Totally Fuzzy — Codes and Keys, out May 31, is a true grower by a maturing band: Not only does it gain richness and depth with each exposure, but it also gets better as it rolls along. Death Cab for Cutie's music has long had a certain innocence to it; a boyish, ... more info

Metalsucks — Remember when this year’s Summer Slaughter (which we’re sponsoring!) was announced, there was this fan poll to determine who the last band added to the bill should be? Well, Within the Ruins have been announced as the winners! They’ll join The ... more info

Metal Injection — We already know that this Summer's Slaughter will feature The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano & Fleshgod Apocalypse and now we can tell you when these crusaders will be com... more info

Metalsucks — The new version of Six Feet Under — which, in addition to founding and longtime members Chris Barnes and Steve Swanson, now features Chimaira’s Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries and Daath’s Kevin Talley amongst its ranks — made its live debut in Eu... more info

Guardian Music — You've probably heard Keren Ann's haunting songs without knowing her name. But now, with the release of her ambitious sixth album, that's about to changeKeren Ann Zeidel sits at a long cafe table, huddled in a voluminous beige-brown cape, her eyes ri... more info

Metalsucks — The new Chimaira-tastic Six Feet Under rehearsing. Photo via SFU’s Twitter account. In April, the new line-up for Six Feet Under — which includes Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold (read my interview with him regarding the matter here) and ex-Chimaira... more info

Metalsucks — For those eagerly awaiting the results of our Catstacking contest, we’ll be announcing the winner in another day or two, so be patient. In the meantime we’ll dole out that Six Feet Under DVD we offered up two weeks ago. The winning caption to the... more info

Metalsucks — Sometimes the most obvious or silliest captions win, so long as they’re worded cleverly. So it went with last week’s contest, the winners of which will receive a copy of Rotten Sound‘s new record Cursed. The best captions to the photo at righ... more info

Metalsucks — Photo by Scott Ferrara Rob Arnold is a busy dude. As lead guitarist and one of the principal songwriters for Chimaira, he’s been one of the leaders of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal for more than a decade now; in 2009, he launched The Elite, ... more info

Metal Injection — Well this is intriguing. Recently, Six Feet Under, the band started by former Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes in the wake of his exit from the seminal death metal legends, has recently announced some lineup changes. First up: a new drummer in t... more info