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Bay Area metal shows, local bands, venue coverage, and scene stories from the rooms that keep heavy music alive between the national tour stops.
Curated Bay Area Show Calendar
18 listings · Updated May 22, 1:41 AMTue, May 26 · 8:00 PM
Sloppy Seconds / Memphis Murder Men / Middle Aged Queers
Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco
Sun, May 31 · 8:00 PM
Half Rotten Goddess / Persephone / Rival Plague
Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco
Fri, Jun 5
CCP Presents: East Bay Eternal - Doomsday with Iron Front, Four Winds Away, and Losing Streak
Cornerstone - Berkeley
Fri, Jul 3 · 6:30 PM
S.H.E.D. / Dissociation / NFG / Hell Bound Pound
Noble Cinema Studios, 1509 Solano Ave. - Vallejo
Sun, Jul 12
Battalion Of Saints / Naked Aggression / Fang / Narcoleptic Youth / Round Eye / Besmirchers / Resilience / Sad Boy Sinister / Bad Ass / Informal Society / Right To Remain / Speak For The Dead / Guns For Sick Children / Blunt Force Karma / Hell Bound Pound / Slagathore
Revolution Cafe - Oakland
Sat, Aug 15 · 7:30 PM
Dillinger Four / Off With Their Heads / Middle Aged Queers
Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco
Local Coverage
Bay Area Thrash History: The Scene That Rewired Heavy Metal
Bay Area thrash was not just faster metal. It was a local scene that changed riffs, crowds, tape trading, and heavy music's future.
Bad Omens at Oakland Arena: From Goldfields to the Colosseum in Three Years
Bad Omens closed the Do You Feel Love tour at Oakland Arena Friday night. Three years ago: Goldfields. That gap isn't a trajectory — it's a detonation.
Electric Callboy at The Masonic Review: Chaos With Actual Control
Electric Callboy turned The Masonic into a 100-minute sprint of hooks, floor-wide sing-alongs, and just enough absurdity to keep it human.
Lamb of God at The Masonic Review
Lamb of God hit The Masonic on April 3 and turned a sold-out San Francisco room into a blunt-force reminder that groove metal still hits like a weapon.
Metallica M72 Turns Levi’s Stadium Into Sacred Ground During No Repeat Weekend in Santa Clara
Metallica M72 Turns Levi’s Stadium Into Sacred Ground During No Repeat Weekend in Santa Clara In their Bay Area “hometown” […]
Thrash of the Titans in Berkeley Review: Testament’s Hometown Victory Lap at The UC Theatre
Testament’s hometown finale at Berkeley’s UC Theatre felt like a victory lap and a reunion: Bay Area thrash royalty in the room, pits in motion, history alive.
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Shows
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Bands
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Scene Stories
Venue coverage, promoter notes, local festival previews, photo recaps, and Bay Area heavy music history.