Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 20, 2019
Wait, it’s the end of the year already? Wait it’s the end of the DECADE already? It’s been a crazy year that seems like a manic two months, and along the way, some pretty solid music came out. This list is in no order, mainly because I can’t say that there’s one album on […]
Posted by Matt Brown on September 25, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Woo boy, it’s been awhile since we saw such a swath of debuts, eighteen to be exact. The top debut this week, of course, is KoRn. Between their’s, Tool’s, and Slipknot’s new albums […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on November 7, 2016
Over the past few years, America has been going through an amazing boom of metal festivals throughout the country and we just can’t be happier about it. With the success and massive support these events have received lately, it’s logical that others would jump on board with the idea and the latest one to organize […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on May 31, 2016
Over the past weekend, the biggest annual gathering of metalheads in the US took place with the latest installment of the Maryland Deathfest. The eagerness for the “America’s biggest metal party of the year” was visible among my list of friends and foes planning to lose their necks and minds over the excellent list of […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on March 3, 2016
Back in the days before the internet existed, labels had to rely on traditional promotion to get the word out on their bands and that included a lot of press coverage from magazines, mailing orders, tape trading and compilations. When Metal Blade Records was born back in 1982, the label released their first compilation album […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on December 9, 2015
Not going to sugar-coat it, this was way harder than in previous years. 2015 was a great year for metal and trying to nail this down to only ten records was nearly impossible. So at the risk of asking for a mulligan at some point here are ten albums that kicked my ass this year… […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on July 17, 2015
This is it, folks! Maryland Deathfest announced the last confirmed bands, finalizing the bill for the festival’s 2016 edition and we have a lot of gems among the chosen ones. Tickets will go on sale on July 22nd at 12 P.M and the festival will announce what day and stage each band will play so […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 17, 2015
Philadelphia doom band Crypt Sermon’s debut album, Out of the Garden has gotten a lot of well-deserved press. Now you can listen to the Dark Descent album before it’s in stores next Tuesday. It’s streaming here.
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 10, 2015
You can sometimes tell a lot about a band by things without hearing them. Their band name or album cover, perhaps. Or maybe their album title. Philly/Brooklyn trio Unrest are set to release their debut album, Grindcore, on March 24th on Unspeakable Axe Records. The band, consisting of Woe founder Chris Grigg and Brooks Wilson and Steve Jansson of […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 14, 2015
What’s better than a good doom song? A good doom song from a new band that you happen to know someone in. Philly’s Crypt Sermon features Enrique Sagarnaga as their drummer, who has a day job working for Season of Mist Records. The band’s five members have spent time in bands including Ashencult, Hivelords, Infiltrator, […]
