Justina Villanueva
Fans Always Want More Black Cobra
On July 30, Black Cobra, Howl, Struck by Lightning and East of the Wall played The Studio as a part of the Weight of the Crown Tour's New York City stop. It was put on by 1,000 Knives, and the whole tour was sponsored by BrooklynVegan. Even after watching aforementioned bands -- and moshing/jumping up and down to their songs -- fans could not get enough of Black Cobra...
Summer Slaughter Misses Suffocation; Decapitated Fulfills Demands
Summer Slaughter 2010 is missing every attendee's favorite act: Suffocation. Bands on this year's fest made that pretty apparent when they played New York City's Irving Plaza on Aug. 1. The show included Vital Remains, Animals as Leaders, Carnifex, Decrepit Birth, Cephalic Carnage, Veil of Maya, the Red Chord, All Shall Perish, the Faceless and Decapitated...
Malevolent Creation Turn the Big Apple Rotten
On July 29, Osiris Presents gave Brooklyn, N.Y. a hearty roster of praiseworthy death metal. The list included Humanity Falls, Mutant Supremacy and Malevolent Creation. Just before playing 'Soaked in Hell,' Mutant Supremacy guitarist Sam Awry told fans at Europa, "This song is for all the ladies...
Municipal Waste Ate for Free on the Road
What do metal bands Municipal Waste, Red Fang, Atreyu, Whitechapel, the Acacia Strain and Vanna all have in common? They've all been enlisted into Taco Bell's Feed the Beat program -- of which the fast food company gave a whole lot of Taco Bell dollars to 100 'up and coming' rock bands...
Immolation Celebrate Over 20 Years of Death Metal With Hometown Show
"We are very happy you all joined us. We know you hate the weeknight shows," Immolation frontman Ross Dolan told fans at The Studio. On July 28, the New York death metal veterans played an intimate one-off show put on by the Blackened Music Series with Disma and Arsis...
High on Fire Show Almost Ends in Disaster
To clear up any anxiety you might have about the headline right away, there were no injuries on July 27 when Natur, Unearthly Trance and High on Fire shook up Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Music Hall of Williamsburg. At least, there were no fire-related accidents...
Unsane Look Back on ‘Scattered, Smothered and Covered’ and MTV
This winter, Noisecreep had the privilege and pleasure to watch Unsane perform a one off show at Union Pool. Great and rare shows are one of the few benefits of being a New Yorker. This summer, residents of Maryland, Ontario, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota will have the same advantage when Unsane visits their cities and plays 'Scattered, Smothered and Covered' in its entirety...
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Death Angel Have a Lot of Touring to Do for ‘Relentless Retribution’
On Sept. 14, Nuclear Blast will unleash 'Relentless Retribution' on America. And even though it will be deserving, the new Death Angel album will not be punishment. When the bay area thrashers stopped in New York City with Soilwork on July 16, the band added a piece of news that headbangers are doubly deserving of: more Death Angel...
Gravehill Have a Campaign to Purify Death Metal
Metal flows pretty heavy in the night's veins of New York City. Gravehill's frontman Mike Abominator became aware of the little known fact when the California-based death metallers played Fontanas on July 13 with Animals Killing People, Cardiac Arrest and Goreaphobia...
Landmine Marathon Can Wear Drinks at Shows
Landmine Marathon isn't the kind of band you'd typically find on a magazine cover. They play shows in basements, write grindcore songs and are only about five years old. Yet by the stroke of luck and personality, the band has been on the cover of Revolver and featured in The New York Times twice -- among many other press opportunities...