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Live music review: Boris brought metal shapeshifting to Mohawk

November 4, 2025 Case Cockrell 1268 Views Agriculture, Atsuo, black metal, Boris, drone metal, hard rock, heavy metal, live music, mohawk, noise rock, psych-rock, Review, rock n roll, Sunn O))), Takeshi, Wata

Heavy metal in 2025 is in a healthy, hell-charged state. Bands are experimenting with the genre like Deafheaven, Full of Hell, Sunn O))), and even Austin acts like Portrayal of Guilt. For Tokyo, Japan’s Boris, a wave of extreme metal shapeshifting has paved the way for an everlasting gauntlet that’s redefining heavy music for 2025. With releases that dabble in drone metal, doom metal, and noise/experimental rock, Boris arrived for a Tuesday night gig in downtown Austin that came as a stop on their US tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their landmark tenth studio album Pink. For their third local appearance in two years, the Japanese berserkers stormed the stage at Mohawk in the Red River Cultural District yet again to astronomical results.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: Drone metal band Sunn O))) blew the doors off Paramount Theater last week

December 5, 2023 Case Cockrell 4401 Views ambient, Boris, drone metal, hard rock, live music, Paramount Theater, Review, Sunn, Sunn O)))

When Seattle’s Sunn O))) (Pronounced Sun) takes the reins of any stage, a cloud of fog appears, and the Drone Metal collective is off to the races in a slow and steady spectacle. The Washington State joint is a complex performance oddity. Equipped with a dozen or so amplifiers stacked to the level of ancient monuments, the sonic abilities of the Pacific Northwest group know no end. On Wednesday night at Paramount Theater in Austin, Sunn summoned a mystical performance that showcased their unending ability to create glacial soundscapes that made the audience’s jaws drop to the floor with their slow-burning modus operandi.