Tag Archives: Howl

Metal By Numbers 5/8: What’s With HIM?

Posted by on May 8, 2013

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. As you start to look at the charts this week, you’ll notice two things: 1) There were a shit ton of albums that debuted this week, and 2) HIM is our top debut. Alright, […]

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New & Noteworthy, April 30th: In The Arms Of Rain

Posted by on April 30, 2013

As promised, this week is full of melodic death metal albums, and the list is being led off by a gothic metal giant from Finland. While HIM may not necessarily be a metal band in the strictest sense, they’re still one of the most popular rock acts in the world, and we’re always happy to […]

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Win A Copy Of Howl’s Bloodlines!

Posted by on April 26, 2013

On Tuesday, sludgy stoner doom band Howl unleash their sophomore album, Bloodlines on Relapse Records. We’ve had a chance to digest it, and it’s growing on us with pretty much every listen. They’ve stepped it up, with stellar production from Chris “Zeuss” Harris, a different lineup and the sound that only two additional years of confidence […]

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The Dillinger Escape Plan, Animals As Leaders, Periphery And More Confirmed For Summer Slaughter Tour 2013

Posted by on March 22, 2013

Rumors about who would be playing this year’s edition of the Summer Slaughter Tour have been circulating for a few months now. Today, though, we have confirmation on the first batch of bands appearing on the touring metal festival. The big name confirmed for the tour is The Dillinger Escape Plan, while also set to […]

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Best Metal Performances At SXSW

Posted by on March 20, 2013

6. Howl MetalSucks presents South By South Death at the Dirty Dog Prior to this performance I was only casually acquainted with the band’s fifth full length Full of Hell, which is quite solid. Since then, Vincent Hausman dropped the guitar to focus fully on vocals which seems to have been beneficial for the band. his performance […]

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A SXSW Guide To Metal Events

Posted by on March 8, 2013

With the interactive portion of the 27th annual SXSW festival kicking off today, downtown Austin is transforming into a shitshow of epic proportions. Literally thousands of bands, hundreds of vendors, countless other companies, and a four-story tall Doritos vending machine are transforming the usually semi-sedate streets of Austin into nine days of marketing, branding and music […]

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Final Four Bands Confirmed For Metal Suckfest

Posted by on October 11, 2011

The lineup to the inaugural Metal Suckfest was already looking pretty sweet, with Municipal Waste headlining the first night and Cynic headlining the second night (oh, and did we mention the pre-game show featuring Mayhem?). Yet when our buds at Metal Sucks revealed more of the lineup, they also promised that there were still four […]

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Metal Suckfest Pre-Game Added On, Tickets On Sale Now

Posted by on September 9, 2011

Earlier this week, Metal Sucks revealed more bands that were set to appear on the inaugural Metal Suckfest. Two days of a crap load of metal? How can you beat that? Well guess what: they’ve added a pre-game show on November 3 to kick off the festivities! That’s right, THREE days of metal at the […]

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Full Lineup To Metal Suckfest Revealed

Posted by on September 6, 2011

Last month, our buds at Metal Sucks announced that they were doing something extremely crazy: putting together a two day festival. At the time, the only thing we knew about Metal Suckfest’s lineup was that Municipal Waste and Cynic were headlining each day respectively. But now we know more bands slated to appear on the […]

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Metalliance Chicago Show Moved Due To Gang Violence

Posted by on March 24, 2011

We’re not sure where Mojoes is in Chicago, but apparently it’s on the wrong side of the tracks. According to a press release from eOne, this Sunday’s Metalliance Tour show at that venue is no longer happening due to a gang shooting. The city has apparently put a seven day hold on the venue’s operation […]

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