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This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal round up

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Off the next two weeks to track vox for something new (metal!) and wedding duty (not metal!), so sip this one slow.  WHAT TO HEAR: Leading the way this week is Portent (Gilead Media), the cauterizing new full-length from middle west black metal collective False. Comprised of four hypercoaster epics, Portent is Six Flags for […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Summer is here and the rot has officially set in. So what better way to kick back and relax than with a blast hot, stale crypt air to the face. Ahh, what a beautiful world we live in. 

GIVEAWAY: Party With Crew Love in Industry City!

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Summer is officially here, and what better way to celebrate than with a daytime dance party in Brooklyn? Wolf + Lamb, Soul Clap and the other usual suspects from the beloved Crew Love Records collective will take Industry City revelers by storm next Saturday, June 29th. It’s going to a be groovy time, friends.

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Lots of must-hears this week, so let’s get to the business of hearing them. Onward, downward, whatever. WHAT TO HEAR: Leading us off this week is Baroness, one of the few late-2000s sludge acts, along with Mastodon, still carrying the torch aloft. But a long time (and a lot of miles) have passed since the […]

Save the Date: Elements Lakewood 2020 + Early Bird Tickets

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Three years ago, Elements Lakewood Music Festival found its home at a Jewish sleep-away camp near the Poconos, and Memorial Day weekend hasn’t been the same since. Looking for a tall shot of nostalgia? BangOn!NYC‘s out of town gathering has the goods! Complete with cabin-living, field games, a roller skating rink, and water sports, not to mention sets […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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A big week for big sounds and bigger narratives. Let’s fire up the feels machine and get to it. WHAT TO HEAR: Leading us off this week is the first new music from Boston post-sludge legends Cave In, Final Transmission (Hyrdra Head), in over eight years. While cause for celebration, the circumstances surrounding the release […]

REVIEW: 5 Reasons Why We Still Love GovBallNYC

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Choosing to party at outdoor summer festivals is always a crap shoot. Attendees of The Governors Ball Music & Arts Festival, which took place May 31st – June 2nd on Randall’s Island, learned that lesson the hard way. If you tuned into Twitter (aka the Entitled Millennial Broadcasting Network) sometime over the last 48 or […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Again, apologies for the intermittent nature of this section for the next month or two. I’m here this week and so are a few new records, however, so let’s not waste any more time on pleasantries (or lack thereof.) WHAT TO HEAR: First up this week is Old Star (Peaceville Records), the new LP from […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Apologies in advance for the impending sportiness of this section over the next few months. I have my 30th birthday, several weddings, a bunch of work stuff, and a cross-country studio trip for my band all on the ol’ Google calendar. But when I’m here, I’ll do my best to spit up one of these, […]