Struck by Lightning

Struck By Lightning's album art for True Predation As discussed, Struck by Lightning is back with more venomous crusty hardcore on True Predation, the band's new release out TUESDAY via Translation Loss (who just showcased their bands in NYC and Philly...

As you might have been able to tell from the recently released song "We Are All Rotting Corpses", Columbus, Ohio crew Struck By Lightning have expanded their pallette beyond the focus of d-beat and Motorhead-style high-octane chug on their follow-up to Serpents...

words and East of the Wall Primus be damned. Black Cobra raged out at The Studio at Webster Hall on Friday (7/30) with help from Rhode Island killers Howl, the Ohio freight train known as Struck By Lightning and the incredible and beyond-under-rated East Of The Wall...

by BBG Black Cobra at Gramercy (more by Chris LaPutt) There aren't many cases when a duo can make a seriously ear-splitting racket. Jucifer (who is coming to NYC)...

I had two options last Saturday - a picnic in the park with sunshine and puppies, or crowded basements full of feedback and filth as part of a big weekend of heavy music...

, Christopher Mumma Matt Martinez of Landmine Marathon belts it out (by Jessie Barber) While BBG and Kim Kelly were trolling about the blackened stage at Bernie's, getting southern-fried by the Louisiana frighteners Thou, and checking out the thundergods known as YOB, Chris and Jessie were on the case at the other Scion Rock Fest on 3/13 in Columbus, Ohio...

Dixie Dave of Weedeater and his lovely singing voice (more by Paul Birman)"I would say the biggest underground band from here that deserves all the credit in the world is Weedeater...

Shrinebuilder at LPR (more here) Atlanta no more! Scion Rock Fest 2010 will take place in Columbus, Ohio on March 13, 2010. The show will officially expand its reach from one to FOUR venues in Columbus: Circus, Newport Music Hall, Skully's, and Bernie's Distillery...

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