by Bram Teitelman | Apr 17, 2015 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings, News
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind...
by Seth Werkheiser | Apr 16, 2015 | Metal Musical Chairs, News, Religion
Metalcore band For Today continues making the news for their “God ordained” line-up changes, and this latest one is a doozy. Guitarist Samuel Penner – the guy who replaced Mike “No such thing as a gay Christian” Reynolds – was...
by Metal Insider | Mar 30, 2015 | Events, News
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...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 19, 2015 | Festivals, Interviews, News
For the seventeenth consecutive year, metal fans in the Northeast will be making a pilgrimage to the Palladium in Worcester, MA for the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on April 17-19. Like previous years, the festival caters to fans of just about every genre...
by Seth Werkheiser | Jan 14, 2015 | New Music, News, Video
Xibalba released a music video for “Enemigo,” from their upcoming album Tierra Y Libertad, which is due out later this month. It was premiered on Revolver, who gave the album a 4/5 review in their January issue. This third album comes out on Southern Lord,...