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Tuesday's NYC-area shows include Yo La Tengo, LCD Soundsystem, Mary Lattimore and Ana Roxane, and more

Monday's NYC-area show options include LCD Soundsystem, Yo La Tengo, Baby Keem, Matisyahu, Tombstoner, and more

Listen to new songs from Mastodon, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, 200 Stab Wounds, So Hideous, Kublai Khan, Silent Planet, No Bragging Rights, and more...

Listen to new songs by Mastodon, Bonobo/Jamila Woods, Beverly Glenn-Copeland (reworked by Bon Iver & Flock of Dimes), Hiss Golden Messenger, Ovlov, Nation of Language, Wet (ft. Blood Orange), Joell Ortiz, Ric Wilson & Yellow Days, Duran Duran, and more...

Plus: Psycho Las Vegas, Krokus, Midnight, Mayhem, Morbid Angel, Carcass, Sanction/SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Swallow the Sun, and more metal tour news.

Plus: Hailu Mergia, Robert Plant, Bob Weir, Billy Idol, Balance & Composure, Smino, The Drums, and more NYC-area shows on sale.

New Jersey thrash vets Overkill are getting ready to release a new album called The Grinding Wheel. While we'll have to wait until February to get the full dose, they've offered fans an early taste of the album with "Our Finest Hour." It's what we've come to expect from this band -- straight ahead, down-and-dirty thrash metal that delivers the goods with minimum fuss and maximum efficien

Year-end list season began earlier this week, and now metal mag Decibel has published their Top 40 Albums of 2015. You can check out artwork and commentary if you pick up the issue, and browse the full list be...

Finland's Kuolemanlaakso may be hard to spell or pronounce, but they're easy to enjoy. This up-and-coming Finnish death/doom act features vocalist Mikko Kotamäki, who is best known for his great work with the long-running Swallow the Sun...