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Apr 11, 2017

A Very Metal Weekly Music Agenda, Featuring Baroness And King Giant

Also Lucid Petrichord, Dangermuffin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and much more.

Aug 15, 2016

From Headbanger To Hasid: One Man’s Journey Since Heavy Metal Parking Lot

A Silver Spring native once featured in a classic short documentary about heavy metal fandom has reinvented himself as a luthier.

Jan 26, 2016

The Fillmore Has Become A Surprising Haven For Metalheads

Silver Spring might not be the first place you’d think of, but the metal experience is alive over there.

Jan 06, 2015

In Baltimore, A Metal Festival That Shines a Spotlight On Women-Fronted Bands

After a two-year hiatus, Baltimore’s Flight of the Valkyries festival is back and badder than ever.

Jul 19, 2013

Three Stars: Borracho

We talked to Borracho about about their following overseas and their take on heavy music coming back to D.C.

Aug 26, 2010

Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Wolf Trap

In the nearly three years since we last checked in with Rodrigo y Gabriela, the dynamic acoustic-guitar duo has been keeping quite busy. Their self-titled major label debut album brought their hybrid, metal-inspired sound to the masses, leading to sell-out crowds at clubs the world over, along with stops at many premier music festivals.

 
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