hardcore metal – The Cosmic Clash

Live music review: Soulfly, Nailbomb and Incite took over Come and Take It Live

October 2, 2026 Case Cockrell 605 Views CATIL, Come and Take It Live, hardcore metal, heavy metal, Igor Cavalera, Incite, live music, Max Cavalera, metal, Nailbomb, Review, rock n roll, Sepultura, Soulfly

The Cavalera name is heavy metal royalty. Brothers Max and Igor dragged Sepultura out of Belo Horizonte and turned it into one of the most feared bands on the planet, then walked away. Whatever Sepultura did without them is a footnote. What the brothers did next is a sprawl of bands and records that hasn’t let up, and the bloodline didn’t stop with them. Max’s sons and stepson fill out his lineups and run outfits of their own. The family business is metal violence set to a downtuned riff, and business is good. On Monday, September 21, the Cavalera clan took over Come and Take It Live on Riverside for a full night of musical brutality with Soulfly, Nailbomb and Incite. Nobody in the building showed any sign of slowing down.

Live Music Review Robert Dean

Live music review: Eyehategod at Little Darlin 10th Anniversary

April 28, 2026 Robert Dean 1817 Views 10th Anniversary, concert, Eyehategod, glam metal, hard rock, hardcore, hardcore metal, Little Darlin, live music, Mean Mistreater, metal, Review, rock n roll

Thanks to the power of social media, bands like Crowbar and Eyehategod are drawing bigger crowds than they have in years—and honestly, good for them. Get that bag, dudes. You earned it. Somehow, the algorithm has decided the ultra-heavy hardcore riffs of the two New Orleans kingpins are worth worshiping, and the clips are endless; people talking about how chaotic EHG is and how gnarly Crowbar riffs are. And it’s not just old head nostalgia. The kids are showing up. And they’re selling venues out. The two bands went out on the road together, and if the show Sunday, April 26 at The Little Darlin’ is any indication, those rooms are filling up fast. Radio-friendly Metallica these bands are not.

Live Music Review Robert Dean

Live music review: Lamb of God played Moody Amp for Into Oblivion Tour despite storm

April 24, 2026 Robert Dean 2031 Views concert, Fit For An Autopsy, hardcore metal, heavy metal, Kublai Khan, Lamb of God, live music, Moody Amp, Review, rock n roll, Sanguisugabogg

One thing I love about metalheads is their undying love for the music and its culture. They wear old band T-shirts from twenty years ago like a talisman against the world, they tattoo band logos on themselves to show devotion, rock patch-covered battle vests, and will stand in the middle of a rainstorm without considering moving because the band is about to go on. That’s serious commitment.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: Acid Bath headlined killer extreme metal bill in Houston

April 2, 2026 Case Cockrell 3047 Views Acid Bath, concert, concert review, Dax Riggs, extreme metal, Goatwhore, hardcore metal, High On Fire, live music, metal music, Necrofier, obituary, Review, Sammy Duet, Stabbing, White Oak Music Hall

The 2025 reunion of Louisiana hardcore metal legends Acid Bath has been triumphant, as it heads into its second year of gigs featuring stacked lineups and fans showing up by the thousands to experience it. At White Oak Music Hall near the Houston Heights area, a diehard crowd showed up ready to experience the short-lived yet massively influential out-of-the-swamp sludge kings. Acid Bath’s reunion tour is going on a year strong. Each show features extreme metal legacy acts and rising underground metal hardliners. For the March 28 stop, Acid Bath brought Houston brutal death metal outfit Stabbing, H-Town black metal institutions Necrofier, legendary Oakland power trio High on Fire, and Tampa death metal legends Obituary. A bone-crushing lineup of all proportions, this gig didn’t lose its hell-raising spark until the last note.