The Black Dahlia Murder + Goatwhore + Arkaik + Severed

Detroit's the Black Dahlia Murder practices an immaculate form of hero worship, aping extreme-thrash legends At the Gates to a T. Original they aren't, but as heard on their current release, Deflorate, these guys are nonetheless reliably savage. In the penultimate slot is Goatwhore, a long-running New Orleans band that comes off like the death-metal answer to Motörhead.