Young and In the Way are scary. Like, really, truly scary, not fake corpsepaint scary; makes you wonder what happened to these fucked up human beings during their childhoods that made them the way they are today. I haven't been as legitimately frightened by a band since I was 10 years old and saw this [...]
Pictured: Sunn O)))Questlove will get droned out with Sunn O))). MC Ride will form a side project with Pallbearer. Danny Brown will show The Atlas Moth all about that income tax swag. People might actually be able to hear Zola Jesus.All these are possible scenarios thanks to Hopscotch Festival.Taking place in Raleigh, NC from September 6-8, the fest brings an electric gathering that Chaos in
By Andy O'Connor (TX)Spring Break is over, guys. Time to get back to class. Now that SXSW 2012 is done, we're counting down the days until the next one. I mean, we're looking forward to Fall Break (Fun Fun Fun Fest), Summer Break (Chaos in Tejas), and Senior Skip Day (Rites of Darkness IV?), but SXSW is such a distinctive animal that no other music fest compares to it. It's overstuffed, yes, and
If you live near Baltimore and you just can't wait for Maryland Death Fest, great news: there's ANOTHER ridiculously cool fest coming to destroy your town next week! Its's the A389 Recordings VIII Anniversary Bash, and as you can see from the above poster, the line-up is disgusting: Eyehategod and Integrity are co-headlining, while other [...]
I Am Not What I Am 12" by Young and in the Way Young and In the Way is a North Carolina band with an interesting mix of hardcore punk, crusty production, and various black metal cues. Most of the band's songs on this new 123, I Am Not What I Am , don't even break the two-minute mark, but the band still fits in a d-beat, a blast beat, and a black metal chord progression. The sound of this new recording even resembles the cold, harsh aethetic of a black metal record. [...]