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; video Disparish is a brand-new band featuring Toby Driver of Kayo Dot on vocals and Andrew Hock of Castevet on guitar, among others. Those bands are both pretty outré by metal standards, but Disparish's music is conservative and maybe even a little retro...

Labyrinth Constellation, the debut full-length by zany Long Island death metal troupe Artificial Brain, has been a long time coming. They've been around since 2009, but their other commitments -- notably, guitarist Dan Gargiulo's duties in Revocation -- have kept the band in the demo stages and away from the live circuit for almost that entire period...

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)...

Ævangelist are one of North America's weirdest death metal bands, which puts them in the running for weirdest worldwide. Though they only formed three years ago, they've been on a creative tear throughout, releasing an LP, two EPs, and a split...

Loss in Nashville (more by Diana Zadlo) After their injury and subsequent cancellation from last year's megashow with Disma, Oak and Coffinworm, Loss has been itching to make it back up to NYC to make up the lost date...

Bloodiest @ Saint Vitus in Nov. (more by BBG) When music documentarian (((unartig))) was first asked about a year end contribution, his initial reflex was: "Sausage - Hummus - Hitler...

Inquisition at Maryland Deathfest (more by BBG) NYC's Studio at Webster Hall will soon host a trifecta of black metal greatness! Inquisition will headline the venue on December 2nd with a rare appearance from Mortuary Drape and Negative Plane...

Oak/Grudges, Punch/Loma Prieta/Get Rad/Ten Thousand Leagues The Punch / Loma Prieta tour rolls into town TONIGHT (8/18), teaming with Grudges and Nailed Shut at The Acheron...

Disma headlined Saint Vitus on a rainy Saturday night (8/6) in Greenpoint. They were celebrating the release of Towards The Megalith, their debut LP out which is now via Profound Lore Records...

DOWNLOAD: Disma - Spectral Domination (MP3) The NYC area is rich with veterans of the hardcore and metal scenes, but not quite as fertile with people who have done time in both...