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Earthless ticket give away

Earthless at Rock & Roll Hotel

Earthless is a psychedelic stoner band from San Diego, California and they’re coming to the Rock & Roll Hotel on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018. They’re a favorite of mine to see live so I’m very excited that one of you lucky DCHM readers will be going to the show for free with a friend. To enter: just leave a comment on this post telling me who your favorite band from California is. From Metallica to Mötley Crüe and Slayer to Fu Manchu, all bands from California will count as valid entries. Then this Friday, March 16th at 5pm EST the contest will close and a winner will be chosen at random (using Random.org) from all valid entries. The winner will get two free tickets the show! Be sure to enter using an email address you check regularly so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that, I hate spam too. If I haven’t heard back from the winner in 24 hours another winner will be chosen at random. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can get tickets from Ticket Fly for $20 here.

Earthless is known for their long songs (several are over 20 minutes long!), most of which are instrumental. The band’s new album, Black Heaven is coming out Friday, March 16th on Nuclear Blast Records. Black Heaven is different than previous Earthless albums because guitarist Isaiah Mitchell sings on several of the songs. This doesn’t extremely alter their sound though because band still finds plenty of time to jam out between verses. While the studio songs sound great the band is really incredible live and their drummer, Mario Rubalcaba, is one of the best drummers I’ve ever seen live that isn’t in some elite death metal band. The guy is simply a beast behind the kit and he brings an energy to their live shows that many stoner bands lack. Also on the bill is Kikagaku Moyo, a Japanese psychedelic band, and JJUUJJUU is a trippy experimental/drone band from Los Angeles. Now enjoy these tunes by the bands playing this show and leave a comment telling me who your favorite band from California is!

Earthless – Gifted By The Wind (with vocals)

Earthless – Black Heaven (instrumental)

Kikagaku Moyo – Kodama

JJUUJJUU – Bleck

March 13, 2018
Categories: Contests, Rock And Roll Hotel, Stoner . Tags: Earthless, JJUUJJUU, Kikagaku Moyo . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 18 Comments

Weedeater ticket give away

Weedeater at Rock & Roll Hotel

“Dixie” Dave Collins is bringing his stoner doom metal band Weedeater to the Rock And Roll Hotel this Saturday, June 10th! We’re so psyched for this show here at DCHM that we’re going to give away a pair of tickets to one of you lucky readers. To enter: just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite stoner metal song is. Then this Wednesday, June 7th, at 5pm EST a winner will be chosen at random (using Random.org) from all valid entries. The winner will receive a pair of tickets to this awesome show! Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If I haven’t heard back from the winner in 24 hours another winner will be chosen at random. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can get tickets from Ticket Fly for $20 here.

Weedeater was formed in North Carolina when bass player “Dixie” Dave Collins needed a new musical outlet following the break up of Buzzov•en in the late 90s. Also on the bill is Black Wizard, a stoner/doom band from the Vancouver, Canada area, and Serial Hawk, a Seattle based band who play, you guessed it, stoner/doom. That’s a pretty great line up of stoner metal you don’t want to miss! Now check out these videos below of the bands playing and let me know what your favorite stoner metal song is in the comments!

Weedeater – Mancoon

Black Wizard – Eliminator

Serial Hawk – Lying In Wait

June 5, 2017
Categories: Contests, Rock And Roll Hotel, Stoner . Tags: Black Wizard, Rock And Roll Hotel, Serial Hawk, Weedeater . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 7 Comments

Pig Destroyer ticket give away

Pig Destroyer at the Rock & Roll Hotel

Pig Destroyer is playing the Rock & Roll Hotel this Saturday, December 3rd with Deceased! That’s a couple of pretty big bands in a pretty small room and you know it’s going to be a wild night. Since we love giving stuff away at DCHeavyMetal.com and since today is Giving Tuesday, we’re going to give one of you lucky readers a free pair of tickets to this show. But wait, there’s more! The winner will also get a copy of the show poster (seen above) by artist Craig Horky that is signed by all of the members of Pig Destroyer. To enter just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite metal album of 2016 has been. At 5pm EST this Thursday, December 1st, a winner will be chosen at random (using Random.org) from all valid entries to win the tickets and signed poster. Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If I haven’t heard back from the winner in 24 hours another winner will be chosen at random. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can get tickets from Ticket Fly for $18 here.

Pig Destroyer is a twisted grind band from the DMV area and they’re known for putting on intense shows! This show at the Rock & Roll Hotel is sure to be a blast in front of their home town crowd. And let’s not forget Deceased, one of the area’s oldest underground metal bands. They have been cranking out their metal of death with a strong focus on horror movies since the mid-80s. Also on the bill is “The Grindfather” Richard Johnson’s band Drugs Of Faith. When he isn’t screaming into the mic for Agoraphobic Nosebleed he leads DoF with their pioneering of the Grind ‘n Roll style. The opener is Cemetery Piss, a Baltimore based band that lies somewhere between crust, black metal and sludge. This is one hell of a line up that is much more than your average “locals” show! Now check out these awesome videos of the bands playing below and leave a comment telling me what your favorite metal album of 2016 has been!

