Meek is Murder are one of the most promising bands sporting the ambiguous whatevercore blend of grind, math, and hardcore. We’re talking one-or-two-minute chaotic tracks that are technical and absolutely crushing. This fledgling band is totally independent (labels, get on this or something! They’re perfect for Relapse or Deathwish, Inc.) and booked a short set of dates around the East Coast this month. Check out our photos from their set at The Pariah in Philadelphia, PA courtesy of local photeggrapher (yes) Maclyn Bean below.

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For original high resolution images and more from the photographer, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

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We may be right of the cusp of the release of the new Black Dahlia Murder record Everblack, but that hasn’t stopped the band supporting their previous album Ritual, with the recent release of a live video of, what was by far the stand-out track, ‘Moonlight Equilibrium‘. Now I understand the band’s amazing chops may be the most immediate thing for most people, but for anyone like myself  who has seen the band quite a few times now, the most shocking revelation was the fact that vocalist Trevor Strnad is actually wearing a t-shirt.

As it turned out, the Youtube comments are in full agreement with me. It just came all too sudden for me, I’m considering boycotting Everblack until Strnad goes back to his normally shirtless ways but I’m honestly not sure I could hold out as the teasers for the album have been pretty mindblowing.

Everblack will destroy you come June 11th, through Metal Blade Records.

- DL

Few tours offer as much MOSH as the recent Nails, Xibalba, and Early Graves tour. As usual, our regularly contributing photographer Maclyn Bean (the most technical and speedest photographer ever) attended his local show at Broad Street Ministry in Philadelphia and managed to not get his equipment broken! Photos of the show can be viewed below:

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Cop Problem

Early Graves

Xibalba

Nails

For high resolution images from the show and more from the photographer, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

After the Burial‘s Road To Metalfest tour was a progcore dream tour! Featuring support from Within The Ruins, The Contortionist (who had Last Chance To Reason‘s Michael Lessard filling in on vocals!), and Glass Cloud, the trek took the bands to and from the annual New England Hardcore & Metal Festival. Needless to say, the Eastern US got rocked — hard. Our regular contributing photographer Maclyn Bean shot the stop  in West Chester on April 22nd, and photos from the show can be viewed below!

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Glass Cloud

The Contortionist

Within The Ruins

After The Burial

For high resolution images from the show and more from the photographer, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

Death To All is without a doubt one of the more buzzworthy and substantial “comebacks” of the last few years. Many fans have long given up on the possibility of seeing a Death show since the band’s founder Chuck Schuldiner passed away after battling cancer in 2001. Fortunately, surviving members of the group’s revolving door of musicians have stepped up to unite under the Death To All name to celebrate Chuck and give back to the fans and charity, with proceeds from the DTA tours going to Sweet Relief, a non-profit organization that provides financial aid to touring musicians in need of health care.

Resident photographer Maclyn Bean attended the April 25th show at Theater of Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA. His photos of the event can be viewed below.

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Anciients

Death to All

For high resolution images from the show and more from the photographer, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

I mean, just look at this and try not to rage.

The Dillinger Escape Plan performed three songs in this week’s Revolver Golden Gods Awards, and judging by the motionless crowd, it would appear that they didn’t get the group either despite a high-energy performance. Let’s face it though; the folks at the awards show aren’t interested in mathcore; they’re either industry insiders or fans of mainstream or traditional metal. It’s Revolver, after all. Hopefully one day Decibel will be as big, but that’s unlikely because music is scary.

Look at me sounding elitist when I have no right to be.

Check out the video below, featuring the tracks ‘Prancer,’ ‘When I Lost My Bet,’ and a cover of Depeche Mode’s ‘Behind the Wheel’ with guest vocals from Deftones’ Chino Moreno. Insane performance involving blood, destruction, and FIRE.

- JR

Touring in support of their latest album Pinnacle of Bedlam, the legendary Suffocation have recently embarked on a headlining tour, featuring support from Exhumed, Jungle Rot, and Rings of Saturn. As usual, our East Coast-based photographer Maclyn Bean attended his nearest spot in New York at St. Vitus to capture the show! Check out the photos below:

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Suffocation

Exhumed

Jungle Rot

Rings of Saturn

For high resolution images from the show and more from the photographer, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

We don’t take part in nearly enough music festivals, but that’s slowly starting to change. We were able to send our resident photographer Chris Collins to South By So What?! festival in Grand Prairie, TX on March 16th to get shots of a number of bands. The festival is a polarizing one, but here’s something in its depths for everyone. Among those of interest to us in particular were Architects, Betraying the Martyrs, Chelsea Grin, I Declare War, Norma Jean, and Upon a Burning Body. Check out the photos below:

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Architects

Betraying the Martyrs

Chelsea Grin

I Declare War

Norma Jean

Upon a Burning Body

For more photos from the show in high resolution (including bands not pictured above), visit Chris C Collins on Flickr.

Fans of hardcore went nuts when The Ghost Inside announced their headlining tour with Stick To Your Guns, Stray From The Path, and Rotting Out. Regular contributing photographer Maclyn Bean attended his local stop at First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia on March 25th to document THE MOSH™ in action, and you can check out the photos below.

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The Ghost Inside

Stick To Your Guns

Stray From The Path

Rotting Out

For high resolution images from the show and more from the photographer, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

Acting in charity to raise money for Autism Queensland, a selection of some of the finest metal that Australia has to offer united at Bloodline Festival this month, featuring headliners Psycroptic and Ne Obliviscaris. Resident Aussie photographer William France attended the show to document the evening, and came back with photos from the sets of the fest’s headliners as well as The Schoenberg Automaton, Lynchmada, As Silence Breaks, and Down Royale. Check out the photos below!

