Pig Destroyer

Labels fail. They go bankrupt, and albums that should have conquered their respective musical landscapes go out of print and never get the push they should have. 'The Genocide Machine' by Circle of Dead Children is a record that never got the push it needed in the wake of a label nearing a…

There is no set formula to creating grind and Pig Destroyer have proved there is no need for rules. All members have day jobs, preventing them from exercising heavy touring schedules. Yet, the band wisely selects enough shows to play to continue a healthy presence around the world (yes, they play in…

The Quietus is the sort of pop culture meta-rag that writes about what its staff finds particularly worthwhile, so it's no surprise that they recently interviewed John Baizley of Baroness about his artwork. With their latest release, 'Blue Record,' just out on Relapse Records, singer/…

ON A BOAT: Nola sludge kings Eyehategod have a few dates scheduled in the Northeast later this month. The shows feature an impressive supporting cast, including Pig Destroyer, Goatwhore, Anal Cunt, Howl, Unearthly Trance and Tombs, and one of the shows is actually on a boat...

"A small person falls, you help them up. Anyone falls, you help them up and keep it f---ing moving," Goatwhore vocalist Benjamin Falgoust demanded Oct. 24 when they played Gramercy Theater with Obituary. This was part of Falgoust's Judas Priest circa 1982 concert ethics speech…

For the first time ever, I wish I was in Skindred. That's because the band will be embarking on its first ever tour of India later this month. They'll be playing in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi, and, with any luck, the boys will have some time to do a little sightseeing...

Later this November, blackened metallers Skeletonwitch will take Europe by storm with a co-headlining tour alongside Goatwhore and Toxic Holocaust.
Though the announcement comes while the 'Witch are currently on tour stateside with Children of Bodom and the Black Dahlia Murder, guitarist Scott H…

To simply say that former Vice Records' founder and current Blackened Music Series creator Adam Shore is a busy guy is an extreme understatement. Fresh off the heels of his Brutal Truth/Pig Destroyer/Repulsion show at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple this past July -- an ample offering for the Blackened …

"I want to hear that primal ass chant. The war chant," Down's Phil Anselmo demanded Sept. 14 at New York City's Nokia Theater. The crowd then, in military fashion, delivered a steady stream of "Ehh! Ehh! Ehh!"
Down have come a long way from being a Pante…

There are places you expect to see grindcore shows, like basements and the occasional VFW hall. Then there's the Brooklyn Masonic Temple in Brooklyn, N.Y. -- an ornate, 100-year-old building that's more accustomed to hosting family reunions and potluck dinners than a once-in-a-liftime show…