MASTODON @ THE OGDEN THEATER 11/09/11 DENVER-CO

“I burned out my eyes, I cut off my tongue, I sealed them with all of the silver, and now I have none, You killed the life, you took the diamond, you killed the vine, Death of the…”

DANAVA @ THE HI-DIVE 11/09/11 DENVER-CO

Danava are a psychedelic stoner metal band from Portland that formed in the early 2000’s. They’ve released “UnonoU” an album with progressive elements and a late sixties sound and their new album “Hemisphere Of Shadows” a hazy prog-rock album.

Also playing: Thrones – Joe Preston’s experimental/sludge/noise project, Space In Time – psychedelic stoner rock from Denver.

FU MANCHU @ THE SUMMIT MUSIC HALL 11/04/11 DENVER-CO

“Hidden behind my Chevy’s walls, everytime, That’s where I’ll be… that’s wher I’m at, I’m doing fine, and did you know? that’s wher I’ll go, I’m getting mine.” 

EAST OF THE WALL @ OLD CURTIS STREET BAR 11/03/11 DENVER-CO

East Of The Wall are a progressive technical metal band from New Jersey, they are touring behind their new release “The Apologist” an album with a good combination of vocals and instrumental numbers, a technical metal opus. They have also released “”Ressentiment” a heavy and melodic album with jazz-inspired guitar work, brutal dizzyingly riffs and delicate harmonies.

Also playing: Goes Cube – Brooklyn trio that mixes metal, hardcore punk an full on alt-rock, they’ve released two excellent albums “Another Day Has Passed” and “In Tides And Drifts.”

YOUTH BRIGADE @ THE MARQUIS THEATER 11/02/11 DENVER-CO

“There was a time, not long ago, When we’d get shit everywhere we’d go, But times have changed and so have we, We’re creeping up on society, Stop complaining don’t you know, We’ve still got a long way to go” 

THE OCEAN @ CASSELMAN’S 11/02/11 DENVER-CO

The Ocean is a progressive/experimental metal band from Germany that formed in the early 2000’s. They mixed hardcore, sludge and harsh experimental metal and came up with their album “FluXion” then they got heavy and soft, an mixed classical, metal with electronics and created the excellent “Precambrian” an album that creates an ambient doomrock soundscape.   

WARBRINGER @ THE MARQUIS THEATER 10/31/11 DENVER-CO

What better way to spend Halloween night that with an extreme metal show, actually I can think of many better ways but since this is the only good show that night in the Mile Hi City go and enjoy, here are the bands playing:

Warbringer – thrash metal from California, brutal riffs! Lazarus A.D. – thrash metal from Wisconsin, Landmine Marathon – death metal from Arizona and Diamond Plate – thrash metal from Illinois. Happy Halloween you sons of a motherless goat!

EARTH CRISIS @ THE BLUEBIRD THEATER 10/27/11 DENVER-CO

“Humanity devours itself alive, Forced march down this path of sorrow to an end that doesn’t justify, Hands chained, running driven upon those that fall they tread, Conditioned by a warped value system to not look back, just push ahead, Lives of excess, lust and material greed.”

Earth Crisis is a hardcore metallic punk band from Syracuse that formed in the late 80’s. They are known for having a vegan lifestyle, being straight edge, supporting animal rights and dealing with social and political issues. They’ve released the excellent album “Destroy The Machines” pure metallic straight edge punk fury and a more metal “Slither,” they also released two very good ep’s “All Out War” and “Firestorm.”

Also playing: Cavalera Conspiracy – the brothers are back in town with the real Sepultura reunion, Max’s howl and Igor’s insane drumming make them two of the best in the extreme community.

OPETH @ THE OGDEN THEATER 10/25/11 DENVER-CO

Opeth are a progressive death metal band from Sweden, formed in 1990 they have gone through many line-up changes, the only original member is vocalist/guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt. They have released many albums, some of their best are “Blackwater Park,” “Orchid,” “Damnation” and “Watershed,” their style has changed through the years, they go from death metal growls to acoustic passages with whispered vocals but the music is always heavy and progressive. Their latest release “Heritage” is growl-free more prog rock than metal, more up-tempo, melodic an aggressive than their previous growl-free album. “Take the road where devils speak God is Dead.”  

Also playing: Katatonia – metal band from Sweden, started off as an excellent death/doom metal band and then transitioned into some kind of shit metal band.

KOFFIN KATS @ MOE’S ORIGINAL BAR B QUE 10/21/11 ENGLEWOOD-CO

“Now my love is buried baby, six feet underground, Yeah, I’m missing her, six feet underground, Time to dig her up, six feet underground, I wanna see my love, six feet underground, By the graveyard tree, her body lays with me.”