Born of Osiris is an interesting crew of miscreant musicians, to say the least. Their mix of death metal, hardcore, and breakbeat electronic won over legions of pubescent listeners with their debut The New Reign (2007, Sumerian Records), and resulted in a sleeper hit, the two minute anthem “Bow Down.” Their latest offering, A Higher [...]

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By the time the Kosmo crew sat down with Winds of Plague at Dirtfest 13 to talk about life on the road and their new album, they had already played their blistering set to a massive crowd, possibly the most massive of the day. Their short set, culled almost entirely from their 2008 album Decimate [...]

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Under a hot midday sun, the Kosmo briefly met with Trey Williams, drummer of sometimes-controversial death metal trio Dying Fetus. Dying Fetus, perhaps most famous for popularizing the phrase “Kill your mother, rape your dog,” (often shorthand for a metal or hardcore song that is profoundly brutal or violent) are known for their technical style [...]

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