by Bram Teitelman | Mar 8, 2013 | Conventions
With the interactive portion of the 27th annual SXSW festival kicking off today, downtown Austin is transforming into a shitshow of epic proportions. Literally thousands of bands, hundreds of vendors, countless other companies, and a four-story tall Doritos vending...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 7, 2013 | Lists
We’re big fans of WSOU/South Orange here. First of all, they’re all metal all the time. Secondly, they’re in our listening area, and have served as a launching pad for countless metal bands since they switched to the format in the late ’80s,...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 3, 2012 | Reviews
Earlier this year, High On Fire released one of this year’s best albums, stoner metal masterpiece De Vermis Mysteriis. However, until recently the band never got to tour behind it, save for a handful of shows at SXSW shortly before the album came out. With a...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 20, 2012 | That's Unfortunate, Touring
One of the high points of the excellent Summer Slaughter tour we got to see earlier this month was Periphery’s rock solid set. It was great to hear songs from Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal played live, and while they’re more or less the gods...
by Metal Insider | Jul 12, 2012 | That's Unfortunate, Touring
And bassist Nick Schendzielos is out of Job For a Cowboy. But hold your horses, it’s only temporary, and Job For A Cowboy is still going to play the Summer Slaughter tour with Cannibal Corpse, Between The Buried And Me, The Faceless, Periphery, Veil Of Maya,...