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Hatebreed’s 30th anniversary tour brought a wealth of extreme sounds to San Antonio
Veteran act Carcass and relative newcomers Crypta delivered sublime slices of crushing metal.
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San Antonio Philharmonic season features music of Led Zeppelin, Selena
Saturday’s performance of Zeppelin classics is part of the orchestra’s plan to make symphonic music more accessible.
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Heart’s Wilson sisters rocked San Antonio with decades’ worth of hits
The pioneering Seattle-based rock band still has it.
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Mac Sabbath brings its joke metal to San Antonio — and backs it up with musicianship
The pioneers of ‘Drive Thru Metal’ delivered an entertaining set of humor and nostalgia Sunday at the Paper Tiger.
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Cannibal Corpse bill at San Antonio’s Aztec Theatre offered a feast of meaty riffs
The packed extreme metal bill also included diabolical sets from Mayhem, Gorguts and Blood Incantation.
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Danzig’s San Antonio performance was theatrical but grounded in timeless tunes
The tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of Danzig’s debut album also included the satanic likes of Behemoth, Twin Temple and Midnight.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band’s San Antonio performance led the audience on a soulful journey
Most of the material from the band’s Boeing Center performance was off its most recent album, and it offered a showcase for the individual members’ brilliance.
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Ministry, Gary Numan, Front Line Assembly keep San Antonio crowd riveted during Tuesday’s show
All three artists are industrial-music heavyweights, but their sets varied widely in sound and approach.
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Upon a Burning Body delivers searing hometown performance at San Antonio’s Vibes Event Center
The San Antonio-formed band delved into a deep catalog of melodic-yet-crushing material while the frenzied crowd ate it all up.
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San Antonio stop of the Trinity of Terror tour was big on blood, shock and relentless metalcore
Motionless in White and Ice Nine Kills delivered the night’s high points, but Black Veil Brides and Atreyu helped deliver a solid package.
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Judas Priest’s performance at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center delivered on power and spectacle
The show was a reminder of the band’s lasting legacy in metal and hard rock.
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Lorna Shore’s intense San Antonio performance shows why it rules the deathcore scene
The band came to Vibes Event center with a stacked bill of other brutal acts, including Aborted and Ingested.
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Puscifer brought prog, electronics and Spam to San Antonio’s Tech Port Center
Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan’s other band grabbed attention with its music — the videos, eh, not so much.
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During Tuesday’s San Antonio show, Lamb of God showed why it’s still at the top of the metal heap
Even though it’s entered into the third decade of its career, the band can channel its energy and captivate a crowd.
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Review: Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird enchants during his first-ever San Antonio performance
In addition to being a killer violinist, the singer-songwriter can whistle well enough to dumbfound actual songbirds.
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For 40,000 fans at Rammstein’s San Antonio stadium show, the spectacle was worth the wait
The Alamodome crowd sang along, chanting German lyrics as fire blasted through the building.
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Rise Against’s return to San Antonio was epic in every sense of the word
All three bands barreled through tunes dating all the way back to their beginnings — and the audience clearly enjoyed the ride.
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At San Antonio show, Sepultura’s Max and Iggor Cavalera proved why they’re metal icons
Divebombs and chugging breakdowns spawned mosh pits and flying beer cans.