Slayer’s demonic minotaur is turned into action figure - complete with cape and sword

Stereogum’s recaps and photos from SXSW continue… Encrust @ Mohawk Outdoor (PITCHFORK/SHOW NO MERCY), 12:30PM The Show No Mercy showcase at House Of Vans (aka Mohawk) started early. Like, actually early — it was scheduled to kick off at noon, but for some reason, the doors didn’t open till like 12:30, mean...

You probably have that one person at work you can count on for expertise about a certain style of music. Scott and I have that a guy like that. The difference between our go-to and yours, though, is our dude happens to be a leading critical voice in the genre and lovingly curates its best monthly showcase in NYC. In return we teach him all about...

Scions look like shoeboxes with wheels, and for some reason they're usually the exact same color as orange Tang. They're like Honda Elements except somehow less cool.And yet the company must have at least a few incredibly cool people working for it. Because Scion, as a brand, has promoted something like a million really good rap shows over the p...

In this year-end edition of "Show No Mercy", we count down our 20 favorite metal records of the year-- led by Nachtmystuim [above]-- plus toss in lists from such luminaries as Enslaved, Mick Barr, Prurient, Peter Sotos, Torche, and Matmos' Drew Daniel.read more