Category: Show Reviews
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Show Recap – 07/26/2025 – Bonefire / Junkyard Hooligans / Red Vinter / Rust Bucket @ Club Underground
AEraeder
By ÆRæder https://fb.me/e/5CCkEeyCh Venue https://clubunderground.net/ – 355 Monroe St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 Another consistent advocate and host of local metal and heavy music in the Twin Cities. Some of the best ambience for an extreme metal show you can find. The menu upstairs at the Spring Street Tavern is pretty good. Parking options in… Read more
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Show Recap – 07/25/2025 – Moloch / Ruin Dweller / Niveous / Silva / Want of Sin @ Eagles 34
Iron Mike
By ÆRæder https://fb.me/e/2XGmJ7wky Venue https://www.eagles34.org/events-entertainment.html – 2507 E. 25th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406 A stalwart locale that has been pro-metal for some time. Check our write-up on the Smorgasbord festival from 7/19/25 – https://mnbleedsmetal.com/quick-take-07-19-2025-smorgasbord-the-1st-helping-festival/. Also, this place has some fantastic burgers at an unbelievable price point. Sound All good. Lots of communication with each band… Read more
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Show Recap – 07/19/2025 – Boor / Bong Reaper / Cryptic Derision @ Ya Sure Kombucha – James Cullen Room
AEraeder
By ÆRæder I’m back in town! I was in Malmo – but not the city in Sweden. i recently did a write up on Boor’s EP, The Dense Drag (check it out under our “Reviews” section – https://mnbleedsmetal.com/21-spins-boor-the-dense-drag/ ). Doing this and corresponding via bandcamp, we learned of this upcoming show and marked it on… Read more
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Quick Take – 07/19/2025 – Smorgasbord: The 1st Helping (Festival)
Iron Mike
Featuring Towering Abomination. Frontal Assault. Glutton for Punishment. Maniacal Force. Die Hard Corps. VolsungaSaga. Begravement. Onlytime. The Enmity Offensive & Major Malfunction The first of hopefully many big shows from the joined forces of Last City Promotions and Kellerman Presents was a show for the ages. Matt Parkins of Last City and Josh Kellerman pulled… Read more
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Show Recap – 06/28/2025 – Bloodgeon / Torment / Begravement / Defiled Sacrament / Apothic @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Iron Mike
By ÆRæder & Iron Mike https://fb.me/e/5MM9L9I5a Venue Amsterdam Bar & Hall – 6 West 6th Street, Wabasha St N, St Paul, MN 55102 ÆRæder: One of very few St. Paul metal hotspots, Amsterdam is a solid facility with an exceptional tap list, food menu, and physical layout. The gender neutral restroom setup always creates a… Read more
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Quick Take – 06/15/2025 – Sunless (Minneapolis) opening for Creeping Death (Dallas) and Kruelty (Tokyo) @ Turf Club
AEraeder
Review by ÆRæder Venue https://first-avenue.com/venue/turf-club/ – 1601 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104 Quick Take This event on my calendar. That is, until I heard they brought Sunless on to open in support. I love it when they add a local band as the opener for a national touring act. This is something… Read more
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Show Recap – 06/14/2025 – Slag / Die Hard Corps / Inhuman Scourge / Mellow Harsher @ Pilllar Forum
AEraeder
Review by ÆRæder Venue https://www.facebook.com/pilllarforum / https://www.pilllar.com/ – 2300 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418 Another great show at Pilllar (3 Ls). A small venue with fantastic sound. A decent amount of offerings at the bar. Split into two spaces, the showroom and the cafe, it can be a tight squeeze to navigate and there… Read more
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Show Recap – 05/17/2025 – Deceased (VA) / Grand Demise of Civilization (MN) @ Zhora Darling
Iron Mike
By ÆRæder & Iron Mikehttps://fb.me/e/5xrX9cO0p Venue https://www.zhoradarling.com/ – 509 1st Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 ÆRæder: Plenty has already been written on mnbleeds.com regarding this venue. Excellent place to take in a show. This time we’ll highlight the set up and overall use of space. It doesn’t feel like it is a giant venue, but… Read more
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Show Recap – 04/25/2025 – Tom Croxton Benefit Recovery Show @ Club Underground
AEraeder
Review by ÆRæder Venue Club Underground is an awesome, low key venue. A dark and edgy atmosphere nestled in the basement beneath the full service bar/restaurant of Spring Street Tavern. Excellent wings! Decent parking; big enough lot and neighborhood street parking. Nice patio to smoke between sets that we definitely underutilized. Sound We think this… Read more
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Show Recap – 04/16/2025 – Begravement / Hanging Wound / Pursuit / Nekrotisk @ Pillar Forum
AEraeder
Review by ÆRæder Venue Pillar is a nice little spot that hosts metal shows fairly frequently. Small parking lot, mostly neighborhood street parking, so that helps to keep the cost down for the showgoer. A variety of cans of beer, THC, and non-alcoholic drinks available at an ok price. Stage was a half pipe when… Read more