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The As I Lay Dying San Diego homecoming is set. The band’s 2027 U.S. headlining tour with Immortal Disfigurement ends Sunday, March 7, 2027, at The Observatory North Park, the last of 26 dates on a run that starts Feb. 4 in Indianapolis, per Metal Nerd. The As I Lay Dying San Diego date also…
Metallica San Diego fans have two things to chew on this week. On Oct. 15 the band shared an official video of “The Call of Ktulu” from the first night of its Sphere residency in Las Vegas, per Blabbermouth. And the band’s next local stop is already on the books: Snapdragon Stadium on Thursday, May…
The Fear Factory San Diego show is set. The industrial metal pioneers bring their Cybernetic Domination Tour to House of Blues on Wednesday, Nov. 25, with Darkest Hour and Brotality, per the Live Nation listing. It’s the night before Thanksgiving, so plan around the holiday traffic. The run was announced back on March 11. Metal…
DragonForce San Diego fans get first crack at the band’s biggest North American run in more than two decades. The Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary Tour opens Friday, Nov. 13, at The Observatory North Park with Ensiferum and Rhapsody of Fire, per the band’s tour announcement. If you’ve been sitting on tickets, stop. The band posted…
Demon Hunter San Diego fans get a full-album night next Thursday: the Christian metalcore band plays 2007’s “Storm the Gates of Hell” front to back at House of Blues San Diego on Oct. 15, 2026, with Wolves at the Gate and Bloodlines. It’s all ages, with doors at 6:30 p.m. and the show at 7:30…
The San Diego Metal Swap Meet 2026 is this Saturday, October 10, at Fall Brewing Company Miramar. Seattle power/thrash band Sanctuary headlines. Songkick lists no other San Diego date for the band and marks this as its first show in the city. The meet is the local scene’s yearly community day: vendor tables, vinyl, merch,…
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Raymond Melendez