The San Diego Metal Swap Meet 2026 hit Fall Brewing Company Miramar on Saturday, October 10, and the weather kept things interesting. Rain came and went all afternoon, so most of the action stayed under the vendor’s tents. People still moved between the stage, the vendor tables, and the taproom, just with a little more…
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…
Deafheaven dropped a surprise EP this morning, two days before they hit Del Mar. The new Deafheaven EP, “At Work in the Fields of the Bomb,” is out now on Roadrunner, three songs with a short film for opener “Hunter.” The band plays The Sound at the Del Mar Fairgrounds with Mastodon and Alcest this…
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 Soulfly Soda Bar show is four days out: Soulfly, Nailbomb and Incite take over the El Cajon Boulevard club on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. It’s 21+, doors are at 6 p.m. per DICE, and it lands the night after Mastodon, Deafheaven and Alcest hit The Sound in Del Mar. If you’ve got a Monday…
Nekrogoblikon San Diego fans, clear your Tuesday: the LA-based goblin metal crew headlines House of Blues San Diego on Oct. 13, 2026, with Rivers of Nihil, Cyborg Octopus and local thrashers The Provoked. It’s a stop on the band’s 20th anniversary tour, and it’s an all-ages show. According to the Live Nation/Ticketmaster listing, doors open…
The Brick by Brick closing is official: the Bay Park venue at 1130 Buenos Ave. played its last show on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, a sold-out farewell called “Bye Bye Buenos.” Two months later, the owners still haven’t said publicly why, and no new home has been announced. Brick by Brick closing: the announcement Co-owners…
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,…
Raymond Melendez
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