This coming weekend, Aftershock returns to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California for four blockbuster days of rock and metal mayhem. Joining headliners Slayer, , and are the likes of Evanescence, Judas Priest, Disturbed, Halestorm, Architects, Clutch, Seether, Anthrax, Mastodon, Poppy and many more huge names from right across the alternative music spectrum, making this year's lineup one of the most stacked of 2024. It's not all about the big names, though.
We all love a heavy metal legend, but Aftershock is also packing some of the most exciting young bands and artists in heavy music today, all of whom deserve your time and support during the festival. WIth that in mind, here are 10 upcoming bands you need to check out if you're heading to Discovery Park this weekend. Parked right at the very bottom of the bill on Thursday having been picked to open up Aftershock's fifth stage, it'd be easy to overlook Silly Goose (not least because they're comfortably packing the least metal choice of band moniker on the whole bill).
Don't sleep on these lads, though: their raucous, irreverent brand of petulant is excellent fun and should set the tone nicely for a weekend of fun. This LA four-piece hit the ground running with their very decent, self-titled full-length album earlier this year. At least, say they're from LA: so perfectly nails the flannel-clad, grubby sonics of grunge icons like and Mother Love Bone we're not entirely convinced they did't sneak 1,000 miles down the West co.