411 Mania — We take a break from the 80's to talk thrash! We review the end of NWOBHM, the beginning of thrash, and the evolution to extreme metal. We also look at tape trading and fanzines from the 80's as well. Plus reviews of more thrash albums from Slayer... more info

Pitchfork — Ryan Adams' "first fully-realized sci-fi metal concept album" is here, according to an email newsletter. It is a real thing called ORION that was recorded in 2006 and features artwork by Away, aka Michel Langevin from real life metal band Voivod. You... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jessie Barber, Christopher Mumma Matt Martinez of Landmine Marathon belts it out (by Jessie Barber) While BBG and Kim Kelly were trolling about the blackened stage at Bernie's, getting southern-fried by the Louisiana frighteners Thou, and c... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — all photos by Brian Reilly except the Nardwuar shot is by Bryan Bruchman Nardwuar backstage @ Galaxy Room Andrew WK on stage @ Galaxy Room Andrew WK went from headlining Irving Plaza in NYC straight to Texas for a full... more info

Metalsucks — Last weekend I was lucky enough to be back in NYC for my spring break (even though the first week of March is clearly not spring), and was able to catch the Kreator, Voivod, Nachmystium, Evile, and Lazarus A.D. show. Considering that it had been a li... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Samantha Marble Snake of Voivod! As Kreator took the stage to "Choir of the Dammed," you could feel the excitement and adrenaline building in the venue. The band played with dead on accuracy, flawlessly mixing... more info

Metalsucks — Kreator’s twenty-fifth anniversary tour, which features the very strong supporting line-up of Voivod, Nachtmystium, Evile, and Lazarus A.D., rolled through NYC on Saturday night, and, yeppers, I was there. I don’t have tons to say about it, but I... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — an old photo of Voivod Titus Andronicus @ Mercury Lounge on New Years Eve (more by Zach Stern) tonight in NYC * Soulive @ Brooklyn Bowl * The Silent League @ Sycamore * Marky Ramone (DJ) @ The Frying Pan... more info