By Andy O'Connor (TX) Houston was poppin' over the weekend. Namely, because of the All-Star Game. Flocka was in town, as were Jay-Z, 2 Chainz, Pusha T, Birdman, and a whole host of ballin' luminaries. Of course, much as we get hyped over some quality trap, we (well, just I) hit up Bad Ass Weekend at Walter's on Naylor Street instead. It lived up to the moniker. Lots of quality grind and death
Music is an intensely personal form of art - for both those who create and those who take the time to appreciate. Music is often reflective of time periods within life. I feel that this list represents a very significant change in my life within the last year: the disappearance of time. My list last year had records that I enjoyed on a very deep level. I spent a lot of time listening to
We asked Metal Injection contributor Frank Huang to reflect on his Top 5 Shows in 2011. Frank shot extensive video of all the shows mentioned in this post, as well as many other NYC area shows, which you can view at Pit Full of Shit. 5. Disma, Coffinworm, Unearthly Trance, Oak Saint Vitus Bar, August ...
In what seems like really not that much time, Magrudergrind have become one the most popular bands in all of grind - and it's easy to see why. Not only do their albums kick ass all up and down the boulevard, but their live show is truly something to behold. Last year, a friend of [...]
Magrudergrind and Despise You are teaming for a too-brief tour this September, and while I know that a very small amount of you live in locations that will allow you to attend, I wanna make sure that those of you who can go to one of these shows do go. Because these bands are awesome, [...]
Ready to grind your head off? Magrudergrind and Despise You have announced a short east coast burst of dates in September. No word on if the bands will be playing a combined total of longer than 30 minutes, but every minute they do play will be pretty awesome. The tour hits cities like DC, Cambridge, ...
It's been a long time since a split CD has really caught my attention and made me want to continue to listen to it over and over. Back in the day some of my favorite splits were: At The Drive-In / Sunshine , Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music , Pig Destroyer / Gnob , Napalm Death / S.O.B . and Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Kill The Client, just to name a few. So, it has really been a good number of years that I have heard a good split album. This year I have [...]
That Agoraphobic Nosebleed/Despise You split is burning up all over the internet. Not only is it one of our most popular streams yet (GO LISTEN TO IT NOW!!!), but we've gotten a lot of entries in our contest to win a vinyl copy of it. Alas, we've got to pick a winner sooner or later, so today is the last day to enter! You've got until 11:59 PM EST to email crustcakecontests@gmail.com with the
The release week of April 26th doesn't bring any big-time heavy hitters, but what it lacks in muscle it makes up for in quality and volume: new releases by Deafheaven, Explosions in the Sky, Graviton, Primordial, Vomitory and an Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Despise You split, among many others, hit the stores and e-waves today. Vic [...]
Agoraphobic Nosebleed contributed seven songs to And On and On..., their new split with Despise You. The shortest of these songs is "Miscommunication," which has a running time of just twenty-four seconds. So, of course, that's the one for which the band chose to produce a video. Said video, which just debuted on Metal Injection, is [...]
It's been a hot minute since our last stream, but we have something real tasty for you. Agoraphobic Nosebleed and Despise You's upcoming split, And On And On..., will arrive in stores on Tuesday through Relapse, but we're streaming the whole thing now! Already familiar with both groups, as you should be? This is prime stuff from both bands. Never seen either on the back of a punker's jacket? If
The release of the new Agoraphobic Nosebleed/Despise You split, And On And On…, is getting closer and closer, and now our friends at The Deciblog have two new AnB songs from said split for your listening pleasure - "Miscommunication" and "As Bad As It Is..." The first one isn't even thirty seconds long, which is [...]
Banner Designed by Cysquatch Welcome to “Question of the Week,” a (sometimes) weekly debate amongst the MetalSucks staff regarding a recent hot button issue. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which means we're taking off early today and won't be back 'til Monday. We're sorry to leave non-American readers high n' dry, but PLUS ONE FOR FREEDOM, MOTHERFUCKERS. [...]
When I am not trolling simple-minded, entry-level elitists, I enjoy the soothing, dulcet tones of some classic thrash or death metal. I am definitely not any kind of metal encyclopedia or authority on the subject, but I have realized that (sadly) I'm old enough to have heard a few bands that many younger metal fans [...]
Anyone who was unfortunate enough to have well-meaning-yet-clueless relatives knows the feeling of disappointment. After weeks of anticipation, staring at the shiny boxes under the Christmas tree and wondering what's inside, you eagerly tear open your presents. What lies inside? GI Joes? Transformers?? A BB gun? A new Nintendo?!? Mind racing and adrenaline pumping, you [...]
Nowadays, fucking everyone is on Twitter - the President, Snooki, Napalm Death, Lady Gaga, and pretty much every famous/infamous/inconsequentia l figure imaginable is out there constantly mico-blogging away. One entity I never expected to stumble across on there was Agoraphobic Nosebleed vocalist/lyricist/mindfucker J. Randall, but lo and behold - he is indeed a tweeter. An offhand [...]
In my 20+ years of listening to metal/hardcore/etc, there are few records that have made a bigger impact on me than the "Cry Now, Cry Later" compilations. For those who aren't familiar, this series of four double-73 compilations collected some of the mid '90s most brutal and important grindcore/power violence bands, and I still listen [...]
A couple of weeks ago we got word that Scott Hull was putting together a second edition of This Comp Kills Fascists; that news alone was enough to make us excited, because a) we loved Comp volume one, and b) we'll spend money on pretty much anything that has the words "Scott Hull" on it. [...]
Hot on the heels of our announcement that This Comp vol. 2 actually exists, we now have even more information, including all bands included and a link to a page where you can listen to preview tracks, including new stuff from legends Despise You.The full list of bands is as follows: Despise You Apartment 213Crom, NoisearOwen HartHummingbird of DeathLack of InterestDrugs of FaithSocial