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March 16, 2025 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA Last night, St. Patrick’s Day eve was appropriately spent with the Thin Lizzy...

March 14, 2025 DNA Lounge San Francisco, CA It was a Friday night thrash and death metal rager at the DNA Lounge for Hellhunter’s...

I’m a big NITE  fan, after first seeing them live in 2019 opening a local show at Thee Parkside here in San Francisco. I bought their...

March 09, 2025 The Knockout San Francisco, CA I hadn’t been to the Knockout in some time, but they were advertising a Sunday “Doom Metal”...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Bleeding Priest’s Bay Area Metal Spotlight—say that five times drunk. In honor of Hellhunter...

March 8, 2025 The Fox Theatre, Redwood City, CA DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA No shortage of live entertainment in The Bay Area this...

Frolic is one of those metal bands that you become a fan of the first time you see them live, even if you weren’t familiar with them...

Heathen's new album ‘Bleed The World: Live’ is out on March 14, 2025! Heathen is an American thrash metal band originating from San...

Goresoaked Death Grind band Cartilage from San Francisco, CA have announced their upcoming EP, "Tales from the Entrails: A Necrology"...

Bleeding Priest discusses Ulysses Siren, one of the Bay Area's least known early thrash metal bands, and trying to learn their complex songs

Bleeding Edge is a music project conceived in 2023 by Carl Fulli bringing together classic elements of Thrash Metal and Death Metal...

February 27, 2025 DNA Lounge San Francisco, CA Thursday night at The DNA Lounge! Starting off the evening’s proceedings were LA’s...

Blackened Thrash Metal veterans Hellhunter from San Francisco have released their new Hellbanger EP. Featuring Will Carroll of Death...

February 24, 2025 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA First off, I have to exclaim how thrilled I was to see the turnout for this...

In the first installment of Bleeding Priest's Bay Area Metal Spotlight, all about Vicious Rumors "Digital Dictator" album [1987].

Phantom Witch is currently working on a new 7 track concept record. It’s somewhat of a dark fantasy inspired by the endless soul crushing...

February 15, 2025 DNA Lounge, San Francisco Four bands performed very solid sets but I’m going to focus on the two bands that really made...

February 13, 2025 Cornerstone Berkeley, CA First death metal tour package of the year, and my first time seeing a show at the Cornerstone...

Insanity are finishing up a new ep titled Rotted Soul. Four songs titled "Ruling Elite", "Spawn", "Zero Point", "Luciferian". The song...

You could start your April seeing heavy metal 5 nights in a row just in Oakland and San Francisco