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Seattle's Demon Hunter has been making melodic metal with a faith-based foundation for over two decades, and their live show leans into the full sonic weight of that catalog. El...

Demon Hunter is marking two decades of Storm the Gates of Hell with a proper touring production, and Wolves at the Gate is a genuinely strong support pick, not filler....

Chinese Football, the Beijing-based math-rock band whose intricate guitar work earned them a devoted following well outside China, plays Launchpad on the Occupy the Absence Tour with The Tewa opening....

Dying Fetus have been one of the most technically disciplined death metal acts in the game for thirty years, and pairing them with Sanguisugabogg makes this a legitimate bill rather...

Five bands across the death metal and sludge spectrum share a bill heavy enough that the floor will vibrate before the first note lands. Sunshine Theater holds around 800 and...

Three bands sharing the Launchpad stage on a Wednesday night, which tells you something about the commitment level of everyone in the room. Launchpad runs a tight ship on multi-band...

Bit Brigade's whole concept is a live band performing NES game soundtracks note-for-note while a speedrunner plays through each game on a screen above the stage, so the music and...

Twiztid, the Detroit horror-rap duo who have been working the Psychopathic Records circuit since the late 90s, headline El Rey with Albuquerque's Buffalo Farm opening. El Rey is a long room with a solid sound system and a stage that rewards acts who actually perform rather than just stand there, and Twiztid leans hard into...

Nekrogoblikon's whole thing is costumed goblin characters, legitimately technical melodic death metal, and a crowd that laughs and headbangs in equal measure. Aborted is no warm-up act, they've been one of the more consistent names in brutal death metal for over two decades, so showing up late means missing something real. Sunshine's general admission floor...