Spirit Caravan

”I am grateful for the time we shared and the music we created. We are stunned and saddened beyond belief,” Wino said.

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…

“Wino” Weinrich with Saint Vitus at Europa, 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) Scott “Wino” Weinrich has quite the history behind him. Though he’s best known for his vocal work in Saint Vitus (the band from which the Brooklyn bar partially takes its name), he’s been involved in a number of other notable concerns: The Obsessed, Place of Skulls, Premonition 13, Spirit Caravan, and his solo work…

Behemoth at Irving Plaza, 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) Behemoth frontman Nergal is kind of a badass — he’s an extremely gifted musician and a live-performance powerhouse who’s played an important role in putting the potent Polish metal scene on the international map over the past 20 years…