Brooklyn Vegan — By Ian Chainey Cro-Mags at FFF Fest in 2013 (more by Tim Griffin) John Joseph: Cyclist on the scene, philanthropist, author, health nut, master juicer. Oh, and sometimes he fronts a band. He has been known to do that. You... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey Mother Brain at Saint Vitus in 2014 (more by Drew Gurian) France's Department of Correction achieved two grindcore rites of passage this year, releasing a split with mincers Agathocles and wiggling themselves onto a six-way split (Mons... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman, words by Ian Chainey Black Anvil @ Saint Vitus 7/20/2014 Blackened thrashers Black Anvil celebrated their new album, Hail Death, by playing it in its entirety at NYC's Saint Vitus on Sunday (7/20). Bathed in red light... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Black Anvil @ Saint Vitus (more by Wyatt Marshall) Bill Nye @ Irving Plaza last night (photo by @livenationnyc) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... OOIOO, Man Forever... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Andrew Sacher Weatherbox @ Saint Vitus - 7/27/14 Weatherbox returned this year with Flies In All Directions, their first full length since 2009's The Cosmic Drama, and brought their tour with Dikembe in support... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We've had no lack of posts about Black Anvil's new album Hail Death that they'll be playing in its entirety at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn this Sunday (7/20), and earlier today we did a big KISS roundup that included... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey You could call Norwegian weirdos Virus quirky metal, but that doesn't really approximate their mind effing. Czral, leader of the three-piece, agrees: "Virus is more of an eccentric rock band than a metal band. People have said... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey Vermont metalcore band and masters of the punchline song title Drowningman have reformed and will play three East Coast dates in August. Says singer Simon Byron Brody, "If all goes well we may play a select few... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey The second annual New York Deathfest, put on by Useless Christ Records, happens at Brooklyn's Saint Vitus on July 26 & 27. The lineup for the two-day event looks a lot different from what was announced in February,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Wyatt Marshall York Factory Complaint at Saint Vitus, January 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) If you're not familiar with the NYC duo York Factory Complaint, you may know some of their other projects--Ryan Martin is the co-founder of Dais... more info