by Jeff Podoshen | Jul 8, 2019 | Reviews
Honestly, 2019 has been an amazing year for metal so far. We’ve had a run of great new releases these first six weeks. Happily, Chicago’s Immortal Bird keeps this year’s winning streak alive with their blisteringly incredible Thrive on Neglect, out...
by Jeff Podoshen | Jul 8, 2019 | Interviews
Chicago’s Immortal Bird just released a pummeling and pulverizing new record, Thrive on Neglect, which arrived on July 5 via 20 Buck Spin records. We took a moment to catch up with vocalist Rae to talk a bit about it: The new record is pretty...
by Sean Matthews | Apr 27, 2017 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews
The Crofoot was chosen as this year’s venue for the 4th annual Berserker Festival, on April 14th and 15th in Pontiac, Michigan. With a grand theater and multiple rooms, The Crofoot was the perfect place to house 30 bands over two days. With side stages set up in the...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 22, 2017 | Crime, News
Last night, we hit Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus Bar to see Darkest Hour headline a sold-out show. Immortal Bird, one of the openers, put on a show that impressed the near-sold out crowd, then went to a friend’s house before their show in Boston tonight....
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...