philadelphia

This Philadelphia black metal duo rip through the cosmic void on a three-song EP, wrought with dark tones of desolation and drear. Stream it now ahead of its Friday release.

The Jesus Lizard joined up with Plaque Marks to close out 2019 with a bang — here’s our live review of their Philly set which flat-out rocked in all the best ways possible.

The stoner doom masters lay thick fog over Philly as Midnight joins them in giving praise to metal’s undying spirit; photos and live review inside.

These two heavyweights combine forces to stir up crowds on their latest (and extensive) tour — we caught the Philly set on Tuesday, and here’s what we found out.

The Philly doomsters tried to throw a record release party. Cops shut it down. But the musicians and crowd hauled ass and moved elsewhere. Try to stop metal? Hah!

We unveil a new track from the blackened Philly quartet Polemicist’s upcoming full-length “Zarathustrian Impressions” and talk shop with guitarist Lydia Giordano and vocalist/guitarist Josiah Domico.

Last Friday ripped us to shreds: the big riffs of Sonja, the sawing rawness of Dumal, and the outright savagery of False whose latest album made waves.

The Tusk in Philly was alive last Friday with a slew of emotive, proggy goodness before one-man black metal act Eneferens took the stage — photos and album streams inside.

An eclectic lineup of everlasting artists graced Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia on Saturday, from the almighty hammer of Primitive Man to the emotional onslaught of Big|Brave (photos inside).

We caught last Friday’s delightful and diverse doling-out of doom at Philly’s Union Transfer — show photos inside.