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Atakke played a park in August. And they opened for Amebix in February. Yet, the Brooklyn band, which formed in 2006, still remains under the radar of underground extremers you need to watch. "We're Atakke, and we're from here. Yeah, we live in the club," vocalist Chloe Puke said, after the band was several songs deep into their set...

"Any old school motherf---ers in here?" Dying Fetus vocalist and guitarist John Gallagher shouted to a packed Starland Ballroom. Half of the room jagged their horns in the air. Yet it's a pretty safe bet half of that room was not even born when Gallagher and former bassist Jason Netherton formed Dying Fetus and wrote the band's first demos in the early '90s...

Man, last night, the sky over Manhattan was truly metal. Sort of like the cover of an Amon Amarth album, minus the Viking pirates. Violent lightning bolts danced across the heavens, and the stinging rain pounded the pavement, slowly flooding the littered streets...

When there is free beer, at a free show in New York, N.Y. of all places, everyone gets excited. So on Aug. 6 at Fontanas, when Howl drummer Tim gulped his tightly-gripped can of beer, there was cheering and clapping -- basically way too much happiness for a metal show...

It's a muggy, overcast Friday morning here in New York, and we're capping off the last week in July with a bang. Today's White Noise is packed with metal news and notes, and we'll start this column with an update to a story that has been piquing our interest for weeks now: The question of whether Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne's longtime guitarist, is still Ozzy Osbourne's longtime guitarist... Read M

SHEER MADNESS: For the long time thrashers in Death Angel, they'll be joining labelmates in Kataklysm and Keep Of Kalessin later this month for the European "Summer Madness Tour". The tour will kickoff on June 22 in Pampalona, Spain and continue until July 15 where the tour will end in Tokaj, Hungary...

Today is our last day in the office before we head to the New England Hardcore and Metal Festival. Follow our adventures while we're on the road via Twitter. Until then, some metal linkage! + Photos of Napalm Death, Kataklysm & Toxic Holocaust in New York City. + S...

By now, everyone has heard about last month's Scion Rock Fest - the stacked (and I mean STACKED) lineup, the various stages, the suspiciously green-tinted air during High on Fire's set, the unexpected blizzard that left tons of attendees and bands stranded...

Louisville, Kentucky's Coliseum are known for their high-energy, face-melting, hardcore-infused metal, their tendency to push tempos to the max in a live setting, and their intense DIY ethic. True to their hard-working reputation, the band is currently gearing up for the final two-month stretch of what's been a nearly two-year run since the release of 2007s standout 'No Salvation...

The economy could be on the decline, and gas prices could still be high, but that won't stop metal from making its rounds across the world. KEEPING THE FAITH: After a 10 year hiatus, alt metal veterans Faith No More have confirmed in an official statement that the band is reuniting...