Stereogum — I keep saying how 2014 is shaping up to be one of the great years in metal’s history, and I keep using the highest-profile examples to make this point: Behemoth, Agalloch, Triptykon, Thou … and on their heels, new albums from bands like At The Ga... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Doug Moore Opeth at MHOW, 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) A lotta cool bands are putting stuff out soon! Let's dig into it. Long-running Swedish prog metallers Opeth have announced that they will release their 11th album, Pale Communion,... more info
Metal Injection — Here's a clip from the excellent new Decibel 100th Issue show live DVD that is out now. There are only 1000 copies of the DVD being printed so hurry up and get your copy before they are all gone. Additional performance footage of Converge as wel... more info
Metal Injection — It's been three years since Castevet unveiled their debut album, Mounds of Ash. The record received widespread critical acclaim and helped solidify the legitimacy of Brooklyn heavy metal at a time when the borough's music scene was associat... more info
Metalsucks — Featuring members of Cannibal Corpse, Chimaira, Kylesa, Otep, Tombs, Sister Sin, Incite, Destiny Potato, IKILLYA, Jar'd Loose, Gravehill, and Slam One Down. more info
Guardian Music — U2's Bono gave a speech on Monday about the role of social enterprise. Here's the full speech as delivered to students at Georgetown University"Thank you very much. Thank you, Brian [Moynihan, chief executive, Bank of America]; a gentleman in a world... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Tombs at Union Pool, March 2012 (more by Di Lynn Ring) Tombs and -16- will team up for an October tour, part of a BrooklynVegan sponsored trek that covers mostly the East Coast. The dates kickoff in in Pittsburgh and... more info
Metalsucks —
Decibel, the only metal magazine still worth reading as far as the editors of this website are concerned, will celebrate their 100th issue in January in the best way possible: by putting on an awesome show with a ridiculously cool line-up. As you ca... more info