SOME BAY AREA AND LOCAL SHOWS HAPPENING SOON!! FOR ALL THINGS HEAVY!!

• Fever 333 at Neck of the Woods, SF — Aug 1

• Architects at The Masonic, SF — Aug 2

• Powerman 5000 at Brentwood Emporium — Aug 2

• Less Than Jake + Fishbone (punk/metal crossover) at Regency Ballroom, SF — Aug 2

• Blood Incantation (death metal) at Regency Ballroom, SF — Aug 6

• Krallice similarly at Regency Ballroom, SF — Aug 6

• Sevendust at Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View) — Aug 9

• ERRA at The Masonic, SF — Aug 2 (post‑Masonic appearance detail) San Francisco Theater+3Bandsintown+3JamBase+3

Also coming in the Fall:

• Turnstile (hardcore/punk with heavy edge) at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, SF — Oct 5 on their Never Enough Tour Wikipedia+1San Francisco Theater+1

• Alice Cooper & Judas Priest co‑headline at Shoreline — Oct 14 San Francisco Theater

• Sleep Token, alternative metal, at Oakland Arena — Oct 10 JamBase+7San Francisco Theater+7sfchronicle.com+7

Plus keep an eye on:

• The Fucking Champs, instrumental heavy metal from SF, still active and releasing music in 2025sfchronicle.com+1datebook.sfchronicle.com+1Wikipedia

🎤 Sacramento & Vicinity

Aftershock Festival (Sacramento, Discovery Park) — Oct 2–5, 2025

One of California’s premier hard‑rock/metal festivals with headliners like Deftones, Blink‑182, Korn, A Perfect Circle, Rob Zombie, Gojira, Lamb of God, Mudvayne, Good Charlotte, and rare special performances like Chiodos reunion or Cavalera doing Sepultura’s “Chaos A.D.” sfchronicle.com
Iron Maiden will also headline one of those dates—part of their Run for Your Lives World Tour celebrating their 50th year sfchronicle.comsfchronicle.com

Venue shows in Sacramento:

• Shinedown with Bush and Morgan Wade at Golden 1 Center — Aug 5

• Primus scheduled at Channel 24 — Aug 7 & Aug 8

• The Acacia Strain, Bodysnatcher, Tribal Gaze, etc., at Ace of Spades — Aug 7

• We Came As Romans, Currents, After the Burial, Johnny Booth at Channel 24 — Aug 10

• Our Last Night, Grayscale, Wind Walkers at Channel 24 — Aug 22 people.com+5songkick.com+5JamBase+5

Plus smaller shows in nearby Roseville:

• Alien Ant Farm with Clockwork Hero at Goldfield Trading Post — Jul 31

• Fever 333, A‑Block, Ocean Sleeper, etc., through early August — Goldfield Trading Post areasongkick.com+2Bandsintown+2JamBase+2

✅ Quick View Table

RegionArtist / EventVenue / FestivalDate(s)SF Bay AreaArchitectsThe Masonic, SFAug 2SF Bay AreaFever 333Neck of the Woods, SFAug 1SF Bay AreaBlood Incantation / KralliceRegency Ballroom, SFAug 6SF Bay AreaSevendustShoreline Amphitheatre, MVAug 9SF Bay AreaTurnstileBill Graham Civic, SFOct 5SF Bay AreaAlice Cooper & Judas PriestShoreline AmphitheatreOct 14SF Bay AreaSleep TokenOakland ArenaOct 10SacramentoShinedownGolden 1 CenterAug 5SacramentoPrimusChannel 24Aug 7 & Aug 8SacramentoAcacia Strain et al.Ace of SpadesAug 7SacramentoWe Came as Romans & Currents etc.Channel 24Aug 10SacramentoOur Last Night, Grayscale, Wind WalkersChannel 24Aug 22SacramentoAftershock FestivalDiscovery ParkOct 2–5SacramentoIron Maiden (headliner at Aftershock)Discovery ParkOct ? (During Oct 2–5)