Belgium is likely not the first place that one thinks of when it comes to origin points for heavy music, but Oathbreaker, from Ghent, Belgium, put out one of the most under-recognized and freshest-sounding releases in terms of hardcore and metal last year in the form...
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 8/13-8/19
FEATURE SHOW Saturday, August 16, 6 PM Eternal Summers, The Seeers, Mas Y Mas @ Strange Matter - $6 Pay attention, people, because this is important. Roanoke's Eternal Summers, whom we have been telling you about for a couple of years now, recently released their...
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 8/6-8/12
FEATURE SHOW Friday, August 8, 7 PM Hoax Hunters LP Release Show, with Positive No, Dave Watkins @ Gallery 5 - $5 Well folks, the moment has arrived. After hearing for months about the impending release of Hoax Hunters' debut full-length, Comfort & Safety, it is...
Power Trip & Mammoth Grinder Brought Crossover Madness To Strange Matter
In musical terms, “crossover” describes a meeting and intermingling of two different genres of music, usually a mixture of hardcore punk and thrash metal. This hybrid style has its origins in the mid-1980s, with bands like D.R.I. and Corrosion of Conformity making...
RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 7/30-8/5
FEATURE SHOW Tuesday, August 5, 5 PM Foxing (Photo by Sam Leathers), The Hotelier, Little Big League, Boxer @ Strange Matter - $10 in advance/$12 at the door (order tickets here: http://foxing.eventbrite.com) I've talked before about how many awesome metal shows come...
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