Obliterations

White Lung were just in NYC over the weekend for three shows. The first was a late Governors Ball aftershow at Knitting Factory on Friday (6/5) with their tourmates (and Mish Way's husband's band) Obliterati...

Last night (6/4) on stage at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Refused singer Dennis Lyxzen told the crowd how he was a metalhead as a kid, but one day traded his copy of Napalm Death's Scum for a Youth of Today record, and the rest was history...

Vancouver punk rippers White Lung recently announced a run of dates including a leg opening for Refused on the West Coast and another leg with support from LA hardcore band Obliterations on the East Coast...

Last week, post-hardcore greats Refused announced a US tour, and it's now been announced that Vancouver's ripping White Lung will support them on their West Coast leg...

The 2015 edition of Toronto's NXNE Festival happens June 17 - 21 at venues all over the Ontario capital. The initial lineup has just been announced and includes Action Bronson, The New Pornographers, Angel Olsen, Zola Jesus, Om, Rae Sremmurd, Deafheaven, Best Coast, Blonde Redhead, Iceage, Real Estate, Lower Dens, A Place To Bury Strangers, Pentagram, White Lung and more...

NYC hardcore band Sick Feeling just keep piling on the shows. They played Baby's All Right with Big Ups yesterday (1/14) (anyone go?), and have a tour with Obliterations hitting Saint Vitus on February 20 with Mammal and Raid (ti...

LA Southern Lord-signed hardcore band Obliterations (not to be confused with Norwegian Relapse-signed death metal band Obliteration) have announced that they'll return to the road this February for a North American tour with NYC's Sick Feel...

Kurt Ballou w/ Converge at MHOW in 2012 (more by Jonathan McPhail) Converge already have a busy 2015 ahead of them, with a big tour with At the Gates and Vallenfyre -- that hits NYC on 12/12 at Webster Hall (tickets) -- lined up, but even when Converge aren't touring or working on an album, their members seem constantly busy...

and Andrew Sacher Black Tusk at Saint Vitus in 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) SXSW may be all about catching the hippest bands--check out the SXSW schedule for a lowdown on what's going on (or browse our "SXSW" tag for some highlights) -- including three BV day parties and the BV official showcase -- but there's no shortage of metal to bang your head to, either...

"Crime rhymes with another one-word player in the blogs 'n' crits Simon-says name game and, as usual, nobody's really winning. "Whatcha call it, grime...