REVIEW: Kataklysm – Exhorder – Krisiun – Hatchet: Live at The Market Hotel


The Market Hotel in Bushwick has been a D.I.Y. Rock staple for many years. It is also one of the few D.I.Y. venues to survive foreclosure and resurface in the scene. With the continuous loss of venues in New York City that cater to Extreme Music, the Market Hotel, is making its mark on becoming the new home of Metal in Brooklyn.Continue reading


Exhorder Teams Up with Hotel Radio to Live Stream Their UK Debut


Exhorder will make their UK and London area debut next week performing at The Underworld on Monday The 7th Of October. The band has teamed up with Hotel Radio to live stream the show @ 9.15pm Bst | 10.15pm Cest | 1.15pm Pdt. You can watch the show streamed live via Facebook and YouTube from the links below. The band just released their comeback album, Mourn The Southern Skies last week via Nuclear Blast. Continue reading


Full Terror Assault Open Air Festival Announces Daily Band Lineups, Special Sale and Chicago Pre-Party


Full Terror Assault Open Air Festival is Americas’ best hope for a European-style heavy metal festival. Headlined by Soulfly, Kataklysm, Grave, Jungle Rot, Vio-lence, Exhorder, Unearth, Ringworm and dozens of more bands, the fest is less than a month away. Taking place September 4-7, 2019 at Cave In Rock, IL the event has just made a slew of new announcements including daily band lineups, special ticket pricing and news of the pre-party shows in Chicago.Continue reading


Unearth, Incite, and Prison Added To Full Terror Assault Open Air Festival Next Fall


America’s first European-style Open Air metal festival, Full Terror Assault Open Air Festival continues to grow and add dope bands to the lineup in its fifth year. Unearth, Incite and Prison have joined the bill and the fest already features Soulfly, Vio-lence, Unearth, Kataklysm, Grave, M.O.D., Exhorder, Crisix (first USA performance!), Skeletal Remains, Incite, Jungle Rot, Cliteater, Ringworm, Krisiun, Genocide Pact, Dehumanized, Morbid Saint, Wrath, Indestructible Noise Command, Cast The Stone, Hatchet, Waco Jesus, Pains, Byzantine, Wrvm, Prison, Elbow Deep, Rhythm of Fear, Poolside at the Flamingo, Sexual Atrocities, Toxic Ruin , A Hill to Die Upon, Ground, Drag them Down, Confused, Invidiosus, Embludgeonment, Smash Potater, Bleed the Victim, Woundvac, Meet the Mailman, Summoner’s Circle, Minimum Wage Assassins, Cheese Grater Masturbation, Crater, Hammerhedd, Buzzzar, Viken, Eulogy in Blood and more. Taking place September 4-7, 2019 in Cave In Rock, IL at Hogrock Campground, the fest offers two days of music Scenic Camping, A Morbid Metal Market, Food Vendors, Parties & More! Tickets, Payment Plans, VIP Upgrades and tickets at the link below. Continue reading


FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Decibel Metal and Beer Festival 2019


Today is the day! The third annual Decibel Metal and Beer Festival takes place today at the Fillmore in Philadelphia! Fourteen of the best bands and some of the best craft brewers in the world converge in Philly for all the mayhem. Today Saturday and tomorrow Sunday, April 13-14, 2019, will be full of music, beers, and awesometastic vendors and people. The pre-party was last night, but we have your preview below. Doors and pours start at 4 PM and there are a few tickets left at the door!Continue reading


Pantera’s “Far Beyond Driven” Turns 25 Years Old


It’s the mid-nineties and while the economy is flourishing, our president gets cool points for playing the sax on television and we have Super Metroid, we still found the need to complain. And of all the things to moan about during that decade, one of the silliest is to decry the lack of decent metal. Did we all suddenly forget that Pantera dropped possibly the heaviest release to debut atop the Billboard Top 200 in Far Beyond Driven (Eastwest)?Continue reading


Dumb and Dumbest Podcast #123: Alan Averill of Primordial on Maintaining a Legacy


Many veteran bands don’t realize they are sitting on treasure troves of content, just waiting to be shared and engaged with, minting new fans craving authenticity. Dumb and Dumbest Podcast number #123 is streaming now and it’s an interview with Alan Averill of Primordial on Maintaining A Legacy! Dumb and Dumbest hosts Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR) also offer The Music Marketing Challenge, a low-cost, high-value private training to bands and artists. Get hands-on practical experience to market your band like a pro today! Message them at the links below. Continue reading


Exhorder Have Signed To Nuclear Blast Records, New Album In The Works


Underground metal legends Exhorder have announced a new deal with Nuclear Blast Records worldwide! The band has heavily influenced scores of American southern metal and thrash bands such as Pantera, Down, Goatwhore, C.O.C., Crowbar, Lamb Of God and others are currently writing a brand new record after teaming up for special performances and tours the last few years of their classic albums The Law and Slaughter In The Vatican. Stay tuned to this space for more awesome Exhorder news! Continue reading


Quebec Deathfest – Live At Various Venues


The first ever Quebec Deathfest took place last month, from the folks that brought you Maryland Deathfest, Netherlands Deathfest, and more. Taking place across several venues in the metal capital of Canada, Quebec, the fest had many of the highlights of other festivals (multiple stages, vendors, lots of beer) that make this a worthy inclusion of your annual concert calendar. Bands on the bill included death metal greats like Autopsy, Demolition Hammer, Exhorder, Uada, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Malignancy, Unleashed, Skinless, Skeletal Remains, Outre-Tombe, Bell Witch, Dehumanized, Tomb Mold, and many more. Check out these EXCLUSIVE photos by Hillarie Jason Photography and we’ll see you next year! Saluer et tuer! Continue reading