Contest is now closed! Due to the site upgrade I had to take it down a bit earlier than expected. Winners will be announced shortly — It’s contest time again! Ensiferum is invading America and they’re bringing Hypocrisy, Ex Deo and Blackguard along with them to the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Speaking of DNA, we all know what the closest living relative to man is in the animal kingdom – that’s right, primates. Provide a … Read entire article »

We’ve got two tickets for a lucky winner to see Gojira at Slim’s in San Francisco on May 21st with supporting acts The Chariot and Car Bomb. Tell us the reason that you deserve these tickets! The rules are simple: Sign up (if you haven’t already). Send an email to danspiteri [at] bayareametalscene.com with the subject “Gojira Tickets”. In the email, tell us why YOU deserve these tickets! Humor – Awesomeness – Intelligence are pluses. A winner will be chosen a week before the show!Good luck! It has always been hard to put a tag on Gojira, one of France’s most extreme bands that the country’s musical pallet has ever known. But then again, the band has never really sought out such a tag, instead letting the music do the talking, preferring introspection and … Read entire article »

Great job everyone! The contest is now over, and a victor has been chosen.  Congratulations to bayareametalscene.com member metalchicksinger, you and a friend get two tickets to see Carcass!  To the rest of you, stay tuned…a new contest is already in the works! In light of my previous post about ticketmaster raping people on surcharges, we thought that it would be nice to save the metal heads of the Bay Area some cash and give out … Read entire article »