This is a list of all heavy shows, and events, across North Carolina. The list spans from Wilmington to Asheville, and includes music ranging from punk to hardcore, metal to metalcore, grind to doom and goth to industrial.
We're hoping to bring more awareness to the scene, and share the events that are taking place across the our great state of North Carolina!
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Dec 29 - Rotton, Baasthyrian, Throne Of Bolts, KRVSADE, / The Milestone, Charlotte
Dec 30 - New Year’s Eve Punk Rock pregame: Born Again Heathens, 49 / Short, Raw Dog / The Maywood, Raleigh
Dec 31 - New Year’s Eve Show: Datura, Arghast, Horseskull /The Maywood, Raleigh
- New Year’s Eve Show: AuxiliA, No Anger Control, Green Fiend, Kairos, No Power No Crown, Violent Gods / The Milestone, Charlotte
Jan 02 - Primitive Ways presents: Shadows, Enemy of the State, Life Alert / Slim’s Downtown, Raleigh
Jan 05 - Crank It Loud presents: Jesus Piece, Absolute Suffering, Vein / The DHP, Fayetteville
Jan 06 - Blind Path Booking presents: Polarity, To Live As Wolves, Vices & Vessels, Our Savior Remains, See Obsidian / The DHP, Fayetteville
Jan 07 - Primitive Ways presents: Chateau, Necroscythe, Bumfeeder, Basura / Slim’s Downtown, Raleigh
- Winter Metalfest: Bone Shelter, Widow, Kinghitter, Elusory, Hayvyn / Lincoln Theatre, Raleight
- Wretched, Auxilia, SkinKage, Kairos, Gruzer, Black Ritual, Shadows Of Deceit /Amos’ Southend, Charlotte
Jan 09 - Blind Path Booking presents: Second Death, Landfall, Broadmoor, Neglected, TBA / The DHP, Fayetteville
Jan 10 - The Toasters, Whimpy Rutherford & The Cryptics / The Pour House, Raleigh
Jan 13 - Johnny ‘Cutt Promotions presents: Saint Diablo, Fall River Massacre, Attracting the Fall, TBA / The DHP, Fayetteville
- 5&10 Entertainment presents: Saint Diablo, TBA / The Wizard Saloon, Hickory
Jan 16 - Blind Path Booking presents: NIHIL, Shrine, Bloodforce, TBA / The DHP, Fayetteville
Jan 20 - Johnny ‘Cutt Promotions presents: ‘The Deformity Constellation’ tour: Cognitive, Artificial Brain, Death Of Uriah, TBA / The DHP, Fayetteville
- Suppressive Fire, Nemesis, Dire Hatred, Greevace / The Station, Charlotte
Jan 21 - Jackyl(their last show at Amos), TBA /Amos Southend, Charlotte
Jan 25 - Blind Path Booking presents: Regions, Lowpoints, Desolute, From Wrath To Ruins, Neglected / The DHP, Fayetteville
Jan 27 - Cat’s Cradle presents: Cold Cave, Drab Majasty / Motorco, Durham
Jan 28 - Johnny ‘Cutt Promotions presents: Seasons After, Nowhere’s Home, Chaos By Candlelight, Solace Betrayal / The DHP, Fayetteville
Feb 05 - Code Orange, Youth Code, Nicole Dollanganger, malice At the Palace / Kings Barcade, Raleigh
Feb 11 - Room 13 Productions presents: Cro-Mags, Fire and Ice, Society Sucker, Red Vision, Substance / Local 506, Chapel Hill/Carrboro
-Nonpoint, Something Clever, TBA / The Underground, Charlotte
Feb 14 - Crank It Loud presents: Mayhem, Inquisition, Black Anvil / The Throne Theater, Wilmington
Feb 17 - Primitive Ways presents: Withered, Immortal Bird, Mo’ynoq / Slims Downtown, Raleigh
Feb 22 - Johnny ‘Cutt Promotions and 5&10 Entertainment presents: (hed)P.E., FLAW, Abstractionist, Solace Betrayal, Nowhere’s Home, Faith & Scars / The Throne Theater, Wilmington
Feb 23 - St Pauli presents: Less Then Jake, Pepper, TBA / The Fillmore, Charlotte
Feb 25 - Polyphia, Jason Richardson, Covet / Local 506, Chapel Hill/Carrboro
Mar 01 - Agent Orange, Guttermounth, The Queers, The Atom Age / The Grey Eagle, Asheville
Mar 06 - Overkill, Nile, Amorphis, Swallow the Sun / The Fillmore, Charlotte
Mar 10 - Deafheaven, This Will Destroy You, Emma Ruth Rundle / The Underground, Charlotte
Mar 12 - Senses Fall, Counterparts, Movements, Like Pacific / Cat’s Cradle, Chapel Hill/Carrboro
Mar 19 - Katatonia, Caspian, Uncured / The Underground, Charlotte
- Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Goddamn Gallows, Birdcloud / The Grey Eagle, Asheville
Mar 24 - Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Goddamn Gallows, Birdcloud / Lincoln Theater, Raleigh
Mar 25 - Shattered Sounds Promotions ‘Shamrock Slaughter Fest 3’: Relic Of the Adversary, Threatpoint, Death of Uriah, Decibel 9, Cult Territory, Bloodforce, MechaBull, The Rage Within / The DHP, Fayetteville
Apr 10 - Primitive Ways presents: Negura Bunget, Mo’ynoq, TBA / Kings Barcade, Raleigh
Apr 15 - Red Hot Chili Peppers, TBA / PNC Arena, Raleigh
Apr 17 - Red Hot Chili Peppers, TBA / Spectrum Center, Charlotte
Apr 21 - Y&T, TBA / The Grey Eagle, Asheville
Apr 22 - Y&T, TBA / Lincoln Theater, Raleigh
May 05 - Carolina Rebellion / Motor Speedway, Charlotte
May 21 - Sabaton, TBA / The Underground, Chalotte
