Justina Villanueva

Slayer is one of the most recognizable names in all of heavy metal. On Oct. 8, Slayer played Long Island's Nassau Coliseum with Megadeth and Anthrax. Just over 20 miles away, at a venue more known for it's dance parties than metal shows, Slayer was the topic of the night, as Mutant Supremacy and Hellbastard slayed at Brooklyn, N...

Singapore grinders Wormrot traveled halfway around the world to play a month's worth of shows in America. They had Tomb's Mike Hill to guide them along the way, driving them from city to city. Many times they stopped at Walmart, Target and one of the band's favorite places for grub: Denny's...

Doro's 'Fear No Evil' tour only made a couple stops in the States before embarking on a journey to the other side of the world in Japan. One of those dates, Manchester, N.H., was canceled due to a family emergency, making her Oct. 2 visit to Springfield, Va...

Swedish death metallers turned dark rockers Katatonia have released eight albums and seven EPs. It should be no surprise to the band that after almost 20 years their following has grown so immensely. Yet, the band gets shocked every once and again...

Sleep was away for over 10 years. In the interim we got Om and High on Fire, two undeniably amazing bands for the sludge-adoring crowd. But neither is responsible for the inspirational monster that is 'Sleep's Holy Mountain' and the epic one-song long 'Jerusalem...

The East Coast gets all the good metal tours. Don't believe me? Hate Eternal, Cannabis Corpse and Order of Ennead made their way from Atlanta to Philadelphia for the Hostile City Death Fest in August, providing a blastbeat feast to all those cities and in between...

"I'm glad the show got pushed back. We were having a hard time getting here on time. For those of you who know us, that's our problem every day," Keelhaul bassist Aaron Dallison sincerely told the crowd. The show that was set to start at 6 PM ended up starting at 8 PM, saving the band some time and an ulcer or two...

Justina Villanueva Gone are the days of Slayer frontman Tom Araya asking the crowd if they're tired from lifting our beer glasses all night, if they're into heavy metal or even if they''re into older women -- "the kind that have f---ing maggots crawling out of their p----s...

Cynic had a busy 1991. Members Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert played on Death's 'Human' album, while Cynic scored a deal with Roadrunner Records. Touring for 'Human' pushed back the recording of 'Focus' -- a masterpiece of progressive death metal...

BrooklynVegan and 1,000 Knives put on an all ages matinee show for New York City's metal punks on Aug. 7. The Cake Shop is located in an area where rent is ever-increasing, so it is a miracle that the small venue (former record store) can survive...