
We recently wrapped up a three-part series at Invisible Oranges titled "The Story of Lucifer's Hammer" by guest contributor Avinash Mittur...
Nausea
The Heavy Lowdown: NY Death Fest II adds to line-up, weekend shows and more
Municipal Waste at Santos Party House, 2012 (photo by Wyatt Marshall)
This week ran a little slow as the music industry geared up for the clusterfuck that is SXSW, but it saw some notable developments anyhow...
‘Metal Cats’ book up for pre-order; Slayer biography out now
A couple weeks back we talked about Metal Meowlisha IV: A Headbangers Furball, death metal greats Obituary's fundraiser fest for feral cats in the Tampa area on 12/21 featuring Exhumed and Terrorizer (lineup below)...
The Power of The Riff West adds sunn O))), Despise You, Hoax, Nausea (CA), Bio Crisis
Despise You at Shea Stadium, Sept. 2011 (more by BBG)
The Power of The Riff's West Coast edition expands further with some notable new bands today...
Maryland Deathfest Day 4: Saint Vitus, Mortuary Drape, Bethlehem, Rwake, Church of Misery, Disma and more
Saint Vitus
Arguably the centerpiece of the entire Maryland Deathfest lineup was the return of the UK doom juggernaut Electric Wizard (pictures HERE), so suffice it to say that a large portion of the Sunday (on 5/28) roster leaned in that direction...
initial Maryland Deathfest lineup, new Today is the Day song
Today Is The Day at Highline Ballroom (more by BBG)
And so it has begun. After a fun Maryland Deathfest 2011 (pictures of day 1, 2, 3, 4), the festival has announced confirmations for MDF 2012 including some amazing names (Bethlehem, Demigod, Ghoul, Church of Misery, The Devil's Blood, Dragged Into Sunlight, Ulcerate, others) and even a true a headscratcher (Anvil...