Liturgy, Umbra Vitae played Middle East – 12/15

Liturgy, Umbra Vitae played Middle East – 12/15

One of the year’s great metal tours got a local boost from Umbra Vitae’s live debut at the Middle East Upstairs on Thursday.

Undeath and 200 Stab Wounds pulverized Cambridge – 11/11

Undeath and 200 Stab Wounds pulverized Cambridge – 11/11

Fall’s wildest death metal double-header rolled into Sonia last month with support from Enforced and Phobophilic.

Alvvays played Roadrunner – 11/18

Alvvays played Roadrunner – 11/18

Canadian indie-pop quintet Alvvays closed out their fall tour with a packed show at Allston’s Roadrunner.

Mercyful Fate played MGM Music Hall – 11/13

Mercyful Fate played MGM Music Hall – 11/13

King Diamond and company came to Landsdowne Street with support from Kreator and Midnight.

June of 44 played the Middle East – 10/20

June of 44 played the Middle East – 10/20

Reunited 90s rockers June of 44 finally brought their live show back to Boston, with support from Helms and Thalia Zedek Band.

Nnamdï played Crystal Ballroom – 10/28

Nnamdï played Crystal Ballroom – 10/28

The multitalented Nnamdï brought a fall tour in support of new record Please Have a Seat to Somerville on Friday night with Pink Navel and Joshua Virtue. 

The Comet Is Coming played Crystal Ballroom – 10/18

The Comet Is Coming played Crystal Ballroom – 10/18

The London-based cosmic jazz trio brought their Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam tour to Somerville last week. 

Judas Priest played MGM – 10/16

Judas Priest played MGM – 10/16

The heavy metal lifers brought their 50th anniversary tour to Boston with support from prog-metal pioneers Queensrÿche.

Full of Hell and Blood Incantation played Middle East Downstairs – 10/5

Full of Hell and Blood Incantation played Middle East Downstairs – 10/5

Colorado death metal quartet and east coast grind masters Full of Hell topped a five-band bill in Cambridge earlier this month.

Gorillaz played TD Garden – 10/11

Gorillaz played TD Garden – 10/11

Damon Albarn brought his current live iteration of Gorillaz to the Garden last week with support from Atlanta hip-hop duo EarthGang.