The Ophidian Trek Gives Hollywood A Memorable Cinco De Mayo
By Avinash Mittur, May 5th 2012, House Of Blues, Hollywood CA: It’s been three long years since Meshuggah have toured the United States. In those three years, the band’s massive influence on modern metal has truly become apparent. The so-called “djent” bands have taken Meshuggah’s heavily downtuned riffs and ludicrous time signatures in whole new directions in the last couple of years, but the original article has yet to be topped. Last night, Meshuggah proved this notion with a stellar set, and gave the House of Blues a fun Saturday night with more than able support from Decapitated and Baroness. Read full review

Overkill's Electric Age Tour Visits Downtown Los Angeles
By Elena Whidden, May 3rd 2012, Club Nokia, Los Angeles CA: The last time I saw Overkill was back in 2007 in their home state of New Jersey, where they annihilated a die-hard crowd of east-coast fans. Because of this, I’d say I brought some pretty high expectations to Thursday’s show, but Overkill lived up to them one hundred and ten percent, and as I walked back to my car I couldn’t help but feel a little sad thinking that they had a whole tour to finish before they might be back. Read full review

Albatross Puts On Stellar Hometown Gig
By Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal, April 15th 2012, United 21, Thane, India: After two interesting outings in Chennai and Bangalore, horror-themed traditional heavy metal band Albatross brought "The Kissing Flies" EP launch tour to their hometown of Thane. This gig, christened Wither 2012, also featured Workshop, Cosmic Infusion and Varcas, along with Providence, a last-minute fill-in for Pillbox 666 who had to withdraw from the gig due to unfortunate circumstances. Because of Pillbox 666's withdrawal, this became an all-Mumbai lineup, and gave me a chance to get my first proper taste of the city's metal scene. Read full review