Metalsucks — My love of Tombs’ last album, Winter Hours, is well documented. It was my #4 album of the year in ’09, and I proudly displayed my critical hard-on for it for all the world to see in my initial review of the record. And yet, there was something ho... more info

Stereogum — Tombs’ Path Of Totality topped my list of the Top 26 Metal Albums Of 2011 So Far. I was curious what sort of personal soundtrack went into that muscular, violent, surprisingly delicate and detailed blend of New York noise-rock, black metal, and ind... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Though it may appear like there's less options than in summers past, there are still lots of great free NYC shows happening. Summerstage and Celebrate Brooklyn have kicked off their 2011 seasons last month, and continue this week. Los... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Tombs at The Studio at Webster Hall (more by BBG) The halfway point of the year is behind us, and already some folks are chalking up their favorites of 2011. Undoubtedly, one my favorites (much like Brandon Stosuy)... more info

Metalsucks — So remember a couple of weeks back, when Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas attempted to see how many illegible band logos their employees could actually identify or, better still, just plain read? Well, now they’ve done it again, this time with me... more info

Metal Injection — A few weeks ago, we showed you this videoclip of employees of Waterloo Records being put through the death metal ringer, to decipher some common and uncommon death metal/black metal logos. We all had a good laugh. Recently, Tombs and Kill The Client ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Tombs @ the Studio Unlike certain shows that cancel because of the rain... joking, of course... ours was inside, but Tombs and A Storm of Light brought the thunder to The Studio at Webster Hall last night (6/9)... more info

Metalsucks — June is going to be a huge month for metal releases and it starts with a bang today, the month’s first Tuesday. New releases by Morbid Angel, Arch Enemy, Job For A Cowboy and Amorphis are the biggest hitters, while new ones from Origin, Engineer, G... more info

Metal Injection — Path of Totality isn't the album I was expecting from Tombs; this is a good thing.  The band enlisted John Congleton (Baroness, Explosions in the Sky) to produce the LP, and I somehow imagined they'd depart for softer, fuzzier aural climes... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Chicago metal bands Indian and Bloodiest both released killer albums on Relapse in the past year, and the two bands will team up to play a Brooklyn show together at Union Pool on June 25th. Hallux is also... more info