Earlier this year, Boris released W, a lighter, decidedly non-metal companion to 2020's thrashy NO, and now they've announced a second album of 2022, and it's a much different one. It's their third Heavy Rocks album, following their 2002 and… Read More
Last week, Denver trio Primitive Man released their killer new EP Insurmountable on Closed Casket Activities, with four songs in nearly 30 minutes that trek through absurdly heavy doom/sludge, ominous ambient music, and an entirely reinvented cover of The Smashing… Read More
Echo & The Bunnymen had to pull out of this past weekend's Cruel World festival due to visa issues, but they must expect those to be sorted out soon, as they've just announced a North American tour. It kicks off… Read More
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. BURNA BOY Having recently played a sold-out show at NYC's Madison Square Garden, Nigerian afro-fusionist Burna Boy has announced a summer tour in support of his upcoming album,… Read More
So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and… Read More
Freddie Gibbs brought his Space Rabbit Tour to NYC last week for shows at Irving Plaza on May 11 and 13. We caught the second show (Friday 3/13), where Freddie had the crowd in the palm of his hand from… Read More
Last week, My Chemical Romance released their first new song in eight years, "The Foundations of Decay," and tonight (5/16) they're beginning their long-awaited reunion tour at The Eden Project in St Austell, England, where they've debuted some new merch… Read More
OSEES have announced new album A Foul Form, which will be out August 12 via Castle Face. It's their first album since 2020 (when they released three albums), and after some explorations into prog territory, this one has the band banging… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Supergrass, Heaven @ Brooklyn Steel Kikagaku Moyo, jaimie branch, Nicholas Gazin (DJ set) @ Elsewhere Pike vs the Automaton, High Tone Son of a Bitch @ Saint Vitus Bar Raveena, Fana Hues @ Irving Plaza The Waterboys… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Interpol, Tycho, Matthew Dear @ Kings Theatre Deftones, Gojira, VOWWS @ Stone Pony Summer Stage Desertfest NYC w/ Baroness, Torche, King Buffalo, Inter Arma, Cloakroom, Warhorse, Silvertomb, Yatra, Brume, Somnuri, Green Druid @ Knockdown Center Black n… Read More