Monday, October 26, 2026 — Austin, TX
Set time isn’t announced yet — check the venue directly closer to the date for doors, cover and the full bill.


Our ranked top 10, with the records and rankings behind each pick, and then the Texas players from Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Arlington that national lists keep skipping.

A teenager won a stock maroon Dean ML at a Dallas guitar contest, sold it for a car, and got it back years later from an Arlington luthier who had turned it into the most copied guitar in metal.

Our ranked list of the 15 thrash records that hold up best, with the year, label and reason for each, and then the five Texas albums that national lists keep skipping.