UPDATE: VISA ISSUES KEPT NEGURA BUNGET AND GRIMEGOD AT HOME. IRON MAN WILL PLAY! On May 7, 2014 I turn 50. That's an age that not too long ago I would have considered old. Now I don't really know what to think of it because I don't really feel old. One thing I know …
It’s the Metallomusikum birthday show!
UPDATE: VISA ISSUES KEPT NEGURA BUNGET AND GRIMEGOD AT HOME. IRON MAN WILL PLAY! On May 7, 2014 I turn 50. That's an age that not too long ago I would have considered old. Now I don't really know what to think of it because I don't really feel old. One thing I know …
Nergal took his followers to ‘church’
What I witnessed last night at the Theatre of the Living Arts among some members of the Behemoth audience was nothing short of spiritual ecstasy. I have seen this extreme euphoria exhibited by people of all religions. I guess you could also say it was simply like Beatle-mania, but really it was far more intense …
Jason McCash, RIP (photo gallery)
The Oracle thumb their noses at your elitist metal attitudes
The Oracle from Maryland brings the collective musical influence and experience of four well-established performers to create something unique that they hope will challenge the elitist attitudes of all the metal subgenres they meld together. It's a little bit sludge, a little bit doom, a little bit black metal and maybe even a little bit …
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Krisiun stops twice nearby on Destruction tour
Brasil's Krisiun, one of the hardest working bands in death metal, is on the road again, if they ever even left. (They didn't.) Krisiun will start a tour with the almighty German thrashers Destruction on March 14 and will be appearing at two venues within a reasonable driving distance from Baltimore: at Empire in Springfield, Virginia …
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The BROS Gründlehämmer returns and goes on tour
Album reviews: Myopic, Iris Divine, Dweller in the Valley
Recently, Derek and I attempted to record a podcast reviewing three albums. from regional bands The recording was done in a hurry and the gain was too high, so the sound is pretty bad. We sound completely adorable and not too drunk, but I won't force you to suffer through listening to it because of …
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More than 30 reasons why Abigail Williams refuses to call it quits
Ever-evolving metal purveyors Abigail Williams will celebrate a decade of plying their dark arts with a 30+ city US headlining tour and a new portfolio of songs. Although many thought the band had officially called it quits, remaining original member, songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Ken Sorceron says his black metal renegades shall ascend once more. …
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Metallomusikum’s favorite metal albums of 2013
Last year, I initiated what I called the HOLY SHIT LIST or my favorite albums of the year. I had certain criteria such as the recording had to be a full-length, not a reissue or compilation and most importantly it must cause me to declare “Holy Shit” at least three times while listening to it. …
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