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Stavros Giannapoulos of Chicago psychedelic sludge troupe the Atlas Moth is no stranger to the touring life, logging thousands of miles across the U.S. with his band at every opportunity and surviving the rigors of the road with positive attitude (and dapper facial hair) intact...

The indomitable Stavros Giannopoulos, throat and axeslinger for Chicago psychedelic sludge fiends the Atlas Moth, was recently named in the Chicago Reader as the Best Mustache in a Local Band, a category one might suspect was creatd entirely with him in mind...

The Atlas Moth have had a busy couple of years. Their Candlelight debut, 'A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky,' was recently released to an immensely positive response from press and doomheads alike, and the perpetually-moving quintet have notched quite a few high-profile tours under their belts since then, sharing dates with EyeHateGod, Harvey Milk, Coalesce and more...

New Orleans' Eyehategod make metal that's sludgier than a NOLA swamp, and the band will finally tour the U.S. after a significant absent from the road circuit other than weekend warrior gigging. "It's first U.S. tour in a long time, and while we've been doing shows all over, it's been regional in the South," singer Mike Williams told Noisecreep...

Earlier this year, Chicago-hailing extreme metallers Nachtmystium entered a recording studio to begin tracking the follow-up to 2008's 'Assassins: Black Meddle Part I' under the vigilant eyes of Minsk producer Sanford Parker. On June 8, Century Media will release that effort, called 'Addicts: Black Meddle Part II...

For years now, the good folks at MetalSucks and SMN News have helped bring some of the most sinister tours around to your town, and this June, they'll be doing it again. New Orleans sludge metallers Eyehategod will be taking to the blacktop starting June 3 in Orlando, Fla...

If you're looking for metal at South by Southwest 2010, then consider the Profound Lore/20 Buck Spin showcase. This SXSW party features a whole lot of metal on March 19 at Headhunter's in Austin, Texas. Who's playing? Dark Castle, White Mice, Liturgy, Salome, Coffinworm, Yakuza, the Atlas Moth, the Endless Blockade and more...

American doom metallers Dark Castle will invade the 2010 version of South by Southwest! You can head to East End Tattoo in Austin, Texas on March 18 to catch them with the Atlas Moth and Barn Burner. Chronic Youth is a popular Web site that 'celebrates brutal culture,' so it makes sense that the site would host three promising metal acts...

Sludge metal is a strange hybrid of doom metal and hardcore punk that is lauded for its harmony in putting two very different corners of music together. The Atlas Moth also bring synths into the equation, giving their sound a classic '70s touch...

The Atlas Moth hail from Chicago, but at this point in their budding career, they feel as at home in a van as they do on the streets of the Windy City. The psychedelic doomriders have criss-crossed the U.S. multiple times in the past few years, and this time around, they were hauling ass down those 99-odd miles of bad road alongside brothers-(and sister...