Seattle Metal Scene Update – Shows, Albums, Biggest Active Metal Bands

Brief summary of Seattle-related metal scene updates from the Puget Sound Metal Bulletin Issue #3:

• Tons of Seattle bands made the list of 100 biggest active metal bands
• ~20 metal shows coming up in December and January (see below)
• New albums from Seattle-based metal bands Kryptoxic Mortality, Hyperstrike, Hellslaught, lilith, Degraved, Void Dancer, Flagman, Radio Silence, Old Dirty Buzzard, It Haunts, Ectopic Pregnancy, Rites of November, Ghostblood, It Will Kill, and Vanishment (see image)

The issue can be picked up at Neptune Music Co., The Kraken, American Music, Daybreak Records, Substation, New York Xchnage, or through our bandcamp page. Includes:

• 100 biggest active metal bands!
• Real Art Tacoma hits 10 years!
• Interview with Troll!
• Putting heads back on cows!(?)
• Upcoming shows / releases!
• Recommended album!

Seattle metal shows (Dec/Jan):

12/3 Ne Obliviscaris, Rivers of Nihil, Psycroptic // El Corazon

12/4 What’s Wrong, Ocean Ghost, Adorn // Add-a-Ball Amusements

12/5 Atreyu, Eighteen Visions, Zero 9:36 // El Corazon

12/5 Vitriol, Unmerciful, Weeping Death, Nott // Substation

12/9 Blind Guardian, Ensiferum, Seven Kingdoms // Showbox Market

12/12 RAIN CITY DOOM FEST: Acid King, Ragana, Witch Mountain, Electric Citizen, Hippie Death Cult, Kadabra, Glasghote, Red Mesa, Merlock // El Corazon

12/12-13 Hail Santa XV: Xoth, Greyhawk, Starcourt, Acerbity, Infernal Realm, HMP, Tachys Infernis, Hyperstrike, Rotgut, Vanished // Central Saloon

12/13 Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin // Clockout Lounge

12/14 Enterprise Earth, I Declare War // The Funhouse

12/16 Cattle Decapitation, Aborted, Frozen Soul, Tribal Gaze // Showbox

12/18 Yob // Neumos

1/3 High on Fire, King Woman // The Showbox

1/10 Ragana, Drowse // Clock-Out Lounge

1/15 Alex Skolnick Trio // The Funhouse

1/15 Fugitive // Black & Tan Hall

1/16-17 Seattle Retro Fest: Hysteria (Def Leppard), Jar of Flies (Alice in Chains), Dr. Crüe (Mötley Crüe), Judas Rising (Judas Priest), Kingsrÿche (Queensrÿche) // The Crocodile

1/20 Black Flag // El Corazon

1/24 Kayo Dot, Xasthur // Clock-Out Lounge

1/25 Kayo Dot, Xasthur // Madame Lou’s