Superchrist

High Spirits worships at the altar of classic 80s metal, hitting a sweet spot between nostalgia and timeless righteous riffing. The Chicago band is the product of one Chris Black, perhaps better known for his work in trad metal kings Dawnbringer (he also heads up Superchrist)...

The hooded Venom-worshipping trio known as Midnight played Acheron on 4/7, inciting pits and setting leather jackets on fire as part of their incendiary live show...

Villains at Europa (more by BBG) Brooklyn street metal sleaze-oids Villains dropped Road to Ruin on the venerable Nuclear War Now last year, and now the band has unveiled a video for the album closer "Land Hag"...

Misery Index at BV-BBG CMJ (more by Samantha Marble) In lieu of my forthcoming Short Wave Warfare column (formerly known as This Week in Metal), I figured I would present a short blast of interesting shows coming up - for the dark side in you...