Triumph pose big in a promo shot for their Rock & Roll Machine album.

San Antonio favorite Triumph playing Frost Bank Center next spring

The Canadian hard rock act who enjoyed early success in San Antonio is hitting the city next May on its first tour in 30 years.

by Sanford Nowlin December 9, 2025December 9, 2025

The Canadian hard rock act who enjoyed early success in San Antonio is hitting the city next May on its first tour in 30 years.

The Grasshopper Lies Heavy has released its seventh full-length album.

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San Antonio’s Grasshopper Lies Heavy unveiling new album focused on its brutal side

The band will play a release show for the eight-song LP Heavy on Sunday, Nov. 23.

by Sanford Nowlin October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

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20 rock and metal artists who legendary San Antonio DJ Joe Anthony championed on KISS-FM

by San Antonio Current Staff August 22, 2025November 30, 2025

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Heavy metal legend and San Antonio favorite Ozzy Osbourne has died

The Alamo City featured prominently in the mythology surrounding the 76-year-old singer and Black Sabbath, the pioneering metal group he fronted.

by Sanford Nowlin July 22, 2025August 29, 2025

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Influential thrashers Death Angel bringing latest tour to San Antonio’s Vibes Event Center

Tickets are on sale now for the package tour also featuring Toxic Holocaust, Lions at the Gate and Misfire.

by Sanford Nowlin June 23, 2025July 28, 2025

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Machine Head will film music video during this Thursday’s show at San Antonio’s Aztec Theatre

The veteran metal act said it’s shooting the performance for a song on its forthcoming album,

by Sanford Nowlin April 17, 2025July 8, 2025

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Pentagram to rain doom upon San Antonio’s Paper Tiger this May

The show will also include ‘special guests,’ according to the venue.

by Stephanie Koithan March 27, 2025July 21, 2025

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San Antonio metal mecca Bonds Rock Bar is closing after 25 years in business

The club’s upstairs venue will close at year’s end, but its downstairs bar is expected to be around a while longer.

by Sanford Nowlin October 7, 2024August 4, 2025

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Legendary Texas metal venue The Lost Well to close

The owner of the Austin music venue’s space has sold it to a developer.

by Stephanie Koithan August 5, 2024June 4, 2025

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H.P. Lovecraft-inspired bar and gallery opening Friday in San Antonio

New doom-metal haunt Torche will hold a grand opening this Saturday with live music, food and vendors.

by Stephanie Koithan August 1, 2024July 27, 2025

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Saxon and Uriah Heep headed to San Antonio on double-headlined tour

Both bands remain local favorites from the era when SA was known as the Heavy Metal Capital of the World.

by Sanford Nowlin January 12, 2024June 27, 2025

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Heavy metal band Iron Maiden is rocking into San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center next year

The band’s first appearance in the Alamo City since 2019 is part of the ‘The Future Past Tour.’

by Michael Karlis October 27, 2023June 24, 2025

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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.

by Mike McMahan October 18, 2023May 18, 2025

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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.

by Brianna Espinoza December 12, 2022April 24, 2025

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Everything we saw as Judas Priest unleashed its firepower at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center

by San Antonio Current Staff November 23, 2022

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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.

by Sanford Nowlin November 23, 2022June 1, 2025

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Band OTTTO, featuring Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo’s son, playing San Antonio on Sunday

Although OTTTO’s members are still in high school, they tour regularly, put out their own independent releases and this summer dropped a new single.

by Brianna Espinoza November 12, 2022August 1, 2025

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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.

by Brianna Espinoza November 2, 2022June 12, 2025

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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.

by Brianna Espinoza October 19, 2022June 7, 2025

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Photo Gallery: Heavy metal giants Lamb of God blew the roof off of San Antonio’s Freeman Coliseum

by San Antonio Current Staff October 19, 2022

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San Antonio favorite Triumph playing Frost Bank Center next spring

San Antonio’s Grasshopper Lies Heavy unveiling new album focused on its brutal side

20 rock and metal artists who legendary San Antonio DJ Joe Anthony championed on KISS-FM

Heavy metal legend and San Antonio favorite Ozzy Osbourne has died

Influential thrashers Death Angel bringing latest tour to San Antonio’s Vibes Event Center

Machine Head will film music video during this Thursday’s show at San Antonio’s Aztec Theatre

Pentagram to rain doom upon San Antonio’s Paper Tiger this May

San Antonio metal mecca Bonds Rock Bar is closing after 25 years in business

Legendary Texas metal venue The Lost Well to close

H.P. Lovecraft-inspired bar and gallery opening Friday in San Antonio

Saxon and Uriah Heep headed to San Antonio on double-headlined tour

Heavy metal band Iron Maiden is rocking into San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center next year

Cannibal Corpse bill at San Antonio’s Aztec Theatre offered a feast of meaty riffs

Upon a Burning Body delivers searing hometown performance at San Antonio’s Vibes Event Center

Everything we saw as Judas Priest unleashed its firepower at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center

Judas Priest’s performance at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center delivered on power and spectacle

Band OTTTO, featuring Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo’s son, playing San Antonio on Sunday

Lorna Shore’s intense San Antonio performance shows why it rules the deathcore scene

During Tuesday’s San Antonio show, Lamb of God showed why it’s still at the top of the metal heap

Photo Gallery: Heavy metal giants Lamb of God blew the roof off of San Antonio’s Freeman Coliseum