Thrash metal outfit Havok tears into Backstage Bar & Billiards for a night of riff-heavy, double-kick-driven metal that's built for headbanging and fist-pumping alike. Known for their technical thrash sound and politically charged lyrics, Havok brings the kind of intensity that fills a room with sweat and distortion in equal measure.

Joining them are Slackjaw and Xoth, rounding out a bill that leans hard into the underground metal scene. Backstage Bar & Billiards, with its rock 'n' roll pedigree in the Fremont East District, is the kind of venue that suits this lineup well—close quarters, loud amps, and a crowd that knows every lyric.