The Mastodon Del Mar show is on for Sunday, October 11, 2026, when the Atlanta band brings The Poisonous Weapons Tour to The Sound at the Del Mar Fairgrounds with Deafheaven and Alcest in support. That’s three very different shades of heavy on one bill, the night after the San Diego Metal Swap Meet. One…
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,…
Arizona extreme metal pioneers Soulfly are teaming up with intergalactic shock rock legends GWAR for one of 2026’s wildest concert runs, The Gor Gor Strikes Back Tour—and they’re bringing the chaos to San Diego’s House of Blues on April 19, 2026. This massive 34-date North American trek kicks off March 19 in Richmond, VA, and…
Amon Amarth, have announced they will be setting sail for US shores this Fall for what is set to be the death metal raid of the year. The Great Heathen Tour, produced by Live Nation
Bay area thrash metal giants TESTAMENT unleashed their highly acclaimed thirteenth studio album, Titans Of Creation, via Nuclear Blast in 2020. Today, TESTAMENT is proud to announce they will release a Titans Of Creation Video Album on September 9th via Nuclear Blast Records. The limited-edition collectible features performance videos of all the tracks on the record. The footage was compiled at a soundstage in San…
Unleash the beer-thirsty! On June 10-11, 2022, Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly – the world’s loudest, two-day craft beer event – comes back to the Fillmore Philly for its latest and greatest sud-soaked execution! “Over the last 18 years there has been a mutual respect and collaboration between Metal Blade Records and Decibel…
Norse metal legends EINHERJER proudly announce the upcoming release of their first live album, Norse And Dangerous (Live… From The Land Of Legends), out August 5, 2022 via Napalm Records in vinyl (strictly limited to 300 copies) and digital formats! Norse And Dangerous (Live… From The Land Of Legends) was recorded in the band’s hometown of Haugesund in February of last year at…
It seems San Diego got skipped, yet again, from another major metal event. If you are a San Diegan you are probably used to this by now but if you want to see this leg of the tour, you would need to go to Inglewood, Fresno, Sacramento or Arizona. read the press release below. LAMB…
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