Converge frontman Jacob Bannon is releasing a series of 90 unique mixed media pieces featuring the band’s ever popular Jane Doe imagery. He’s calling it “The Jane Product” and you can now get these unique pieces on his Web site. You can see a little trailer for the new venture at the end of this Read More
Aaron Turner has finally confirmed a new Old Man Gloom record is, indeed, on the motherfucking way, and if you don’t realize this is excellent news, then you need to eat some dog food and go back to the pound, bitch. Says Turner: “Old Man Gloom has a new album. It’s called No. It will Read More
I don’t know about you, but I was hoping Old Man Gloom would release some new shit. Ever since last May, when Kurt Ballou prematurely posted something on Facebook about Old Man Gloom returning with an album, I have been waiting with baited breath for the arrival of new Gloom. Well, looks like the rumors Read More
This very well could be a sign that Mayans knew their shit. Converge and Napalm Death — two insanely awesome bands in their own right — have come together for a split release, bridging the worlds of personal and politically driven extreme music, says a press release. “Recorded as part of their new album sessions, Read More
Oh my fucking Bill Ward! There is a band with a dumber name than Attack! Attack! — and that band, called Attack! Vipers!, will be playing the 2012 “Hevy Music Festival.” Some of you may be asking yourself, “What the fuck is the Hevy Music Festival?” Well, I figured maybe it was a Devin Townsend-related Read More
This is righteous as fuck. Boston-based rock-and-roll metal punks Ramming Speed just completed a nine-day stint in a recording studio bringing new life to new music. They’ve been tracking songs at Salem, Massachusetts’ Godcity studio with legendary heavy music engineer Kurt Ballou. You know, the Kurt Ballou from Converge who has also produced albums by Read More
Yes, kids. My building is still fucked more than two months after that fire. The floors in the hallways are just dust- and splinter-covered, staple-sticking messes, and there’s no light in the hallways. Shit still smells like smoke, and there’s a fucking wooden board over the affected apartment. Slow motherfuckers cleaning that shit up…it takes Read More
Lookie what we’ve got here. More of those Old Man Gloom dates popped up just hours after I posted about a stop in Brooklyn. How convenient? By the way, I must comment on a criticism lobbed my way this week by someone who obviously doesn’t get my style of writing. Fuck You Journalism, as it Read More
This is mighty cool, and not to be missed if you’re living in the New York City area. Old Man Gloom (which features members of Converge, Isis, Cave In) have booked a show for May 8 at Europa in Brooklyn. The Austerity Program and Psychic Limb will open the show, brought to us by 1000 Read More
That’s right, you lover of home fries and other dishes derided from potatoes. Converge have finished the vocals for their new album, All We Love We Leave Behind. I repeat: Converge, the band you know and should love, have finished tracking the vocals for their next LP, which means that shit’s not far from being Read More