Rwake

It benefits the Movement for Black Lives and also features Modern Life Is War, Burn, Primitive Man, END, SECT, Racetraitor, Xibalba, Amygdala, All Torn Up! (ft. Stza Crack), and many others...

The stacked comp benefits the Movement for Black Lives and also features Modern Life Is War, Burn, Primitive Man, END, SECT, Amygdala, All Torn Up! (ft. Stza Crack), Cult Leader, Terminal Nation, Dawn Ray'd, Vile Creature, and more...

Plus: Ulthar, Gatecreeper/Exhumed, Sacrifice, Poison Idea, and more heavy tour announcements, updates, and news.

Jucifer at Union Pool, July 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) Jucifer is resurrecting their Nadir demo with a deluxe reissue on vinyl via Mutants of the Monster/Handshake Inc...

Church of Misery While a bummer that Rwake cancelled their appearance at Cameo on Friday (they would play MDF though), the night was no less heavy, featuring a headlining appearance from the great Church of Misery with The Gates of Slumber and newly added Evoken...

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...

Converge at MHoW (more by Johnathan McPhail) As previously mentioned, Old Man Gloom (mem. Converge and Isis) have expanded their East Coast tour that will culminate at a show at Europa with The Austerity Program and Psychic Limb...

Church of Misery's signature blend of doom, sludge and sawed-off blues will spread its scattershot across the US surrounding their appearances at Maryland Deathfest and Chaos in Tejas...

Dixie Dave of Weedeater at Europa (more by BBG) BrooklynVegan is proud to present the inaugural US tour of Hail! Hornet, the Southern supergroup consisting of "Dixie" Dave Collins (Weedeater, Buzzov*en), Erik Larson (Alabama Thunderpussy, Parasytic), Vince Burke (Beaten Back to Pure) and T-roy Medlin (Sourvein, Buzzov*en)...

Tombs at BV-Rocks Off Official CMJ Showcase 2011 (more by Jonathan McPhail) Decibel released their list of the best LPs of 2011. The list features a few repeat offenders and not too many surprises...