The Meatmen are a dirty, loud and fast hardcore punk band from Michigan. Formed in 1980 and led by Tesco Vee, the only original member, they released the entertainingly disgusting punk classic “Crippled Children Suck.” And remember kids that “There is nothing funnier than a crying child.”
Also Playing: Against The Grain – punk rock from Detroit, Frontside Five – Hardcore punk from The Mile Hi City and Lyin’ Bitch & The Restraining Orders – more punk from Denver.
Insane blastbeats, monstrously lightning fast solos, high pitched shrieks and low nightmarish growls from progressive death metallers Son Of Aurelius. Formed in 2009 in Santa Cruz, CA. they released their excellent first full-lenght, 2010’s “The Farthest Reaches.”
Also playing: Wretched – thrash/death metal from North Carolina. Last Chance To Reason – experimental/progressive metal from Maine and Iconocaust – thrash/death metal from Littleton,CO.
The inaugural Metalliance Tour will be in Denver bringing West Coast doom, southern grime and more riffs from the East Coast that you can handle, and the bands are:
Saint Vitus – Legendary doom metal from L.A. formed in 1978. Led by Mr. Wino on vocals and original members Dave Chandler on guitar and Mark Adams on bass, Henry Vasquez on drums replacing original member Armando Acosta who passed away in 2010. They have recorded several doom masterpiece’s “Born Too Late” “Mournful Cries” “V” and they will be recording what will probably be another classic this summer.
Helmet – Alt-metal from NYC led by Page Hamilton who in the 90’s hit it big with their album “Meantime.”
Crowbar – Slow, heavy sludge metal from the swamps of Louisiana. Led by big man Kirk Windstein, they have influenced many sludge bands since forming in the late 80’s.
Kylesa – psychedelic sludge metal from Savannah, they released “Spiral Shadow” one of 2010’s best albums. Howl – sludge metal from Rhode Island, they released “Full Of Hell” last year a very good album. The Atlas Moth – psychedelic grime metal from Chicago and Red Fang – stoner metal from Portland.
Death, grind, thrash and weed at the Ballroom brought to you by Silver Surfer Vaporizers, come and celebrate the herb with some of Colorado’s finest bands and some mexican, new mexican and California bands. Remember kids “smoke weed every day” and the bands are:
Cephalic Carnage – Rocky Mountain hydrogrind, Rottenness – brutal death metal from Mexico, To Violently Vomit – brutal death/grind from San Marcos, CA. Laughing Dog – grindcore from New Mexico, Satan’s Host – heavy metal from Denver, Catheter – grind punks from Denver, Legion Of Death – thrash/death metal from Denver, Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire – funeral grind from The Mile Hi, Fields Of Elysum – progressive death/grind from Santa Fe, NM. Final Blow – hardcore from Denver, Speedwolf – thrash/speed metal from Denver, Sonic Vomit – progressive grind from beautiful Pueblo, CO. Scalafrea – brutal death metal from Colorado’s toilet Commerce City, Smaug – doom metal from the Springs, Harvest The Murdered – death metal from Denver, Skinned – death metal from Fort Collins, Barnacle – instrumental metal from Denver, Cattleist – death metal from Denver, Immortal Dominion – crap metal from Fort Collins, Royal Talons – slowww doom metal from Boulder, Conspiracy Assassins – death metal from Denver, Nicaraguan Death Squad – death/grind from Denver, Nexhymn – blackened death metal from Denver, Nippleus Erectus – ex-Gwar drummer? Gamer Life – rap metal, really? and The Black – ? Zombie Hate Brigade – death metal from Denver will be playing the aftershow. 
Pig squeals and growls, abrasive blast beats, downtuned and distorted guitars, Wormrot is pure punishing grindcore from Singapore. Also playing three of The Mile High’s grindcore mouthbreathers – Death Of Self, Roskopp and Aberrant. Grindcore is love!
Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire are a dirty and bleak grindcore band from Colorado. Also playing are grind punks Dodsfalla and Disease Called Human from Coloado and Deercreek – Louder, lower, slower and dumber grime doom metal from the Mile Hi.
"We Die Young"
Praga Khan and his band of sexual deviants will be in Denver to fuck it in the ass with their industrial/electronic act Lords Of Acid.
Also playing: Angelspit – Australian cyberpunks and Radical G – Belgian synthpop.
“Cattle die, kinsmen die, all men are mortal. Words of praise, will never perish, nor a noble name.” Black metal from the bleakest, depressive city in the US, Kansas City. Stonehaven play true black metal, they have release one album “Of Oak And Iron” that incorporates folk, viking metal and pagan philosophy.
Also playing: Four of Colorado’s true black metal bands – Vision Of Mara, Mount Cairn, Centimani and Stoic Dissention. Hail Satan!
“Explicit theatrical fetishes, sex, drugs, satan, torture, sweat, sodomy, latex, gimps and brutal sexy industrial metal” things you’ll find at a Genitorturers show. Formed in Tampa in the late 80’s and led by Gen on vocals they have been touring nonstop for years, the rest of the band features the mighty David Vincent (Morbid Angel) on bass and Bizz on guitar. Live theatrical shows with women don’t get better than this.
Also playing: Hanzel Und Gretyl – Industrial metal from New York and Iconocaust – Thrashers from Littleton,CO.
