Stereogum — Last night, the surviving members of Nirvana made a surprising and awesome decision. On their way into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, those members played the ceremony, with a succession of badass ladies filling in for Kurt Cobain: Joan Jett, Kim Go... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — After the Rock and Rall Hall of Fame induction at Barclays Center, "Nirvana" headed over to Saint Vitus for another show. Actually it's happening right this second (2:30am Thursday night). Follow @BrooklynVegan on Twitter for more. A couple of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Doug Moore Eyehategod at Saint Vitus, 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) Rumors of an Eyehategod / Ringworm / Enabler tour in support of the former's upcoming self-titled album (their first in almost 15 years) have been floating around for... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Wyatt Marshall James Kelly with Altar of Plagues at Saint Vitus in 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro) In 2013, Irish experimental black metal stalwarts Altar of Plagues broke up, an event that understandably left fans bummed out -- they... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Doug Moore Goatwhore at Bowery Ballroom (more by Fred Pessaro) The ongoing Metal Alliance tour -- which features Behemoth, Goatwhore, 1349, Inquisition, & Black Crown Initiate -- is one of the bigger package metal roadshows of the year. It's... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Don't let the lack of vowels and the "Z for an S" fool you, Austin's Boyfrndz are not the next CHVRCHES, MNDR, or Bangerz. (They also aren't anything like Boy Friend.) Their new LP, Breeder, just came... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — By Doug Moore Converge at Saint Vitus Bar, 2013 (more by Lukas Hodge) Deathwish Inc. -- Jake Bannon of Converge's increasingly influential record label -- are following up what I can only imagine was their most lucrative year of operation... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Doug Moore Black Anvil at Saint Vitus, 2012 (more by Wyatt Marshall) NYC black/death stalwarts Black Anvil are usually a fixture on the local live metal circuit, but they've been relatively quiet recently while working on the follow-up to... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Gates of Slumber at Saint Vitus in 2012 (more by Caroline Harrison) In incredibly sad news, it's being reported that Josh McCash, former bassist for doom greats The Gates of Slumber, has passed away. He was 37. McCash had... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Doug Moore A lot of young contemporary death metal bands fall over themselves in their efforts to imitate the old guard, but when bands like Master are still active, what's the point? This Chicago-by-way-of-Moravia institution has technically been... more info