Pig Destroyer – The Diplomat

Deceased – It’s Alive

Drugs Of Faith – Insanity

Cemetery Piss – Rest In Piss

November 29, 2016
Categories: Contests, Death Metal, Grind, Rock And Roll Hotel, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Cemetery Piss, Craig Horky, Deceased, Drugs Of Faith, Pig Destroyer, Rock And Roll Hotel . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 44 Comments

Power Trip ticket give away

Power Trip at Rock & Roll Hotel

When Power Trip and Foreseen play at the Rock & Roll Hotel on Wednesday, July 29th of 2015 you’ll get to see two of the hottest bands in thrash metal right now! We’re so pumped for this show that we’re going to give away a pair of tickets to it to one of you lucky DCHM readers! To enter just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite thrash metal song is by any thrash metal band. You can go old school, newer or totally obscure, just as long as it is thrash! At 5pm EST this Friday, July 24th, a winner will be chosen at random (using Random.org) from all valid entries to win the pair of tickets. Be sure to enter using a valid email you check regularly so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If I haven’t heard back from the winner within 24 hours another winner will be chosen at random. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can get tickets from Ticket Fly for $12 here.

Power Trip is a Dallas, Texas based crossover thrash band known for their high energy shows! Their 2013 album Manifest Decimation was a hit with fans and critics and now they’ll be headlining the Rock & Roll Hotel for what is sure to be a sweaty night of moshing and headbanging! Foreseen is a thrash band from Finland that came out of nowhere when they released their debut album, Helsinki Savagery late in 2014, one of the year’s best metal releases. Those two bands playing this show should be enough to get you out for this but there will also be sets by local crossover thrash band Red Death and local harDCore band Protestor. Now check out these sick tunes below while you decide tell me in the comments what your favorite thrash metal song is!

Power Trip – Crossbreaker

Foreseen – Bonded By United Blood

Red Death – Permanent Exile

Protestor – Self-Conflicted

July 20, 2015
Categories: Contests, Rock And Roll Hotel, Thrash Metal . Tags: Contest, Foreseen, Power Trip, Protestor, Red Death, Rock & Roll Hotel . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 17 Comments

Goatwhore ticket give away

Goatwhore at Rock & Roll Hotel

The New Orleans based band Goatwhore is coming to the Rock & Roll Hotel on Thursday, July 9th of 2015 along with Ringworm, Black Breath and Theories. Since you don’t want to miss a line up like that we’re going to give away a free pair of tickets to this show to one of you lucky DCHM readers! To enter just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite Goatwhore song is. If you need some help you can check out their discography here At 5pm EST this Friday, July 3rd, a winner will be chosen at random (using Random.org) from all valid entries to win the pair of tickets. Be sure to enter using a valid email you check regularly so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If I haven’t heard back from the winner within 24 hours another winner will be chosen at random. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can get tickets from Ticket Fly for $15 here.

Goatwhore has become one of the most popular extreme metal bands from the New Orleans area so it makes sense they’re headlining this tour. There’s some other great bands to see on the tour as well of course, including Ringworm a thrash/hardcore band from Cleveland, Ohio, that has been around since the early 90s. And you definitely don’t want to miss Black Breath, who despite being from Seattle have a sound that fits right with bands like Nihilist, Unleashed, Grave and Dismember. The show’s opener is also from Seattle, but Theories is a brutal death/grind band that will get the crowd pumped up early at this one. Now let me know what your favorite Goatwhore song is in the comments below (or if you’re more into one of the opener bands you can pick one of their songs too of course!) and be sure to check out these songs by the bands playing the show.

Goatwhore – Apocalyptic Havoc

Ringworm – Hammer Of The Witch

Black Breath – Home Of The Grave

Theories – Cycle Of Decay

June 29, 2015
Categories: Contests, Rock And Roll Hotel . Tags: Black Breath, Goatwhore, Ringworm, Rock & Roll Hotel, Theories . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 21 Comments

Russian Circles ticket give away

Russian Circles at the Rock & Roll Hotel

The excellent instrumental band Russian Circles is coming to the Rock And Roll Hotel this Sunday, December 14th and we’re really excited about this show here at DCHM. So excited that we’ll be giving away a pairs of tickets to this very show! To enter: just leave a comment on this post telling me who your favorite instrumental band is. Maybe it’s Pelican, Animals As Leaders, Conquering Dystopia, Earthless, Set And Setting, locals Black Clouds or another band entirely. At 5pm EST this Friday, December 12th, a winner will be chosen at random (using Random.org) from all valid entries to be given a free pair of tickets to this show. Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If I haven’t heard back from the winner in 24 hours another winner will be chosen at random. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this then you can get tickets from Ticket Fly right now for $15 here.

Russian Circles put on a killer performance when they played the Rock & Roll Hotel back in February and you can bet they’ll do the same this time too. While they’re not the most brutal of bands I’ve always had a soft spot for instrumental bands and Russian Circles is one of the best. Also on the bill is Mutoid Man, a stoner band featuring Ben Koller of Converge and Steve Brodsky of Cave In. Now check out these killer tunes by the bands playing and let me know what you favorite instrumental band is!

Russian Circles – Geneva