Four Corners Metal Fest

This weekend make sure to check out the Four Corners Metal Fest.  Different bands will be playing on two different stages all night long for the low admission price of seven dollars.  The performances start at 5pm at Farmington's Top Deck Nightclub.

On August 19, Farmington’s Top Deck Nightclub presents the Four Corners Metal Fest! The event consists of 12 bands playing on two stages. Bands will play back-to-back, meaning that while one band is on stage performing the other will be getting ready to take the other stage. Each band will play for 30 minutes. Doors for all-ages show open at 4:00 p.m., with the first band taking the stage at 5:00 p.m. Admission is only $7!

Check out this killer roster: Paranormal Slaughter, Haddonfield, Butcher the Sheep, Fatally Dying Within, Cheap Times, Lights on for Safety, Tribus, In My Distress, Creeping Puppets, Until Chaos, Ethnic De Generation, and Crepitus.

 

 

Formed in 2008, Farmington’s Paranormal Slaughter play blackened death metal. The band is currently working on its debut CD, titled Shadows of Darkness. They also happen to run Studio 18, an underground venue based in Farmington that has attracted local, national, and even international talent.

New Mexico’s Butcher the Sheep play a blistering combination of brutal deathcore and grindcore, so bust out the mouth guards when listening to these dudes. Butcher the Sheep are working on securing more and more shows and plan to work on a demo soon.

Shiprock’s Lights on for Safety play a combination of melodic hardcore and pop punk.
Formed in 2001, Tribus play a blistering combination of thrash and death metal. Band influences include Sepultura, Paradise Lost, and Iron Maiden.

Farmington’s In My Distress are inspired by various genres, including metal, djent, progressive, and even hardcore. .

Hailing from Arizona, The Creeping Puppets play metal “that delivers speed, precision, and style influenced by the likes of Metallica, Megadeth, Lamb of God, DevilDriver, and much much more!” The band’s Dead Dog Demo II is out now.

Albuquerque’s Until Chaos play heavy metal laced with Southern-styled rock. play heavy metal laced with Southern-styled rock. They have released an EP titled Together We Rise. The band is currently in the studio recording new music.

Hailing from the Navajo Nation in Arizona and Gallup, New Mexico, Ethnic De Generation play metalcore.

Farmington’s Crepitus play a combination of thrash and death metal. As the band says, “Sickening sounds and morbid fixations play the soundtracks to our lives.”

Farmington’s Top Deck Nightclub is located at 515 East Main Street. Get more info by calling 505-327-7385.

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