Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Trap Them at Knitting Factory (more by Samantha Marble) Trap Them and Howl will hit the road for a string of dates with Every Time I Die as part of "Shit Happens: The Tour", tagging The Studio at... more info

Metalsucks — Thorriors of the world rejoice and once more cast off your deodorant. Sweaty eminence Valient Himself and his minions from Burlatia (located inside the planet Venus, in case you’re not up on your interstellar geography) have returned to get feral o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Wormrot Singapore grind trio Wormrot, who released one of my favorite LPs of 2009 (which has since been reissued by Earache this year), will play Santos Party House on September 2nd alongside Order of Ennead (members of Deicide,... more info

Metal Injection — We've seen Valient Thorr at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival earlier this year, and besides being a hilarious guy, Valient himself and his band know how to put on an entertaining set. They also know how to pick a good opener in Howl, ... more info

Metalsucks — Maiden and Slayer have been putting their names on custom-designed shoes for years. Mastodon Vans and 3 Inches of Blood Nikes were the most recent entries into the metal sneaker trend until Valient Thorr crashed their party earlier this year. Now Kin... more info

Altsounds — On the heels of their critically acclaimed new album, *"The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist,"* and following their announcement of US tour dates w/ *Orbs* (featuring members of BTBAM, Cradle of Filth, and others), Boston's *Junius* have announced Fal... more info

Metalsucks — Good news, everyone; after being forced to cancel one show and skip another (possibly more?) — at which Baroness’ two guitarists filled in – hospitalized Mastodon guitarist and mustache king Bill Kelliher is back performing with the band on th... more info

Metalsucks — Valient Thorr are one of those bands you’ve got to see live to truly understand. Sure, their breed of trad metal and fiery blues rock is appealing enough on its own, but it’s not until you see these guys perform that really get what they’re all... more info

Metalsucks — Valient Thorr are one of the most entertaining live metal bands on the planet. Valient Himself is one of the most ragingly funny frontmen in existence; Devin Townsend, Frank Mullen, Valient Himself. Dude just has me in fucking stitches before he even... more info

Live Daily — Following its in-progress European tour, prog-metal outfit Mastodon [ tickets ] will return to the States for a Volcom-sponsored spring trek behind last year's "Crack the Skye." The quartet will hit the tour trail beginning with an April 16 show ... more info