It’s 6:16 p.m. in Seattle, Washington. AFI bassist Hunter Burgan just finished a longer-than-usual sound check at The Showbox. Music starts in less than 45 minutes, and he has to field a call from Westword.
Over 30 years, through numerous line-up changes, murderous scandals and tumult, Norwegian black metal band Mayhem has defied death.
In honor of August Burns Red’s Denver stint, Westword compiled a list of the top five Christian metalcore bands.
The story of Christian metalcore outfit August Burns Red is a “weird” one, says longtime guitarist JB Brubaker.
Anti-Flag has been blasting politicians for more than twenty years.
Heavy Metal is the reason for the season — at least, at Black Sky Brewery.
The all-day metal fest, during which bands dueled, has become one of the best annual live-music shows in a city with a serious heavy-metal pedigree.
