JUCIFER @ BENDER’S TAVERN 10/15/11 DENVER-CO

“Going down just to get my fill in Hell.”

Jucifer are a two piece sludge/doom metal band from Georgia, they are known for their loud and noisy live shows, Gazelle screams and runs like a insane mother who’s baby just got killed and Edgar’s drumming is pure brutal and intense beauty, they fill up every corner in the room with their wall of sound.

Also playing: En Tu Oblivion – alt/prog rock from Denver, Screwtape Zombies – haunted gypsy funk from Denver and The Hits – experimental rock from Denver.

BORIS @ THE MARQUIS THEATER 10/15/11 DENVER-CO

Boris are an experimental rock band from Japan, a true noise rock band that incorporates all the elements drone, psych, ambient and shoegaze. They formed in the early 90’s and have released many albums, some of their best are “Flood” “Pink” “Dronevil” and “Heavy Rocks 2011.” Live they are visually hypnotic, loud, raw with powerful drums and heavy distorted guitar drones. Pure doom psyche ambiance.

Also playing: Tera Melos – experimental indie rock from Sacramento and Coliseum – punk rock metal from Kentucky.

GHOUL @ BLAST-O-MAT 10/14/11 DENVER-CO

Abortions, rotten guts, bad smells, syphilis, carnival freaks, glowing toxic goo, whores, raw meat, maggots and larvae, sounds like fun? If it does spend the evening with Digester, Dissector, Cremator and Fermentor the four gentlemen from Creepsylvania that make up Ghoul. Formed in 2000, they play death/thrash metal and have released several gems like “We Came For The Dead” and “Splatterthrash.” This show is In Memory of Patches The Clown.

Also playing: Death To Self and Disease Called Human two of Denver’s grindcore bands.

DAX RIGGS @ THE LARIMER LOUNGE 10/13/11 & 10/14/11 DENVER-CO

“Gonna try and drown or drink the river dry, may the ghost lay by my side, And the flowers will bloom, if you want them to, Kissed a blue girl, while it rained broken glass, Rode a bolt of white light, with Satan on my lap, Everything is happening in the dark, and everything is happening all at once.”

As he rises from the hellfire and sets upon the Mile Hi City, Dax Riggs brings his dark and soulful blues back to town, his music will make you stand up in your grave and drop the velvet black curtains.

Also playing night one: In The Whale – indie rock blues from Denver, Blind Strike – alt rock from Ft. Collins and Slow And Shirley – Rose Hill Drive?

Night two: TJ Kong And The Atomic Bomb – blues rock from Philadelphia, Woodrose – rock from the Denver area and Mail-Order Soul – garage rock and soul from Denver.

FROST THANE @ THE MARQUIS THEATER 10/13/11 DENVER-CO

“Awaiting the slaughter, time stands still, Thoughts fade away, so does your will, Enemy close in, blood on their mind, You won’t die once, die a thousand times.”

The extreme metal scene in Colorado is getting stronger, here is another great local show to enjoy and worship Satan, here are the bands:

Frost Thane – death battle metal from Fort Collins, Belhor – black metal from deep in the Rockies, Pile Of Priests – death/thrash metal from Englewood, Suns Of Sorath – blackened death metal from Denver, Kastigation – black metal from christian country The Springs and Dekatur – death metal from Denver’s northern suburbs.

R.I.P. AL DAVIS

CHRIS VRENNA @ MILK 10/08/11 DENVER-CO

Chris Vrenna is a drummer, producer, keyboardist, programmer, remixer an a DJ of industrial/cyber punk noise, he has worked with NIN, Die Warzau, KMFDM, Killing Joke, Pigface and has an electronic project called Tweaker.

KYUSS LIVES! @ THE SUMMIT MUSIC HALL 10/04/11 DENVER-CO

“In the middle of the highway, As you ride down the road, Just get that feeling, It’s all so black and bald, And then there’s my face, When you’re drivin the desert sand, Well open my hand, Well open up the land.”

SKELETONWITCH @ THE GOTHIC THEATER 10/01/11 ENGLEWOOD-CO

If you don’t have anything better to do on Saturday night there is an ok metal show down at the Gothic, black metal, melodic death metal, thrash, creepy atmospheres, black thrashing demonic blastbeats and rapid fire riffage is what to expect, very aggressive. Here are the bands playing:

Skeletonwitch – blackened thrash metal from Ohio, Chthonic – black metal from Taiwan (don’t forget to check out Doris) Arch Enemy – melodic death metal from Sweden, Devildriver – melodic death metal from California and local metal band Arcanium.

NEKROMANTIX @ THE BLUEBIRD THEATER 9/28/11 DENVER-CO

“Heathen thoughts burning in my head, Creeps of darkness drink my bloody sweat, Wicked women trapped in black and grey, While bleeding demons carry me away.”

Take a trip to your local graveyard and listen to tales of morbid disasters, tainted love and good ol’ necrophilia. Nekromantix are a psychobilly band from Denmark that formed in the late 80’s, Kim Necroman is the only original member, and he and his ghouls have released such gems as “Hellbound” “Return Of The Loving Dead” “Curse Of The Coffin” and their latest “What Happens In Hell, Stays In Hell” an album full of evil riffs and hoppy bass-lines. Their live shows are intense, sinister and insane, so dig up a corpse and have a good time.  

Also playing: The Howlers – psychobilly from California.