Tag Archives: Xibalba

Testament to headline the inaugural Metal Injection Festival

Posted by on June 15, 2023

  Metal Injection have announced the debut of their own two-day festival. The inaugural Metal Injection Festival is set to take place on September 16th-17th in Orange County, CA, held at two venues, The Observatory and House of Blues Anaheim. Tickets for the Saturday event at The Observatory are on sale now for $35. Tickets […]

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Metal Inside(r) Home Quarantine: Xibalba’s Brian Ortiz – “Stay productive in whatever it is you love”

Posted by on August 5, 2020

  Metal Inside(r) Home Quarantine is Metal Insider’s new column during this time of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked artists five questions on what’s been keeping them busy ranging from their favorite movies, food they’ve been eating, music they’ve been listening to and more. We caught up with Xibalba’s Brian Ortiz as […]

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This is Hardcore 2015 Set for a Strong 10 Year Anniversary

Posted by on March 30, 2015

The yearly hardcore fest is ready to take Philadelphia by storm once again. It will be taking place July 23 at the Union Transfer and July 24, 25, and 26 at the Electric Factory. This is Hardcore 2015 (or This is Hardcore X) is celebrating the festival’s 10 year anniversary with another great lineup showcasing […]

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Metal By Numbers 2/4: Fear of the Chart

Posted by on February 4, 2015

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. What we have for you here is the biggest list of debuts of 2015 thus far. And it’s got a couple of doozies, not least of all Periphery heading it off with a double […]

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Xibalba release another music video

Posted by on January 14, 2015

Xibalba released a music video for “Enemigo,” from their upcoming album Tierra Y Libertad, which is due out later this month. It was premiered on Revolver, who gave the album a 4/5 review in their January issue. This third album comes out on Southern Lord, and clocks in around 45 minutes. The album, which was finished up last October, was recorded by Taylor […]

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Xibalba brace for “Invierno”

Posted by on December 19, 2014

Xibalba just released “Invierno” (that’s spanish for winter, thanks Metal Sucks) the third track from their upcoming album, Tierra Y Libertad, which they just finished recording in October. The new album, their third, comes out on Southern Lord on January 27th. The eight track, 45 minute album was recorded by Taylor Young (from Nails, Twitching Tongues, Disgrace) […]

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Xibalba finish recording “Tierra Y Libertad”

Posted by on October 16, 2014

Xibalba have finished up the recording of their third album, Tierra Y Libertad, which is due out January 2015. The new album, released through Southern Lord Recordings, will have eight tracks and clocks in at nearly 45 minutes. The album was recorded by Taylor Young (who plays in Nails, Twitching Tongues, Disgrace) and recorded at The Pit in […]

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Metal Insider’s top cinco: Hispanic/latino bands

Posted by on May 5, 2014

With Heaven and Hell Metal Fest being cancelled earlier this year by the state, it may seem like the metal scene in Mexico isn’t exactly thriving and festive – but that’s not at all true.  In honor of Cinco De Mayo, we want to show you a few acts in the Hispanic and Latino metal […]

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This Is Hardcore Fest 2014’s lineup includes Killswitch Engage, Converge, Unearth and more

Posted by on April 1, 2014

We’ll probably have to clarify this more than once today but no, this is not an April Fools joke. This Is Hardcore Fest has revealed the lineup for its four day festival set for July 24-27 at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. Hope your scrolling finger is in good shape because here’s the full […]

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Your definitive guide to metal at SXSW

Posted by on March 3, 2014

Right now, downtown Austin is bracing itself for the calm before the storm. In just four days (7), annual music, interactive and film mega-convention South by SouthWest (SXSW) will begin, and won’t let up until the following Sunday (16). Spring break for the music industry, place where bands go to get signed, or place where […]

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