Escuela Grind has been in the news a lot lately for both on and off stage exploits. Current second guitarist Thomas Sifuentes recently shared some posts to social media that the next two shows from the band will be his very last. In his posts he cited “safety concerns” as the main reason that he is leaving. Ultimately he says it is amicable. Escuela Grind continues to tour in support of their recent EP DDEEAATTHHMMEETTAALL (MNRK Heavy). Read our review here.
Yeah, you can score one more for the good guys up here representing extreme metal in New England. Massachusetts more specifically. And that’s not against our friends in New Hampshire, Vermont, or Rhode Island as they are also vital components of the scene, but Massachusetts just hits a little differently.Continue reading
Just a few days after dropping their “Ball and Chain” video, New England extreme metallers, Escuela Grind, have announced the release of their new EP, DDEEAATHHMMEETTAALL. It is due out on January 12, 2024 via MNRK Heavy records. It comes in sync with an extensive, 39 city, US headlining tour, kicking off January 10th. Keep reading below for further details.
Escuela Grind announces a spring North American headlining tour in support of its celebrated new LP Memory Theater. The three-week trek will kick off on March 29 in Montreal, Québec, and runs through April 16 in Morgantown, WV, featuring support from Massachusetts’ Bonginator. The run will also include an Escuela Grind performance at the 2023 Decibel Metal & Beer Fest, where the group will share the stage with Suicidal Tendencies, Incantation, and more.
With a Sunday night show to cap Thanksgiving weekend, veteran death metallers Exhumed stomped into NYC in support of their latest album “To the Dead.” (Read our review here.)
RPM Fest… three days in the woods at Millers Falls Rod and Gun Club in Montague, Massachusetts of Western MA with all of the homies, great food, great drinks, yard games, drag bingo, metal yoga, karaoke, and more metal, punk, and ska music than you can shake a battle vest at. It’s been two years since RPM Fest happened due to the ongoing pandemic. But this year it was able to make its mighty return as the official end-of-summer send-off party that it is known to be, this past Labor Day Weekend.
Eyehategod has booked a run of North American headline dates this spring. Following their current tour supporting Clutch, the band will be hitting the road with support from IV and the Strange Band starting April 11th in Milwaukee and wrapping on April 17th in Tulsa. Then Eyehategod will ramp touring back up with direct support from Bat starting on April 27th in Atlanta and wrapping on May 7th in Portland, with appearances from Come To Grief, Escuela Grind, and Snafu on select dates .Buy tickets from Eyehategod’s website here: