Despite the tattoos, heavy boots, and obligatory head-to-toe-in-black dress code, anyone passing by Irving Plaza on October 10, 2021 would have thought the long line outside was not unlike kids at Disney World waiting for their favorite ride. One of the first metal shows announced following both the return of concerts in New York City… Continue reading On the Front Line: The Black Dahlia Murder, After the Burial, Carnifex, Rivers of Nihil, Undeath @ Irving Plaza
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Album Review: Carnifex, World War X
I’ll never forget the two metal elitists shouting “Hey Mitch Luker! Are you guys gonna do that BREE BREE song from that album about the cowboy’s job?” at Carnifex vocalist Scott Lewis during The Summer Slaughter Tour’s Philly date back in 2010. In his black tank top and covered in tattoos, Lewis shot them a… Continue reading Album Review: Carnifex, World War X
On the Front Line: The Summer Slaughter Tour @ (Le) Poisson Rouge August 2, 2019
Traditionally held at Irving Plaza or the PlayStation Theater, this year’s Summer Slaughter quite literally brought extreme music back to the underground. Hosted at the subterranean (Le) Poisson Rouge, it was as though Hell itself was having a party right below Bleecker Street. As a triple headliner featuring Cattle Decapitation, Carnifex, and The Faceless as… Continue reading On the Front Line: The Summer Slaughter Tour @ (Le) Poisson Rouge August 2, 2019