What better way to kick off a summer weekend than with a heady mix of post-rock, ephemeral doom, brutal crust metal, and, um, a 14-woman vocal choir?
Tonight's show at St. Stephen's Church is far from sweetness and light. Headlining the affair is Ilsa, a local metal-laced crust punk act (or, conversely, crust-punk infused metal [...]
With news of Zep Fest's cancellation, there are probably at least a few hundred local rock fans now looking for something to do on Memorial Day weekend. Within that group, I'd guess that perhaps a couple dozen live within 10 miles of Centreville, and of those people, maybe five or six love midget wrestling.
That sliver [...]
It seems like Toyota's Scion Audio/Visual, otherwise known as Scion A/V, has been marketing itself to a younger generation of music-literate Americans for years now, featuring special releases by burgeoning musicians.
The newest band featured by Scion A/V? Local grindcore trio Magrudergrind. Perhaps Scion isn't exactly the kind of name a metal musician would like to be [...]
"Thanks again. We're gone."
Those are the last sounds that atmospheric metal band Isis left in their fans' ears as they exited the stage at the 9:30 Club last night. Having announced the end of the band in May, Isis are currently on a "farewell tour" with the Melvins, and while listening to Isis live is [...]
Last weekend, literally thousands of metalheads from around the world descended on Baltimore for the annual Maryland Deathfest, which just seems to keep getting bigger each year. For the 2010 version, there were two outdoor stages in addition to the main inside stage. While I was only able to make Friday of this year's three-day [...]
Six months had passed since Jucifer's last performance in the D.C. area, so it was time for another: last night's show at the Black Cat was the duo's second in the states since it wrapped up a lengthy European tour (the first being a brief set last Saturday at Maryland Deathfest). Drummer Edgar Livengood was [...]
Utah's Gaza inflicted some of the most bewilderingly complex and mind-numbingly heavy death metal imaginable on an unsuspecting Ottobar crowd last night, with a set that was fantastic and far too short. They were followed by Californians Cattle Decapitation, whose ultratechnical grindcore was, unfortunately, not served well by a muddy sound mix. More photos after [...]
*Variety reports that the late Jeff Buckley's songs are being worked into a rock-musical version of Romeo and Juliet called The Last Goodbye, set to hit theaters later this year. No word yet on whether the little-known, sparsely covered "Hallelujah" will make an appearance.
*In preparation for the forthcoming Academy Awards, Total Film posts the top [...]
Dutch band Epica brought its bombastic mix of symphonic, gothic, and death metal to (the newly renovated!) Jaxx on Tuesday night to a nearly sold-out house. More photos of Epica after the jump and at the full gallery. The full gallery also includes shots of the opening bands.
Swedish melodic death-metal stalwarts Arch Enemy kicked off its 2010 U.S. tour at Recher Theatre in Towson last night. While not quite in top form, frontwoman Angela Gossow and company put on a show that was more than intense enough for a Wednesday night out. More photos after the jump and at the full gallery.
