Virus

The lineup for the virtual edition of Afropunk now includes over 50 artists, speakers, and more...

Revocation frontman Dave Davidson's new side project Gargoyl have an EP out now, a full-length on the way, and shows this week in Boston, Philly, and Brooklyn.

From veterans like Testament to newer-comers like Khemmis, here's metal mag Decibel's top 40 albums of 2016.

Three out-of-the-country speedsters are setting up a "THRASH INVASION" of North America. England's Onslaught, Denmark's Artillery, and Canada's Striker will join forces to hit the road near the end of October...

You could call Norwegian weirdos Virus quirky metal, but that doesn't really approximate their mind effing. Czral, leader of the three-piece, agrees: "Virus is more of an eccentric rock band than a metal band...

Aura Noir at Maryland Deathfest (more by BBG) An excellent example of poor planning? I arrived in Oslo on February 9th, just a few short hours before Aura Noir played a local show right next to where I was staying...

Voivod at Maryland Death Fest (more by BBG) We already knew that Voivod was in charge of curating part of the program, but the ante has been upped with the announcement that the influential Canadian band will play all of their seminal Dimension Hatross LP and that they've invited Yob to play the fest...

DOWNLOAD: The Howling Wind - "Teeth of Frost" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Palace of Worms - "Rite of Blood" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Unholy Grave - "Little Bastards" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Coffinworm - "Start Saving For Your Funeral" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Darkthrone - "Eyes Burst At Dawn" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Wolvhammer - Dawn Of The 4th (Zipped MP3, Mediafire) DOWNLOAD: Panopticon - "Beginning Of The End" featuring Rob "The Baron" Miller (MP3 Snippet) DOWNLOAD: From Ashes Rise - "All In Due Time" (Live) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Alcest - "Percées De Lumière" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Wormrot - "Indonesia" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Jucifer - "Rifles" (MP3) Ryan of The Howling Wind w/ Unearthly Trance (more by Samantha Marble) Ryan Lipynsky probably best known for his role as doom-destroyer in Unearthly Trance, but he's been around the block with projects as varying as Motive, Pollution, Thralldom and The Howling Wind, who will release their latest LP Into The Cryosphere via Profound Lore in April...