Metal and Hardcore

Joe Preston (AKA Thrones) Predicts Miami Show With Floor Will Be "Best Part of the Tour"

If Joe Preston had simply hopped from prolific, legendary stoner metal band to prolific, legendary stoner metal band, he would still probably be Joe Preston. But he didn't. In addition to performing as a member of some of the genre's all-time heaviest hitters - Earth, The Melvins, High on Fire, and ... More >>

Joe Preston's Thrones at Churchill's Pub April 12

Joe Preston: A Brutal Five-Part Guide, From Earth and Melvins to Thrones

You know something's up when legendary South Florida-slash-Gainesville metal group Floor is playing a local show and it's not even the band we're most excited about. We love Floor, its signature metallic hum, and bright pop flourishes. But this weekend, that beloved heavy-tuneage outfit will share ... More >>

Pig Destroyer at Churchill's Pub December 15

Pig Destroyer's Blake Harrison on Grindcore: "You Gotta Have a Fire in Your Belly"

After a few months spent dabbling in bottom-heavy sludge and tension-and-release death metal, South Florida extreme music promotion powerhouse Speedfreek is living up to its name like never before. Six days before the alleged Mayan Apocalypse ends the world as we know it, Richmond, Virginia grind f ... More >>

Cannibal Corpse at Grand Central Miami, December 6

Cannibal Corpse Grand Central, Miami Thursday, December 6, 2012 Better Than: Cardboard gun shop. Stuck precariously in the middle of Miami's yearly ascension to the international spotlight of artistic and cultural relevance (AKA Art Basel Miami Beach week) was a Cannibal Corpse tour date.

Hibernus Mortis's Ralf Varela Talks Florida Death Metal and His Band's Legacy of Brutality

Hibernus Mortis may be South Florida's greatest death metal band of all time. And a big part of that has to do with a long tenure as South Florida's only death metal band. While the Sunshine State's Gulf Coast can tout a robust history of Cookie Monster deathcries and bangover-inducing head-whips, ... More >>

Disma Talks Death Metal, French Moshing, and Chicken Suits in the Circle Pit

Miami's increasingly unfuckwithable curator of extreme tuneage, the appropriately named Speedfreek booking agency, is presenting shows faster than a death metal drummer zooted on green tea caffeine pills. But no matter how quickly the calendar fills with assorted acts from all over the country (som ... More >>

25 Creepiest Heavy Metal Album Covers

Halloween is that time of the year when it's acceptable to wallow in the creepy, the crawly, the dark, and the macabre. Sounds like the themes of heavy metal, year-round! Here then, are those most spine-tingliest metal album covers, for your All Hallow's Eve viewing pleasure. Step inside... See als ... More >>

Napalm Death Invites Miami Aboard Barge to Hell, "World's Most Extreme Metal Cruise!"

The thought of being grabbed by the throat and dragged through a tunnel to Hades is a nightmare for most people. But it's a curious and enticing invitation for metalheads. Especially when Napalm Death's doing the throat-grabbing. Later this year, English thrashers Napalm Death are set to embark o ... More >>

Best Coast Ranks Other Coasts, Survives Slayer Riot, Can't Punch Out Glenn Danzig

See also "Best Coast's Guide to Local Eats Across America." When Bobb Bruno and Bethany Cosentino bring their band Best Coast to Grand Central on Tuesday night, it's entirely possible that Downtown Miami will break out into a riot. And if it does happen, count on Bobb to keep a level head; he's go ... More >>

Mayhem Cruise 2012 Announces Lineup: Lamb of God, Machinehead, Anthrax, Hatebreed

Caution: If you're an old lady looking for a relaxing weekend of easy listening on an ocean liner, you may as well kill yourself. The Mayhem Cruise 2012 is pure brutality. This inaugural Atlantic-bound metal fest will crush, punish, destroy, and burn down every other music cruise's lineup. And when ... More >>

Cannibal Corpse at Culture Room January 22

Anthrax at Revolution Live November 2

Toxic Holocaust at Churchill's Pub August 10

Volbeat at the Fillmore Miami Beach August 5

In Defense of Transcendental Black Metal: Rudo Kemper on Corpse Paint, Nihilism, and Anus

Liturgy's Hunter Hunt-Hendrix.​The taunt of poserdom -- that is, a self-proclaimed authority's suggestion that you just might be a wannabe -- is a stinger. And since punk, rock 'n' roll has suffered new standards of legitimacy (be it fashion, playlists, or diets) with every wave proclaiming itself ... More >>

Four Fantasy Cover Requests: Shroud Eater vs. Motörhead vs. Hawkwind

Throw down with Lemmy Kilmister.On my second Fantasy Local Covers List for 2011, I kinda challenged the gals and dude of Shroud Eater to come through with a cover of any Justin Bieber track. It was originally done as a shits-and-giggles kind of thing, but these heshers actually agreed! So just ... More >>

Iron Maiden at BankAtlantic Center April 16

Ozzy Osbourne at BankAtlantic Center February 20

Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer at Bayfront Park Amphitheater, October 3

Marta Xochilt Perez Anthrax's Joey Belladonna salutes Satan.​See the full Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer slideshow. The Jagermeister Music Tour With Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer Sunday, October 3, 2010 Bayfront Park Amphitheater, Miami Better Than: Watching the admittedly great current Su ... More >>

Anthrax's Scott Ian Talks Amps and Cover Songs in Outtakes From This Week's Print Feature

Anthrax's Scott Ian rocks the goat beard.​Thrash kings Anthrax, anchored by famously outspoken guitarist Scott Ian, land in Miami this Sunday as special guests on a tour with Slayer and Megadeth. Or at least, that's the plan. If we learned anything from this week's Miami New Times print music feat ... More >>

