by Alix Vallecillo | Mar 3, 2016 | News, Releases
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...
by Chip McCabe | Dec 9, 2015 | Best of 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...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jul 17, 2015 | Festivals, News, Updates
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...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 17, 2015 | News Ticker
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.
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 10, 2015 | News, Premieres
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...