And that’s a wrap! If you’re taking a break from gift shopping to read this, I’d like to give you the most epic of high-five your hands personally show my gratitude for the epic gigs we saw together. This year in touring is drawing to a close, and what a memory-making year it’s been. I’d like to thank each of you for everything you’ve done in 2025, whether it’s been helping yourself discover new bands by showing up early, allowing me to broaden your horizons a bit as you wisely spent your concert dollar, or just supporting your favorite concert hall in ways above and beyond the call of metal. Until next year, I selected the best of the best of the best year-end shows this week and next week as we ring in a new year and all of the best wishes for your holiday season. Please do Metal Insider big favor by enjoying everyone’s year-end top whatever list of the best albums of the year being rolled out as we await the arrival of the Annual Gift Man. Thanks as always for your support!
Hail Santa,
Ian
December 11th – December 14th:
Tues. Dec. 16th, 2025: Primitive Man, Buffalo Nichols, Great Falls, God is War at the Meadows in Brooklyn, NY
Wed. Dec. 17th, 2025: Castrator, Desolus, Smokeborn Blasphemy, Plague Master at the Woodshop in Brooklyn, NY
Thurs. Dec. 18th, 2025: That Metal Show Annual Holiday Bash feat: After Forever, All Sinners, Lashing Wire at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ
Fri. Dec. 19th, 2025: The Red Chord, The Number Twelve Looks Like You at the Brooklyn Monarch in Brooklyn, NY
Fri. Dec. 19th, 2025: Cyber Circus, Santa’s Rejects at the Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn, NY
Sat. Dec. 20th, 2025: Deadly Night Holiday Show feat: Malignancy, Forester Village, the Red Mass Ritual, Eulogist at Club Andromeda in Nyack, NY
Sat. Dec. 20th, 2025: Gorilla Biscuits, American Nightmare, Kill Your Idols, Desperate Measures, Scarab and Lovesick at the Black Box in Rutherford, NJ
Sat. Dec. 20th, 2025: Judas Priestess, Prime Prophecy, Psychoprism, Pale Horse at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ
Tues. Dec. 30th, 2025: Gov’t Mule at the Beacon Theatre in NYC
Wed. Dec. 31st, 2025: Gov’t Mule at the Beacon Theatre in NYC
