A couple new HUGE shows!

Show 1:

Megadeth will be performing all of Countdown To Extinction on November 28th at the Midland in KC! Kyng + TBA will open! Cool!

Show 2:

Dethklok w/ Machine Head, All That Remains, The Black Dahlia Murder will be at the Midland on November 17th! First time Machine Head has been around these parts since the first Mayhem Fest, I think. Awesome!

Upcoming show: Lamb of God with guests!

Lamb of God is probably the biggest and fastest rising American metal band in recent memory, and they're returning to Kansas City at the biggest venue they've ever headlined. Opening for them is Dethklok and Gojira! This is definitely a stacked bill and will be a wild show.

Dethklok -- Kansas City, MO -- October 12th, 2009

Awesome concert! I thought I was going to miss at least some of High on Fire, but I got there in time to see it all. It was a great experience.

High On Fire was my first concert of 2008, and I'd been jonesing to see them again. While they didn't get a very long set, they left me (again) wanting more. They absolutely slayed and Matt Pike is still a beast on the guitar. He rips through solos like it's as easy as not brushing his teeth and the crowd ate it up completely. Frost Hammer was amazing, and Waste of Tiamat is my favorite live HoF song still. I can't wait to see them again. 9/10

Fury Whip
Blood From Zion
Cometh Down Hessian
Waste of Tiamat
Frost Hammer
Rumors Of War

First things first: there was a huge pit filled with hardcore kiddies fighting invisible ninjas for Converge. But to be honest, they're one of the least worst "core" bands I've seen live. Maybe that's because they honestly don't try to be metal, they are at heart a hardcore/grindcore/mathcore band. But I still don't get it. A lot of times it sounded like they were leading up to a huge moment where they'd kick in and the place would explode, but nine times out of ten, it just never seemed to come. However, when they kicked it in, I really enjoyed it. I guess I was expecting a DEP-esque type of craziness, but Converge wasn't terrible. More grind, less core. 5/10

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No Heroes
Axe To Fall
Eagles Become Vultures
The Broken Vow
Last Light
Reap What You Sow
Wolves At My Door
Dark Horse
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Concubine

I, at first, thought it was lame that Mastodon was performing all of Crack the Skye still. But as I quickly found out, CtS translate extremely well live and made for a really memorable performance. Sound trouble happened at the beginning of the set, but was fixed by The Czar. Speaking of that song, the 2 songs I liked the best from their set were the longest from CtS, The Czar and The Last Baron. Absolutely chill-inducing when heard live. And the brutality of their pre-CtS material as the encore was amazing. The crowd went insane during Mother Puncher. Awesome show. 9/10

Oblivion
Divinations
Quintessence
The Czar
Ghost of Karelia
Crack The Skye
The Last Baron
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Circle of Casquatch
Aqua Dementia
Where Strides The Behemoth
Mother Puncher
The Bit

Anyone who still doubts the intentions of Brendon Small and Dethklok just need to attend a show to see what all the fuss is about. The straight up melodic death metal approach from Dethklok really paired well with the prog-attack of Mastodon. I will say that Dethalbum I songs are better than Dethalbum II songs. But the crowd loved it all. Craziest pits I've seen all year. Brendon Small and his band are really, really talented. You can't help but headbang through their set. 9/10

Detheme
Bloodlines
Burn The Earth
Hatredcopter
Black Fire Upon Us
Birthday Dethday
Dethjingle
Dethsupport
Awaken
The Gears
Murmaider
Thunderhorse
Go Into The Water
Fansong
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TONS of new shows!

Let's get right into it, then!

Dethklok + Mastodon w/ High On Fire, Converge
Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
October 12, 2009

Bane
Jackpot Saloon - Lawrence, KS
October 14, 2009

Moonspell w/ Samael, Book of Black Earth, Secrets of the Moon
Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
October 24, 2009

Hatebreed Feat. Cannibal Corpse w/ Unearth, Born of Osiris, Hate Eternal
Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2009

Baroness
Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2009

Trivium w/ Chimaira, Whitechapel, Dirge Within
Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
December 3, 2009

Megadeth w/ Suicide Silence, Warbringer, Arcanium
Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
December 5, 2009

Marduk w/ Nachtmystium, Mantic Ritual, Horde of Hel
Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
December 11, 2009

Nilw w/ Immolation, Krisiun, Abigail Williams, Dreaming Dead
Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
January 24, 2010

Blacker than the blackest black, times infinity.

Dethklok
Mastodon
High on Fire
Converge

Holy crap.

Uptown Theater, Oct. 12.