Last Friday, a homecoming parade of sorts filed into The National in downtown Richmond. But instead of trumpets and horns were riffs of deafening guitars echoing into the neighboring streets. Where the marchers normally would stand in their pristine uniforms, a mosh...
Richmond’s Asylum Discuss Latest Release, ‘Modern Hysteria’
Richmond hardcore punk band Asylum has some big plans on their plate after releasing their debut album, Modern Hysteria. I sat down with Kasey Simcoe, lead singer of the band to discuss touring plans, the bands unique recording process, and what to expect from them in...
Adult Swim’s Mr. Pickles Thrash-tacular Tour Hits The National This Weekend
This Friday marks a homecoming for Richmond natives Will Carsola and Dave Stewart as they bring “Adult Swim’s Mr. Pickles Thrashtaculor Tour” to The National in support of the animated series new season. The 13-city metal tour kicked off last Thursday, Feb. 22 in...
Overcoast Music Drops New Video For Virginia Tourism Campaign Featuring Inter Arma
In a newly released video by Overcoast Music, the “Virginia is for Lovers” campaign goes metal with an eight-minute long performance by homegrown Richmond metal band, Inter Arma. At first glance, the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) seems comedically juxtaposed...
RVA #30: Prisoner’s Pummeling Odyssey Through Richmond, And Beyond The Infinite
The phrase “beyond the infinite" is incomprehensible. What does that mean anyway, to be “beyond” something that the human mind can hardly comprehend? It’s a mysterious phrase that, in the context of Prisoner’s music, becomes terrifying: it’s the name of the title...
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