Gorguts

"Yo, thank the first band," guitarist Ammo Diaz told Humanity Falls' frontman as he was thanking all the bands who played Lit Lounge on Dec. 7. "I just did, pothead," vocalist Eston Browne said in his defense. The two of them played from the floor in front of the stage, where the band's bassist and drummer resided for the entire show...

Chicago's Castevet make some rocking, instrumental post punk. They kind of sound like Russian Circles if only they were bigger fans of Taking Back Sunday. If that sounds like a different language to you, then good. The Castevet you really care about has nothing to do with those guys...

The madmen behind America's biggest heavy metal party, Maryland Deathfest, have recently announced that the reunited Gorguts have confirmed an appearance at this year's festival. In addition, the following bands have recently been confirmed for MDF 2010, including Possessed, Asphyx (Netherlands), Necrophobic (Sweden), Sadistic Intent and the Chasm...

Getting the chance to chat with your favorite musicians about what gets their toes tapping is always an interesting experience. It usually yields a few more surprises than you might expect (like the time Blake Judd from Nachtmystium got all giddy over my roommate's Steely Dan records – but that's another story). Nois...

It isn't often that New York's Dysrhythmia gets to tour, as they will this September and October. But when they do, they refuse to leave home without two very special CDs, says guitarist Kevin Hufnagel. "We're big fan of prank calls," says Hufnagel, who, along with bassist Colin Marston (also a member of death metallers Krallice), is working with Luc Lemay on Gorguts' forthcoming album..