SDMETAL https://sdmetal.com San Diego Metal Music Community Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:42:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://sdmetal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-sdmetal_logo_512x512-100x100.jpg SDMETAL https://sdmetal.com 32 32 Deafheaven Drops ‘At Work in the Fields of the Bomb’ EP Ahead of Del Mar Show https://sdmetal.com/deafheaven-ep/ https://sdmetal.com/deafheaven-ep/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:37:35 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10966 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...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/deafheaven-ep/feed/ 0 Trivium Announce ‘Crown in the Grave’ Album, Bring Tour to Inglewood Dec. 4 https://sdmetal.com/trivium-crown-in-the-grave/ https://sdmetal.com/trivium-crown-in-the-grave/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:23:47 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10970 Trivium’s new record, “Crown in the Grave,” lands Nov. 20 on Roadrunner Records, and the Trivium Crown in the Grave era kicked off Thursday with the title track and video, per Blabbermouth. It’s the band’s first studio album with Alex Rüdinger officially on drums, and they bring it to YouTube Theater in Inglewood on Friday,...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/trivium-crown-in-the-grave/feed/ 0 Demon Hunter Play “Storm the Gates of Hell” in Full at House of Blues Oct. 15 https://sdmetal.com/demon-hunter-san-diego/ https://sdmetal.com/demon-hunter-san-diego/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:34:38 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10794 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...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/demon-hunter-san-diego/feed/ 0 Soulfly, Nailbomb and Incite Pack Soda Bar Monday, Oct. 12 https://sdmetal.com/soulfly-soda-bar/ https://sdmetal.com/soulfly-soda-bar/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:19:24 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10791 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...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/soulfly-soda-bar/feed/ 0 Nekrogoblikon San Diego: Goblins Headline House of Blues Oct. 13 https://sdmetal.com/nekrogoblikon-san-diego/ https://sdmetal.com/nekrogoblikon-san-diego/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:39:42 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10784 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...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/nekrogoblikon-san-diego/feed/ 0 Brick by Brick Closing After 12 Incredible Years https://sdmetal.com/brick-by-brick-closing/ https://sdmetal.com/brick-by-brick-closing/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:47:56 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10768 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...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/brick-by-brick-closing/feed/ 0 Mastodon Del Mar 2026: Powerful Bill With Deafheaven, Alcest https://sdmetal.com/mastodon-del-mar/ https://sdmetal.com/mastodon-del-mar/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:27:44 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10751 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...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/mastodon-del-mar/feed/ 0 San Diego Metal Swap Meet 2026: Sanctuary Headlines Fall Brewing Miramar https://sdmetal.com/san-diego-metal-swap-meet-2026-sanctuary/ https://sdmetal.com/san-diego-metal-swap-meet-2026-sanctuary/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:57:04 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10742 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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]]> https://sdmetal.com/san-diego-metal-swap-meet-2026-sanctuary/feed/ 0 Soulfly & GWAR: Gor Gor Strikes Back at HOB San Diego April 19 https://sdmetal.com/soulfly-gwar-san-diego-house-of-blues-april-19/ https://sdmetal.com/soulfly-gwar-san-diego-house-of-blues-april-19/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:43:16 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10674 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...

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