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Justin Criado

Justin Criado is an award-winning journalist and editor, as his pieces have been recognized as some of the best in the West over the years.Inspired by heavy metal and the unusual, Justin’s work has been featured in the Denver Post, Westword, Salt Lake City Weekly, Phoenix New Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. His first collection of essays, Chronicles of Chaos, is out now. Visit justincriado.com to find out more.

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Welcome to Planet Puscifer: Tool Frontman’s “Creative Subconscious” Lands in Denver

By Justin CriadoJuly 5, 2022

Maynard James Keenan’s band plays Mission Ballroom Wednesday.

Darkest Hour Delivers Melodic Death Metal to Marquis

By Justin CriadoJuly 1, 2022

Metal legends.

More Than Music: Red Rocks Embraces Concert Activism With Propeller Partnership

By Justin CriadoJune 28, 2022

Petitioners at concerts?

All Hail Hulder: The Wicked Witch of Black Metal

By Justin CriadoJune 24, 2022

A one-person black metal act.

Windhand Brings Doom and Gloom to the Bluebird

By Justin CriadoJune 21, 2022

Richmond band plays Bluebird Tuesday, June 22

Deathcore Favorite Thy Art Is Murder Rocking Summit

By Justin CriadoJune 13, 2022

CJ McMahon is a man of many voices.

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Purity Ring Prepares for “Intimate” Show at Mission

By Justin CriadoJune 9, 2022

Canadian duo is not afraid to be dark.

Blackwater Holylight Explores Grief on New Album

By Justin CriadoJune 6, 2022

Take a weird ride with this psychedelic quartet.

Death-Metal Legend Suffocation Is Still Slamming

By Justin CriadoMay 31, 2022

Pissed-off NYC breakdowns.

Tombs Brings “Darkness and Brutality” to HQ

By Justin CriadoMay 24, 2022

Mike Hill on living in darkness.

Kurt Vile on His Return to ‘Normalcy’

By Justin CriadoMay 20, 2022

Indie rocker is happy to be back on the road

Weedeater Wants You to Smoke Dope and Listen

By Justin CriadoMay 19, 2022

Toke up, tune in, rock out

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Pro Skateboarder Mike Vallely on His New Band, the Complete Disaster

By Justin CriadoMay 17, 2022

“Over-driven blues kind of vibe.”

Cradle of Filth Has the Most Controversial T-Shirt in Metal History

By Justin CriadoMay 9, 2022

Old-fashioned, extreme metal.

Inside the Cult of Gatecreeper

By Justin CriadoMay 5, 2022

Headbanging heritage.

The Return of Arch Enemy

By Justin CriadoMay 3, 2022

Welcome back!

Finnish Death-Metal Band Amorphis Plays Oriental Theater on Friday

By Justin CriadoApril 20, 2022

Its first tour in the U.S. since 2019.

“Chaotic Ball of Energy”: Why IDLES Is the Best for Post-Punk

By Justin CriadoApril 16, 2022

Get “unhinged.”

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Kelsy Karter: “Pop Punk Is Dead”

By Justin CriadoApril 13, 2022

Trendy = mainstream = dead.

Melvins’ King Buzzo Is a King of Grunge

By Justin CriadoApril 8, 2022

Forty years of music.

The Weird World of Code Orange

By Justin CriadoApril 5, 2022

Get punk at Summit on Wednesday.

The ‘Blackened Dad Rock’ of Denver’s NightWraith

By Justin CriadoMarch 16, 2022

A new metal subgenre.

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