Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Samantha Marble, words by BBG Threats of hurricane, cancellations (the boat, not to mention Javelina bowed out due to illness), and a dozen years away from NYC could not stop the return of Buzzov*en to NYC, who played... more info

Stereogum — I’ve already gone on about Kylesa’s forthcoming Spiral Shadow, a sure contender for metal album of the year, so I’ll cut to the chase: Adult Swim and Scion A/V have released Metal Swim, a free compilation that features Spiral Shadow’s “Fors... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Buzzoven live in the 90s Buzzov-en was a sludge metal band from North Carolina, formed in 1989 by the remaining members of Sewer Puppet. The band was known for being one of the founders of the sludge genre... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Kim Kelly w/ photos by Samantha Marble Zoroaster at The Khyber Writer Kim Kelly has completed her (epic) journey on the road with the Summer Southern Burn Tour aka the indomitable team of Zoroaster, Black Tusk, and Dark Castle.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Nachtmystium at Europa (more by Samantha Marble) Nachtmystium, Zoroaster, The Atlas Moth, and Dark Castle are going to tour, and BrooklynVegan and 1000 Knives have teamed up to present the Manhattan show at The Studio at Webster Hall... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Markus Shaffer "Watching Zoroaster. Their singer has terrible posture. #srsly -ReignInBlonde "God damn last night was EPIC!! Dark Castle killed it!!" -s11bryant11d "At Hull and Black Tusk at Webster. You should be too. Heavy a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Black Tusk @ the Studio in April (more by Markus Shaffer) tonight in NYC * Lebron James in Miami * Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival * Anais Mitchell @ Jalopy * The Blow @ Joe's Pub * Hugo, Baye Kouyate @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Writer Kim Kelly is currently on the road with the Summer Southern Burn Tour with the indomitable team of Zoroaster, Black Tusk, and Dark Castle, and she's keeping a diary. Her first entry is below! The Summer Southern Burn... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Dark Castle at Lovejoys (more here) It's already way obvious that the next month is gonna be NUTS! Zoroaster are up there ruling as we speak -[GrimKim, last night in Birmingham, Alabama]The Summer Southern Burn Tour is in... more info

Metalsucks — Welcome to the second installment of Cooking Contaminated, the brand new heavy metal cooking show brought to you by MetalSucks and your host, Eli Shaika! This episode’s guests are Athon and James from Savannah metallers Black Tusk, who bring their... more info