On March 4, 2008, Japanese doom-psych-drone trio Boris played before an excited crowd at New York’s Knitting Factory. The band was in town to support its latest release, Smile (Southern Lord).

In the clips below, watch Boris unleash a torrent of distortion, cries and ripping rock and roll as the play “Statement,” “Laser Beam” “Buzz-In” and “Pink.” (more…)

When Sweden’s Disfear hit NY’s Knitting Factory on April 16 in support of their latest record, Live the Storm (Relapse), MetalKult grabbed our cameras and raced downtown to catch a heavy D-beating from Tomas Lindberg (At the Gates) and crew.

Below, check out the guys rip through “Get It Off,” “Phantom” and “The Cage” from Live the Storm. (more…)

On April 28, 2008, Florida death metal giants Hate Eternal played New York City’s BB Kings Blues Club & Grille in support of their latest album, Fury & Flames (Metal Blade).

In the clips below, see vocalist/guitarist Erik Rutan lead his four-piece through “Bringer of Storms” from Fury & Flames, as well as “The Obscure Terror” from 2002’s King of All Kings and “Behold Judas” from 2005’s I, Monarch. (more…)

On April 28, 2008, Louisiana death grinders Soilent Green played New York City’s BB Kings Blues Club & Grille in support of their latest album, Inevitable Collapse In the Presence of Conviction (Metal Blade).

In the clips below, see the four-piece—vocalist Ben Falgoust, guitarist Brian Patton, drummer Tommy Buckley and bassist Scott Crochet—tear through “Slapfuck” from 1995’s Pussysoul, as well as “Mental Acupuncture,” “Blessed In the Arms of Servitude” and “In the Same Breath” from Inevitable Collapse. (more…)

On October 18th, 2007, when self-described “piss-angry metal band” Saviours played the Luna Lounge in Brooklyn for the Kemado Records CMJ Showcase (along with doom rockers Witchcraft) MetalKult tagged along to document all the heavy riffing and hairy head-banging.

Below, check out the Oakland, CA, band as they play the title track from 2006’s “Crucifire” as well as the title track and “Raging Embers” from 2008’s Into Abaddon. (more…)

On April 4th, 2008, a lengthy line of denim jackets, long hair and metal shirts stretched down the block from BB Kings Bar & Grille in NYC’s Times Square.

This legion of fans was patiently waiting to see the legendary Bay Area thrashers Testament, who were in town to promote their ninth studio album, The Formation of Damnation (Nuclear Blast).

The excitement was no doubt in part due to the fact that Damnation features the original Testament lineup of vocalist Chuck Billy, guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick and bassist Greg Christian, with the addition of former member Paul Bostaph on drums.

When Testament finally hit the stage several hours later, the energy was uncontrollable. Armed with our cameras, MetalKult was fortunate to witness the electric set, which contained a solid mix of vintage and new hard-thrashing metal.

Below, check out “Over the Wall,” “Into the Pit,” “Practice What You Preach” and “Apocalyptic City” from that show: (more…)

On February 10, 2008, tech-metal up-and-comers Car Bomb opened for the mighty High On Fire at Brooklyn’s Club Europa. (Dig that HOF footage HERE.) To our, and the audience’s, pleasant surprise, the Long Island, NY, quartet delivered a punishing set of vicious, virtuosic progressive metal.

In the clips below, check out Car Bomb as they burn through “M6,” “Cielo Drive” and “Best Intentions” from their 2007 Relapse Records debut, Centralia. (more…)

You asked for it, and now you got it. Here are three more videos from Enslaved’s killer show on November 8, 2007, at BB Kings in NYC.

Below, check out the Norwegian progressive black metallers performing “Violet Dawning” and “Bounded by Allegiance” from 2004’s Isa, and “Path to Vanir” from 2006’s Ruun. (more…)

On January 24 and 25, 2008, Mastodon converged on Brooklyn’s Masonic Temple to play two nights in support of experimental doom legends, Neurosis. Because this was the first time Neurosis played New York in over four years—and we’re always down for a good Masto adventure—we had to tag along.

In our four-part documentary, we not only captured some killer live footage of rarely played Mastodon songs, we also cornered the four Mastodudes—guitarist Brent Hinds, drummer Brann Dailor, guitarist Bill Kelliher and bassist/singer Troy Sanders—in the depths of this historic building to see what they’ve been doing since dropping 2006’s Blood Mountain, and to discuss their plans for their as-yet-untitled follow-up.

Check out Episode 3, in which the guys rip through “Hand of Stone”—a song they rarely play live—from their 2006 album Blood Mountain. (more…)

On February 10, 2008, when Oakland’s High On Fire came thundering into New York to play Brooklyn’s Club Europa in support of their latest album, Death Is This Communion, MetalKult braved the cold weather and packed crowds to document this event. When all was said and done, and we finally looked at the footage we shot…we were sure glad we did. High On Fire’s guitarist Matt Pike, drummer Des Kensel and bassist Jeff Matz did not disappoint.

Below, check out the power trio as they deliver bone-crushing performances of “Blessed Black Wings,” “Nemesis” and “Turk.” (more…)