Zoroaster

Pelican at the Invisible Oranges CMJ Showcase, 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) While North America will probably never be able to give the EU a run for its money when it comes to huge blowout metal festivals in the Wacken or Roadburn vein, the lands on this side of the Atlantic are hosting an increasing number of smaller but more targeted (and thereby more appealing, if you ask me) shindigs...

Doom legends Saint Vitus are on the road in October, logging dates with alternating support from Pallbearer, Zoroaster and Hookers. The dates include a Brooklyn show happening at Europa on October 18th with Pallbearer and Hookers, ticketing info is on the way...

Gride at Bushwick Bikes, 2010 (more by Fred Pessaro) The next couple weeks will be cold with shows, as NYC and the East Coast prepares for the onslaught that is Maryland Deathfest (who recently announced set times)...

BV Chicago contributors Jamie Ludwig and Carmelo Espanola were on the scene in Chicago at Reggie's on 2/3 to take in the ongoing Slow Southern Steel/Hail......

Sourvein at Saint Vitus (more by BBG) Sourvein will team with Order Of The Owl for a show at Acheron on March 9th, one of a few dates for the Southern dirge mavens in March...

a band of concision, pacing and respect for the ear and attention span, a bassless two-piece that plumps out its low end and whose epics last only six minutes or so...

Dixie Dave of Weedeater at Europa (more by BBG) BrooklynVegan is proud to present the inaugural US tour of Hail! Hornet, the Southern supergroup consisting of "Dixie" Dave Collins (Weedeater, Buzzov*en), Erik Larson (Alabama Thunderpussy, Parasytic), Vince Burke (Beaten Back to Pure) and T-roy Medlin (Sourvein, Buzzov*en)...

Red Chord/Trap Them/ Gaza , Kvelertak/Zoroaster The Red Chord, Trap Them, and Gaza played The School of Rock in South Hackensack, NJ on Friday (3/11) on the road to SXSW where each band will play a BV event, Trap Them & The Red Chord play Full Metal Texas on 3/17 and Gaza are playing Lovejoys on 3/18 with Ringworm, Wormrot, Magrudergrind, many others...

Weedeater at The Studio at Webster Hall (more by Markus Shaffer)After over a year of literally crippling injuries to all three of WEEDEATER's members hitting the headlines, including infamous classics like "Dixie Dave blew off part of his foot with a shotgun," or "Keko tore his meniscus this week," and "Shep broke his goddamn pinkie on tour" or even "Dixie nearly died in his ninja-scuba assassin Halloween costume" and more, the band still forged on through these blows for multiple tours -- several regional and national headlining tours, as well as supporting Down and The Melvins -- to finally complete record...

Corrosion of Conformity fans (more by BBG) The lastest list of SXSW additions is below....