Stereogum — Torche’s latest album, Restarter, is a chugging beast. It’s “darker, heavier, and moodier” than a lot of their previous work, as bassist Jonathan Nuñez told us last month. And as the album’s leadoff track, “Annihilation Affair” begins ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Torche at Gramercy Theatre in 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Torche, Nothing, Wrong @ Saint Vitus This bill is pretty amazing... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo by Janette Valentine We're still about about a month away from the new Torche album, Restarter (due 2/24 via Relapse), and today we get its third single, "Loose Men," via Rolling Stone. Following the two four-plus... more info

Stereogum — “Loose Men” is a pretty hilarious thing to name a song when your band’s frontman is one of the few openly gay men in underground metal. Florida fuzz-metal asskickers Torche are back next month with the new album Restarter, and early songs “Mi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Torche at IO Northside 2014 at 285 Kent (more by Harriet Roberts) As you may know, sludge popsters Torche are putting out their new album, Restarter, on February 24 via Relapse, and they've now announced a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Hellbent Hooker As always, there are tons of good metal and metal-related tours swinging through NYC and other one-off heavy shows happening here. We don't get around to posting all of them, so here's a roundup of some of the... more info

Stereogum — The Miami metal band Torche will return next month with Restarter, another album of towering melodic anthems. If you’ve heard any of their previous albums of towering melodic anthems, you know that this is a great thing. We’ve already heard first... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Patti Smith at Riot Fest Chicago 2014 (more by James Richards IV) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Patti Smith @ Webster Hall Punk legend Patti Smith put... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo by Janette Valentine As discussed, Torche are releasing their new album Restarter on February 24 via Relapse (their first for the label), and they've now released its first single, "Minions." It's the kind of poppy sludge... more info

Stereogum — Harmonicraft, the last album from the kickass melodic Florida riff-metal band Torche, was a total triumph. It’s nearly three years old now, but the band will follow it up with a new album called Restarter early next year. Torche have yet to release... more info