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...

New Band Alert: Lullabye Arkestra

Vice Records, the people behind Heavy Metal in Baghdad and the great magazine, have signed a new band. Lullabye Arkestra is a two piece power duo – think Big Business meets the White Stripes. The band’s sophomore album, Threats/Worship, will be released on...