Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 16, 2017
If you’re anywhere on the Eastern seaboard, you’re probably more than aware of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. The annual Worcester, MA festival is in it’s nineteenth year now, and is showing no signs of slowing down. Headlined by Testament, Sepultura and Prong on April 21st and Sabaton, Katatonia, Hammerfall and Amorphis on […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 28, 2017
The New England Metal and Hardcore Fest has been going strong for 18 years now, and their 19th year is adding to the already-impressive lineup that they’ve already got. Taking place on April 21st and 22nd in Worcester, MA, much the same as in previous years, they’ve divided the days pretty equally by genre. Friday appears […]
Posted by Matt Brown on September 21, 2016
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I’ve been writing this column for four years now, and while that might not sound like a super long time, it’s interesting to see how things have changed regarding record sales. Sure, there are […]
Posted by Nathan Katsiaficas on July 21, 2016
It may be the middle of the summer right now, but we’re still in the midst of festival season. And while it may not be solely metal, there’s no festival in the US with a bigger presence than Warped Tour. Now in its 22nd year, the tour boasts a lineup that includes punk, metal, hardcore, […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on April 6, 2016
If you’re into hardcore from the mid 90’s, Bane must have been part of your bands blasting in your walkman but on that same note, they must have been a band you got saddened to find out they were going to break up after they released their 2014 album Don’t Wait Up. Fast forward to 2016 […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 24, 2016
If there’s one thing that’s slightly annoying about the Vans Warped Tour (we know, there’s more than one thing), it’s that the non-stop barrage of bands and a schedule that changes every day will find you running from one side of the tour to the other to see bands you want to check out. This […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 21, 2016
According to a leaked admat for the August 9th Las Vegas stop of this year’s Vans Warped Tour, the lineup has been revealed, and amid a handful of heritage bands like Less Than Jake, Yellowcard and New Found Glory, there are some metal names to be found as well. Whitechapel, Chelsea Grin, Veil of Maya, […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on February 10, 2016
The last time we mentioned Self Help Festival was a few months ago when post-hardcore veterans Underoath announced their return to the stage, confirming they would be headlining the fest. Of course, the festival can’t run with just a single band so we finally have word on the rest of the lineup performing in San […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on October 20, 2015
Defeater have parted ways with guitarist, vocalist, and producer Jay Maas. He’s been with the band for all their studio albums, dating back to 2008’s Travels, but according to the Boston, MA band things just weren’t working out. Said the band via Facebook: “Over the weekend it was decided to move forward as a band without the participation […]
Posted by Steven Varsanyi on March 30, 2015
The yearly hardcore fest is ready to take Philadelphia by storm once again. It will be taking place July 23 at the Union Transfer and July 24, 25, and 26 at the Electric Factory. This is Hardcore 2015 (or This is Hardcore X) is celebrating the festival’s 10 year anniversary with another great lineup showcasing […]
