Los Angeles’ Alpha & Omega announced today that they will release their new one on July 23. The band’s upcoming Bridge Nine debut, No Rest, No Peace, is their second full-length release, drawing influences from hardcore mainstays such as Cro-Mags and Integrity as well as crossover and metal like Crowbar and Metallica. Says vocalist Luis Read More
They might as well just release the entire lineup already. It’s not like the bill doesn’t already fucking rule. You think adding Terror’s going to get some kid to go, “Wait one hot fucking second! I wasn’t sold until this Terror announcement. Fuck it, I’ll go.” At this point, people are either going or not Read More
And the lineup’s meh. I’m just being honest. There is no reason for me to trek my chubby ass up to fucking Rochester for this lot! I kid. The bill is mostly crap, but there are some golden nuggets of awesome. Like Reign Supreme. Vehement Serenade, too. Beatdown Fest 2013 will take place on May Read More
Boobs are cool. So why not support efforts to keep them tits nice and healthy like? Breast Fest 2013 has been announced, and takes place May 11 at the Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte, North Carolina. All proceeds from the show — featuring Alpha & Omega, among others — will benefit breast cancer research. Show Read More
Oh yes, folks. The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival keeps growing. Like that thing in your shorts. Keep taking those vitamins, and it’ll be a full three inches…from the GROUND! Job For A Cowboy and D.R.I. were both added to this year’s Metalfest bill. Metalfest goes down at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Read More
Yup. One of the best metal festival’s in the U.S. of fucking A goes down each spring in Worcester, Massachusetts. The annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival XV revealed today that a bunch of bands have been added to the already impressive bill. Which bands? How about Allegaeon, Alpha & Omega, Born Low, MurderDeathKill Read More
Yep — it’s happening, as rumored. An East Coast edition of The Power Of The Riff festival has been organized called The Power Of The Riff East. It will take over Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York, on September 1 and September 2. The first day will see Pentagram joined by Negative Approach (hell’s yes!), Poison Idea, Power Read More
This morning, I will be heading to the theater to see “Prometheus.” Growing up a fan of “Alien” and “Aliens,” needless to say, I’m already jizzing myself. My girl and I have revolutionized date night. We do date mornings. We’re up early anyways, and we — make that I — like to avoid crowds. I Read More