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Psycroptic

Ne Obliviscaris

The Schoenberg Automaton

Lynchmada

As Silence Breaks

Down Royale

For more from the photographer, visit William France on Flickr.

It’s not every day where it is appropriate for a metal site to send a photographer out to a traditional modern electronic show comprised of solely DJ sets, but Cameron Argon — who operates under the stage name Big Chocolate — has a metal lineage that puts him within the boundaries of relevance despite whatever project he’s involved in. It’s a rarity these days to catch Argon on stage in a metal context (sorry, still no Disfiguring the Goddess live shows planned — ever), so resident East coast photographer Maclyn Bean got the next best thing with photos from Big Chocolate’s DJ set at Soundgarden Hall in Philadelphia.

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For high resolution images from the show and more from the photographer, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

When it comes to a lineup that includes the likes of Every Time I Die and The Acacia Strain, it should go without saying; YOU’RE MOSHING. Resident curly fro Maclyn Bean hit up his local stop at Union Transfer in Philadelphia to shoot the show (also featuring Hundredth) in case you couldn’t make it yourself, so live vicariously and mosh at your desk (imagination!) while checking out the photos below:

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Hundredth

The Acacia Strain

Every Time I Die

For high resolution images from the show and more from the photographer, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

The Coheed and Cambria, Between the Buried and Me, and Russian Circles tour promises a show so nice, we took pictures of it twice. While we had our Dallas-based Photographer Chris Collins hit up the show earlier this month, we also had our Philly photographer Maclyn Bean shoot his local stop of The Afterman Tour, featuring two sets worth of photos from our favorite prog metal act BTBAM. Check out the photos below!

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COHEED AND CAMBRIA

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME

RUSSIAN CIRCLES

For high resolution images from the show and more from the photographer, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

Death metal titans Nile are currently on tour across North America in support of their latest record At The Gates Of Sethu, and they’re pulling double duty the whole way through by playing two full sets featuring songs spanning the group’s entire career. Nile are taking along no regular support across this tour either, instead opting exclusively for local openers. Regular contributor Maclyn Bean attended the Philadelphia stop of the tour on March 7th to photograph the show, which you can see below.

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For high resolution images from the show and more from the photographer, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

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Our lovely and talented photographer Chris Collins will be hitting up the South By So What?! Festival in Grand Prairie, TX on March 16th, and while the lineup includes a few bands you nor I are particularly fond of, there are a handful of gems on this lineup DEFINITELY worth seeing, such as Norma Jean, Architects, Oh, Sleeper, Betraying the Martyrs, and Within The Ruins. This just speaks to the festival’s ability to cater to a wide audience, really.

From the press release:

With over seventy bands and four stages, this year’s festival is going to be action-packed with jaw-dropping and awesome performances. This years event will be catering a mix of genres including metal, indie rock, pop, and hip hop. It will be taking place on Saturday, March 16 of 2013 and for the second year in a row it will be held at QuickTrip Park (www.quiktrippark.com) in Dallas, Texas. Doors will be at 10:00 a.m. sharp! (VIP will be allowed in prior). Our 2013 headliners are All That Remains, Of Mice & Men, Breathe Carolina, The Ready Set, Outasight, Riff Raff, Escape The Fate, Chiodos, Motionless In White, and Forever The Sickest Kids.

Sure, the show is polarizing. Why even bring it up in the first place, then? Good question. We want you to tell us what bands you want Chris to photograph at the show.

Perhaps there’s some bands on the bill that we haven’t heard of and are missing out on, or maybe even a band that’s supposed to put on an interesting show. Maybe you’re just curious!? Check out the lineup of bands below and let us know what bands to hit and what bands to miss:

2X4
A TRAGEDY AT HAND
ADESTRIA
ALIVE IN STANDBY
ALL THAT REMAINS
ARCHITECTS
ATTACK ATTACK
ATTILA
AZURAH
BETRAYING THE MARTYRS
BREATHE CAROLINA
BURIED IN VERONA
CAPTURE THE CROWN
CHELSEA GRIN
CHIODOS
CHUNK NO CAPTAIN CHUNK
CISCO ADLER
CITY LIGHTS
CLOSE YOUR EYES
CONCEPTS
CONFIDE
CONFLICTS
CROSSFAITH
CROWN THE EMPIRE
DARK HORSE DARLING
DAYSHELL
ENTER SHIKARI
ESCAPE THE FATE
EVEN CAMERAS LIE
EVERYONE DIES IN UTAH
FIT FOR A KING
FOR YOU I WILL
FORTY FATHOMS
FROM ATLANTIS
FTSK
GUARDIANS
HAIL THE SUN
HANDGUNS
HANDS LIKE HOUSES
HAYDEN, OH MY
HEARTIST
I DECLARE WAR
I, THE MIGHTY
ICE NINE KILLS
INDIRECTIONS
INVENT, ANIMATE
ISSUES
JONNY CRAIG
JOSHUA
KURT TRAVIS
LEGION
MOD SUN
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE
MOUTH OF THE SOUTH
MY MY MISFIRE
MYKA, RELOCATE
NORMA JEAN
OF MICE & MEN
OH MANHATTAN
OH SLEEPER
OUR LAST NIGHT
OUTASIGHT
OUTLINE IN COLOR
POLYPHIA
READY SET
RIFF RAFF
SET IT OFF
SET THE SUN
SKYLINE LUXURY
SPIES LIKE US
STATE CHAMPS
SWORN IN
THE BROTHERS HIGH HORSE
THE MEDIC DROID
THE SEEKING
THIS IS HELL
UPON A BURNING BODY
WHY?
WITHIN THE RUINS
WOE IS ME
YESTERDAY AS TODAY
YOUR PAST, MY PRESENT

Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below. For more information, visit South By So What’s website.

- JR