CRUSTCAKE PICKS: DENVER SHOWS 11/19 - 11/25

by Andrew Wilhelm (Denver)

The Municipal Waste tour might be skipping over Denver, but that doesn't mean there won't be anything massively aggressive going down up here.

Maynard James Keenan's everything-and-the-kitchen-sink project Puscifer will roost in the Paramount Theatre for a two-night stint. If you've seen Tool live at least once, then you'll know that Maynard is not a "Hello, Cleveland" sort of dude. And for once, the weed smog might rival that of Boulder's (which, by the way, not only has medical marijuana clinics but a fucking marijuana church!).

If you prefer your metal on the posty side, fear not, for Russian Circles will be playing the Marquis Theatre Saturday. Expect plenty of beards and ear plugs. Attack Attack! are playing the same right, but we advise against going, because, as per a certain South Park episode, little vaginas might start popping up all over your skin.

Monday will be a motherfucking showdown. In the red corner, we've got two heavyweight champions, Hatebreed and Cannibal Corpse. In the blue corner, we've got Converge, whose nimbleness should not be mistaken for a lack of sonic heft. Bulging necks or an art gallery full of neck tattoos? Who will win the match? We're rooting for Converge.

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Friday November 20 - Puscifer, Neil Hamburger, Uncle Scratch's Gospel Revival @ Paramount Theatre

Saturday November 21 - Puscifer, Neil Hamburger, Uncle Scratch's Gospel Revival @ Paramount Theatre

- Russian Circles, Git Some, Young Widows @ Marquis Theatre

Monday November 23 - Hatebreed, Cannibal Corpse, Unearth, Hate Eternal, Born of Osiris @ Ogden Theatre

- Converge, Signatures, Ruining Seed, Spoken in Fire @ The Black Sheep