Power violence. I know a lot of you out there might be turned off by the term–sounds creepy and dangerous, right? But if you like seeing the sounds of metal, hardcore, punk, and even random offshoots like free jazz and experimental noise all pushed to their absolute...
Municipal Waste drummer and girlfriend roll out vegan food truck, Go Go Vegan Go
When you think of the dudes that make up RVA thrash metal band Municipal Waste, dabbling in the culinary arts may not necessarily be the first thought that pops into your mind. But that’s exactly what drummer Dave Witte is pursuing while simultaneously being on tour....
Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher talks basement shows, videos, and old tracks becoming new on ‘Empire of Sand’
After an almost three year dry-spell, Mastodon returns with a deeply personal new record in Empire of the Sand. Formed in the late 90s, Mastodon made waves with a pair of concept records in the early 00s - 2002's Remission and 2004's Leviathan, the later of which...
Fresh from Moogfest, Wolf Eyes, Pharmakon and more take over Strange Matter tonight
I spent the weekend in Durham, NC, at a festival devoted to the synthesizer and some of the best acts from the show are stopping in RVA tonight. It's also gonna help if you like terrifying noise music. I'm gonna run down Moogfest in the next week or so (as I am still...
Animals As Leaders’ Javier Reyes talks avoiding politics and embracing the 8-string ahead of 5/23 Broadberry show
If you’re new to the world of instrumental metal music, you may not have heard of DC's Animals As Leaders, a reference to Daniel Quinn’s Ishmael. And if you’re new and near a device like most people are, you might soon find yourself, jaw dropped, seeing this trio of...
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