Sunset Strip parody glam metal kings Steel Panther are back home for a month-long residency at The Roxy every Monday in August. The second of these shows is set for 8/14, with opening act Alan Azar. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Steel Panther @ The Roxy (8/14)”
The 2017 edition of the annual extreme metal tour Summer Slaughter is in full swing, and will soon hit downtown Los Angeles for a gig at The Novo on Saturday August 12th. This year’s lineup features The Black Dahlia Murder (playing their 2007 album ‘Nocturnal’ in its entirety’), Dying Fetus, The Faceless, Oceano, Slaughter To Prevail, Origin, Rings Of Saturn, Betraying The Martyrs and Lorna Shore. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Summer Slaughter @ The Novo DTLA”
Dead Cross, the new band featuring Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo, Mike Crain (Retox) and Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox), has just released their devastating self-titled debut record, and are soon embarking on a North American headline tour, starting right here in Southern California with a gig at The Observatory Orange County in Santa Ana on Thursday August 10th, with support acts Ho99o9 and Neil Hamburger. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Dead Cross @ Observatory OC”
The 2017 edition of the annual Vans Warped Tour is in full swing, and this year’s roster features many bands that hard rock and heavy metal fans can enjoy, including GWAR, Sick Of It All, Hatebreed, Municipal Waste, Valient Thorr, Barb Wire Dolls, Alestorm, Candiria, After The Burial, Carnifex, Shattered Sun and many others. The tour hits the Fairplex in Pomona, California on Saturday August 6th. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Warped Tour @ Pomona Fairplex”
All-conquering Oxnard CA power violence group Nails will play three headline shows in Southern California in August, including appearances at the Constellation Room (inside the Observatory) in Santa Ana and Brick By Brick in San Diego. Support for the OC and SD shows will come from Bloodclot, Negative Approach, Final Conflict and Deadbeat, making it a lineup hardcore/crossover/power violence fans cannot afford to miss. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Nails @ Observatory OC & Brick By Brick”
Amidst playing some shows as an opening act to Metallica, French extreme metal giants Gojira also have a few North American headline dates of their own, with support acts Pallbearer and Oni. This epic three-band lineup is coming to Orange County for a show at House Of Blues Anaheim on Saturday August 5th. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Gojira @ House Of Blues Anaheim”