SXSW panel asks if underground metal has surfaced

It’s cool when other music fans get into the metal you like, right? Tell that to the underground faithful, who are often so protective of death, black, thrash and other forms of extreme music that they’re constantly concerned that metal will get diluted by...

Skeletonwitch Plays New Song at SXSW

[youtube width=”500″ height=”344″]http://youtu.be/gJhBt9iaPhk[/youtube] Any new Skeletonwitch is good Skeletonwitch. According to the band’s Facebook, the band is nearly done writing the new album up in Salem, MA and will be recording...

A SXSW Guide To Metal Events

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...