The holidays are always a time for family and togetherness, but it’s also a time of intense struggle for those less fortunate. Four years in a row Steve Zing (Danzig, Samhain) has put on a charity show, rallying his famous friends in other bands and talented locals to put on a great show, raise some money for a good cause and to play some rock and metal. Not surprisingly, venerable club Dingbatz was packed to the gills, and people we generally out to have a good time. Continue reading
Silvertomb, which features former Type O Negative members Johnny Kelly and Kenny Hickey will play their second show ever tonight when they headline Steve Zing’s Black Friday Bash at Dingbatz in New Jersey. The event is Zing’s annual concert to benefit families in need around the holidays. Continue reading
Seton Hall University’s 89.5 is known as “WSOU – Pirate Radio”. Rock and metal fans in the Tri-State area know it to be the home of great music and culture since 1986. WSOU has been in existence since 1948 and has helped launch the careers of every major band you can think of. This Saturday in New Jersey as part of the South Next Festival, a panel examines bands, the music and the culture with some very big names. “Always A Creative Collision: WSOU, Musicians, And The Loud Rock Lifestyle” features Kenny Hickey (Silvertomb/Danzig/Type-O Negative), Benjamin Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan/Party Smasher Inc.), Industry veteran Howie Abrams (Lesser Gods Publishing) and music publicity legend Amy Sciarretto (Atom Splitter PR/ex-Roadrunner Records) and others will share the stage to chat. Tickets on sale now and full details below. Continue reading
Treading a different path to many of the bands playing their part in Norway’s Black Metal scene, Bergen’s Vulture Industries (known previously as Dead Rose Garden) have produced their own particular, peculiar brand of Avant-garde/Progressive/post-Black Metal since 2003. Continue reading
Danzig, ready to do an extensive tour to support his new album Black Laden Crown (AFM/Nuclear Blast), has released a new video for the song ‘Last Ride’. The video was directed by Glenn Danzig himself, and you can watch it below. Continue reading
Fireburn, the new group featuring Israel Joseph I (ex-Bad Brains), Nick Townsend (Deadbeat, Knife Fight), Todd Jones (Nails), and Todd Youth (Danzig, Murphy’s Law), has joined the Closed Casket Activities roster and will release their debut EP, Don’t Stop The Youth, next month.Continue reading
Danzig is teaming up with Deafheaven and Vamps for three U.S. shows that will follow his upcoming tour with Corrosion Of Conformity. Continue reading
After hosting another successful Blackest of the Black festival last month in California (view our recap), Danzig has announced a new tour with Corrosion Of Conformity. Continue reading
As the earth shook and the ground parted, so did the gates to another world open, spewing forth demons of the Blackest of the Black. Bands, fans, vendors and the occasional celebrity descended upon Oak Canyon Park—a quaint little camping spot nestled in the hills of Silverado, California—for the Blackest of the Black Festival. This gathering of the depraved and debauched was the brainchild of none other than Jersey native and trailblazer of horror punk and doom-goth-metal, Glenn Danzig. Opening day of the festival coincided with the release of Danzig’s new album, Black Laden Crown (Nuclear Blast Records), his follow-up to 2015’s Skeletons. Continue reading
The number seven has long been a recurring theme with Glenn Danzig. ‘777’, ‘7th House’, seven albums with numbered prefixes, and now in 2017 – seven years on from his last studio album to feature original material, and at the age of 61 (six plus one…? Okay, maybe that’s pushing things a little too far) it’s finally time for Black Laden Crown (AFM Records), the latest chapter in the Danzig story.Continue reading