Posted by Chris Annunziata on January 14, 2020
The 2020 ‘Oblivion Access’ Festival, formerly known as the “Austin Terror Fest,” has announced more bands to the massive bill, which features of 50 bands. The festival will take place June 05th-07th across several venues, The Barracuda, Empire Control Room & Garage, and Mohawk venues in Austin, TX. The festival has expanded into new genres and sounds […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 16, 2019
As each year approaches its end, we share our year-end lists highlighting the best of the best of the year. However, we were taken aback, realizing that not only will 2020 mark a new year, it also marks a brand new decade. It’s true what they say; time flies when you’re having fun, listening to […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on October 16, 2019
Decibel Metal And Beer Fest: Philly 2020 have announced Converge, Napalm Death and Pig Destroyer as the headliners. Not only is each band headlining the festival but each are playing an album in entirety. The festival will be held on April 3rd and 4th at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA. Check out the entire list of […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 8, 2019
Wear Your Wounds was originally formed as a solo project by Converge frontman Jacob Bannon as we heard the 2017 double album debut, WYW. The project has since expanded to a five-piece and back in February, the group revealed they finished tracking for their upcoming sophomore effort. Now, the band has announced their new album […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on March 19, 2019
Ben Koller, best known for his work drumming with bands such as Converge, Mutoid Man and All Pigs Must Die, has been given the all clear to return to playing music following an injury to his elbow. The announcement was made in a post to Koller’s Instagram on Monday (18th). The post shows an x-ray of […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 20, 2018
Last week, drummer Ben Koller (Converge, Mutoid Man, All Pigs Must Die, Killer Be Killed) broke his elbow due to a freak accident. His injury required surgery and needs to spend quite some time away from the kit in order to fully recover. A GoFundMe page was created to help pay for his medical bills. […]
Posted by Matt Brown on July 11, 2018
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The list of debuts this week isn’t as lengthy compared to previous editions, but the coming weeks will see big names like Immortal, Between the Buried and Me (for the second time this year!), […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 29, 2018
Converge surprised us last night with the release of their new EP, Beautiful Ruin, which was recorded during their The Dusk In Us sessions. The group explained this release completes the recording material from that time period. Today (29th) the band surprised us once again by premiering the music video for the new song “Melancholia.” […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 28, 2018
Next Friday (6th), Converge will embark on their North American trek with Neurosis and more. Before a band hits the road, they tend to surprise their fans by sharing a new video or song. Code Orange shocked us when they released their EP The Hurt Will Go On, right before their trek. Now, it looks […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 14, 2018
Last night (13th), Cave in performed at The Royale in Boston, MA in memory of their former bandmate Caleb Scofield, who passed away this past March in a horrific car accident. During the show, Caleb’s brother Kyle joined the stage to perform six songs on bass while Converge etc. bassist, Nate Newton played the remaining […]
