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Iron Tongue: Let’s Get Miserable

Thu, May 23 2013 7:44pm - Source: Metal Sucks

There are some fans within hard rock and metal that would have you believe that emotions cheapen music.

Band To Watch: A Pregnant Light

Wed, April 03 2013 2:34pm - Source: Stereogum

Sometime in the second half of 2011, I took a chance and ordered a number of cassettes, sound-unheard, from a new cassette-only record label that had made an announcement on a black-metal message board saying they were ready to start shipping their first batch of releases.

VHÖL – “Illuminate” (Stereogum Premiere)

Mon, March 18 2013 6:45pm - Source: Stereogum

The Month In Metal ": Ludicra was one of the great metal bands of the past two decades, and their 2009 album, The Tenant , was their most fully realized work, so their sudden dissolution in 2011 was shocking and sad.

Sabbath Assembly: Ye Are Gods

Fri, October 12 2012 5:10am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Heavy metal and the church have always been uneasy bedfellows.

Hammers of Misfortune and The Gates of Slumber touring East Coast (dates)

Fri, June 08 2012 5:28pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the upcoming Hammers of Misfortune / The Gates of Slumber East Coast/Midwest jaunt!

Agalloch touring after Maryland Death Fest, playing MHOW (dates) and other related news

Wed, May 16 2012 7:08pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Agalloch will be on the East Coast this month for Maryland Deathfest , and will be back to the East Coast for more shows very soon.

Five Killer Obscure Metal Bands by Harland Burkhart of Wild Hunt

Thu, April 26 2012 7:42pm - Source: Noisecreep

Wild Hunt is a mystical, blackened metal band from Oakland.

Roadburn Recap 2012 Companion to Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine

Thu, April 19 2012 4:18pm - Source: WFMU's Beware of the Blog

Devil, 40 Watt Sun, Tombs, Jucifer, Alkerdeel, Bong, Black Cobra, Electric Orange, The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, Aun, Gnod, Solstafir, Hexvessel, Nachtmystium, End of Level Boss, Celeste, Conan, Valient Thorr, Black Breath, Chelsea Wolfe, White Static Demon/JK Flesh, Om, diSEMBOWELMENT, Michael Gira, Christian MIstress, La Otracina, Hammers of Misfortune, Spiders, Ancestors- that list alone could make a fine festival!

SATAN ROSENBLOOM’S TOP FIFTEEN METAL ALBUMS OF 2011

Thu, December 01 2011 5:52pm - Source: Metal Sucks

This was an incredible year for metal, with major players and up-and-comers alike releasing stellar material in almost every subgenre.

Hammers of Misfortune - 17th Street

Mon, October 31 2011 4:12pm - Source: The Quietus

This recession has been brutal for a lot of people, but few have reacted with art more poignant than Hammers of Misfortune's John Cobbett.

Hammers of Misfortune - 17th Street

Mon, October 31 2011 5:15am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Hammers of Misfortune 's fifth album, 17th Street , is a song cycle about "loss and endings," though it sounds like a series of new beginnings.

Hammers of Misfortune Leader Explains Lineup Changes -- Exclusive Video

Wed, October 26 2011 4:13pm - Source: Noisecreep

This week one of the more inventive hard rock/metal acts around today, Hammers of Misfortune released a new album. '17th Street' is a nine song collection that finds the San Francisco sextet delivering the kinds of vocal melodies and instrumental nuances that get stuck inside your head long after the record leaves your turntable.

LISTEN: HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE FTW

Thu, October 20 2011 6:55pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Hammers Of Misfortune's upcoming album 17th Street (listen here ) totally blew me away on the very first listen.

Hammers of Misfortune, 'The Day the City Died' -- Song Premiere

Mon, October 10 2011 6:20pm - Source: Noisecreep

Blending elements of doom, thrash, American folk, and NWOBHM, Hammers of Misfortune 's upcoming album, '17th Street,' will surely turn a lot of heads.

Hammers of Misfortune - "17th Street"

Mon, September 26 2011 5:51pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Their ambitious, impeccably rendered compositions make room for honest emotion alongside the larger concepts.

PROG METAL QUADRUPLE-SHOT: NEW MUSIC FROM HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE, ELECTRO QUARTERSTAFF, ORWELL AND CORELIA

Thu, September 08 2011 5:23pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Today is a good day to be a fan of the progressive.

Slough Feg Want to Resurrect Heavy Metal

Thu, November 11 2010 11:05pm - Source: Noisecreep

order to resurrect American heavy metal.

HELP A BROTHA OUT: LUDICRA FUNDRAISER FOR JOHN COBBETT

Mon, June 14 2010 7:17pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Ludicra's " De-Cancellation Tour " — waged in the face of Mayhem dropping off the bill and guitarist John Cobbett's hospitalization — may have ended, but Cobbett's (also of Hammers of Misfortune) outrageous medical bills certainly haven't been forgotten.

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