Mitchell Luna and Maruta Blast the World at Churchill's This Thursday

Courtesy of Mitchell Luna​In the late '80s to early '90s, Florida's music landscape was ravaged by a brutal bulldozer known as grindcore. Inspired by death metal, thrash, and classic hardcore, and driven by the DIY ethos of punk rock, groups emerged like locusts. They played faster than everyone e ... More >>

Q&A Preview with Scott Ian of Anthrax; Metal's Big Four to Play Shows Together Again Next Year?

photo by Andy BuchananAnthrax's current lineup, with Scott Ian second from left​This past May, thrash metal's "Big Four" -- Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth, and Metallica -- appeared together onstage for the first time in years. For whatever scheduling reasons, the show took place in the semi-unlikely l ... More >>

Kryptic Throne, Paralysys, and More to Play a Metallica Tribute Show at Tobacco Road

​We all breathed really heavy sighs when we heard that Metallica was going to release a DVD along with Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer, but realized they won't be joining them for their October 3 South Florida show. After all, what's real metal fan doesn't have a little Metallica stashed away in the ... More >>

Metallica Announce Live EP and Plans for a Joint DVD with Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer

via their MySpace page​Unfortunately Metallica won't be joining Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer for their October 3 performance at Bayfront Park. But they're still a band that always comes to mind when thinking of classic metal. And what's more "metal" than a band putting together an EP filled with ... More >>

Deftones

Miami metal legend Cynic plays a rare South Florida show at Culture Room

Slayer Megadeth Anthrax at Bayfront Park = Best Metal Show of 2010 in Miami, October 3

Photo by Ben ThackerTom Araya of Slayer last played South Florida at the Mayhem Festival in 2009. The band returns in October, this time to Miami's Bayfront Park Amphitheater.​Last year was especially good for classic metal in South Florida, as all of the big four -- Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Meg ... More >>

The year’s top ten list for metal music features four ties

Pantera Tribute Show at the Talent Farm Tomorrow Night

Hopefully, you were going to find out about this show tonight, when you head out to The Talent Farm for the Mend A Heart Benefit Show. But just in case your heart is made of stone and bile, here's your heads up on an ultra heavy show happening at the same venue 24 hours later.Pantera was one of the ... More >>

We Love You, Pantera

Megadeth

Megadeth At Revolution on November 25... Yes, Really, Revolution

​One of the most tragicomic moments in the 2004 Metallica documentary Some Kind of Monster features not the band itself, but rather Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. In an touchy-feely, on-camera counseling session, Mustaine reveals some seemingly major inferiority issues to Metallica's drummer Lar ... More >>

Concert Review: Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge and High on Fire at Pompano Beach Amphitheater, November 8

photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view a full slideshow of photos from the show.Adult Swim Presents the Dethklok Tour 2009With High on Fire, Converge, Mastodon, and DethklokPompano Beach AmphitheaterSunday, November 8, 2009Better Than: Getting home in time for Robot Chicken.The Review: The curre ... More >>

Q&A with Brendon Small, Co-Creator of Metalocalypse and "Guitarist" for Dethklok, Playing Sunday at Pompano Beach Amphitheater

William Murderface, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Nathan Explosion, Pickles, and Toki WartoothLate Generation X'ers and Gen Y blasted the notion that cartoons are only for kids. Maybe we didn't want to grow up, or maybe we just didn't want to trade creativity and imagination for the drudgery of eve ... More >>

Mixhell

More Than the Mr. + Mrs.

Q&A With Converge, Playing With Mastodon and Dethklok November 8

photo by Matt MillerConverge, with Jacob Bannon second from right​To the uninitiated, the Massachusetts quartet Converge can be downright terrifying. And it's not because they appear clad in face paint or leather and chains -- this underground punk-bred foursome would never waste time on costume-l ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Black Metal Soundsystem Mix from Mixhell, Playing White Room November 7

​It's enough to make metalhead purists wail and gnash their teeth. Half of the producer/DJ duo Mixhell is Iggor Cavalera, who co-founded seminal Brazilian groove-metal act Sepultura when he was just 15 years old. For the next 20 years, he toured the world and sold out stadiums as the band's drumme ... More >>

Show Announcements: David Ellefson of Megadeth and Raphael Saadiq

via flick user NRK P3​Do you think David Ellefson might miss playing for Megadeth? He left the band in 2002, and declined to rejoin the band when Dave Mustaine tried to get them back together in 2004. In fairness, every other original member of Megadeth declined to rejoin Mustain, save guitarist C ... More >>

Metallica's Death Magnetic tour stops at BankAtlantic Center

Concert Review: Mayhem Fest at Cruzan Amphitheatre, August 12

photo by Ben Thacker​Click here to view a full slideshow of photos from the show.Mayhem Fest main stageBullet For My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, Slayer, and Marilyn MansonCruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm BeachWednesday, August 12, 2009Better Than: Sitting at an office desk!The Review:Mayhem Fest i ... More >>

Dethklok, Mastodon, High on Fire, and Converge at Pompano Beach November 8

​Fans of Adult Swim's Metalocalypse are probably not reading this post right now. No, they're feverishly searching out tickets for the show, which goes down on November 8 at Pompano Beach Amphitheater.If you're not familiar with Metalocalypse or Dethklok, the death metal band it profiles, here's t ... More >>

Q&A With Tom Araya of Slayer, Headlining Mayhem Festvial at Cruzan on August 12!

photo by Mark Seliger​For all his band's purported fascinations with life's uglier aspects, Slayer frontman Tom Araya sure is a cheerful guy. Calling from a moving bus in rural Washington state, Araya laughs seemingly every couple of minutes. Surely, though, it's this laissez-faire sense of humor ... More >>

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Top Metal Albums of 2008

In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades.