Winter Wonder Slam
Saturday, Jan. 21 @ Caledonia Lounge
Beast Mode
Athens’ homegrown metal scene could generously be described as close-knit, in that the same handful of musicians have historically popped up in varying band configurations over the years. But there is a steadily growing heavy-music presence downtown, centered around the Caledonia Lounge, where the New Metal Order collective began hosting well-attended events back in 2012. Saturday’s Slam features local thrashers Beast Mode, whose pummeling Blood Moon LP was an unjustly overlooked standout of 2016, as well as Atlanta-area groups Kings Peak and Control the Devastator. Plus, a rare headlining set from long-running local Christian prog-metal group Theocracy.
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Saturday, January 21
Caledonia Lounge
Theocracy, Control the Devastator, Kings Peak, Beast Mode
THEOCRACY Long-running local Christian prog-metal band. See Calendar Pick on p. 15.
CONTROL THE DEVASTATOR Atlanta group that falls in between progressive and death metal.
KINGS PEAK Heavy metal band out of Atlanta.
BEAST MODE Local groove/thrash-metal band that offers "the heaviest metal in the city."
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