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Metal Music in Atlanta

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About Atlanta’s Metal Scene


Atlanta’s metal scene is loud, loyal, and always evolving — from old-school thrash and death metal to genre-bending hybrids and local underground rippers. With regular gigs at gritty clubs, major festival appearances, and passionate fanbases, Atlanta continues to be a stronghold for metal music in the South. Use this guide to plug into shows, explore rising bands, and find the venues that keep heads banging across the city.

Upcoming Metal Concerts in Atlanta

See the full concert and live music listings on our Metal Music Events Calendar

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Atlanta-Based Metal Bands

For the full Atlanta directory, see the band and musician directory.

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Order of the Owl

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In Somni

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Neon Warlords

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Electric Gemini

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Sunmancer

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First One Dies

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DayGlo Mourning

Formed in 2017, sludge band DayGlo Mourning built a following drawn to their massive down tuned riffs and crushing show...

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Krypt

Krypt is a thrash metal band based in the Southeastern U.S. formed in late January 2019. Signed to Terminus Hate City...

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Violence System

Violence System is a symphonic death metal band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia.Taking an

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Holy Wound

"Big-Ass Blackened Rock 'n' Roll"
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Mute Sphere

Mute Sphere

ATL jazz/noise from members of Hello Ocho, Faun & a Pan Flute
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VAMPYRE

Atlanta-based VAMPYRE is an original hard rock / metal band that has played live shows across the Southeast including Slave To The Metal for Fuse TV's...
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Malevich

Malevich

Atlanta/Athens, GA - Grinding blackened existential noise.
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LTS

Left To Suffer

Bio Based out of Atlanta, Georgia. What started as a couple of guys getting together to write music, soon turned into a gathering of some of the bes...
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Venues Known for Metal Music


For our full music venue directory see our list of music venues

529 Magnum

529 Bar

In the central East Atlanta spot formerly occupied by retro soul bar the Village, you'll find 529 — a tiny, smoky space that oozes cool. Despite being...
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Drunken Unicorn

The literally underground club features plenty of figuratively underground punk, electro, and hip-hop acts. Although connected to MJQ Concourse, it ha...
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The Bakery

website: The Bakery is a collective of creative thinkers aligned around social justice principles, environmental concerns, and the belief that art is ...
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The Earl

The Earl

East Atlanta staple for local and up-and-coming rock bands, as well as nationally established indie acts, and grub for the hipster-PBR set.
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The Highlander

Cheap beer, pool tables, and fried food are the pillars of this dingy Midtown strip mall dive. Conveniently located next to Landmark Midtown, this is ...
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The Masquerade

Tucked away in the Kenny's Alley section of Underground Atlanta, the Masquerade is Downtown Atlanta’s most revered music venue. Over the last 30 years...
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