Metallic two-piece Golden Axe is Houstons go-to party thrash band. With gigantic riffs and thundering drums, the Axe throws out all the technical preening and gets down to the brass knuckles, and without vocals. Each set leaves you sweating and happy, with your neck sore from headbanging and your arm muscles tired from fist-pumping the good fist-pumping, mind you.
Sat., June 19, 9 p.m., 2010
This article appears in Jun 17-23, 2010.