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I was originally scheduled to cover the Alestorm's New York City appearance on December 2, yet it ended up being a 3-day party saga that was surely nothing less than memorable! One of the last few stops of this year's Alestorm tour was…

The Black Dahlia Murder and Skeletonwitch each put on a brutal showing at a shared billing in New York City. These two bands together are a powerhouse, and that point was made perfectly clear as they sold out Brooklyn's The Knitting…

    Starkill  The young metalheads from Illinois, Starkill, brought their new material, Fires of Death, to the city once again. This was their second tour this year after having toured with veteran heavy metalers, Hypocrisy, earlier in…

The 7th date of the second run of the Death to All tour left it's mark on the NYC metal scene. The tour has proven successful despite the bumps and bruises to the inaugural run, yet the spirit of the great Chuck Schuldiner and its devout…

Attention Die Hard Death fans! Death to All tour, which celebrates "the life and music of Chuck Schuldiner" is hitting the big city next April 24th @ Irving Plaza. The tour aims to aid the Sweet Relief Charity for musicians, also in honor…