by Bram Teitelman | Jul 16, 2014 | Festivals, News, Touring
If it seems like only a month and a half ago that Baltimore was the destination for extreme metal fans and bands from around the world, that’s because it was. But the Maryland Deathfest has wasted no time in announcing the first round of bands for...
by Matt Brown | Jun 4, 2014 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Ah, now that’s more like it. We’ve got a nice hefty list of debuts this week, and topping them all off is…yet another KISS compilation album. I...
by Metal Insider | May 27, 2014 | New & Noteworthy, New Music
To those of you that had a long weekend, we hope you enjoyed it safely and in good company! This week is considered by those here in the US as being the unofficial beginning of summer, and if this release week is any indicator, summer is going to be heavy as hell this...
by Metal Insider | May 16, 2014 | Dissident Aggression
Some music is meant to simply clobber. It’s built with a battering ram aesthetic and rumbles through headphones like some prehistoric, ancient beast, unaware of the true destruction it wields. One fine example of music that simply cold-cocks you from note one...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 8, 2012 | Free Stuff
Relapse Records have one of the most diverse rosters in metal. From grindcore like Pig Destroyer and Murder Construct to the progressive southern rock of Baroness and Royal Thunder and classic metal bands like Death and Dying Fetus, the label’s got you covered....