Jan 09 - SMS Booking & Promo presents Oak City Hard Rock Showcase: A Lightdivided, Enigmatic Path,
- Burning the Veil, Thundering Herd, Space Rabbit /Southland Ballroom(R)
- RUSCHA, American Empire / The Maywood(R)
- Crank It Loud presents: Fear the United (CD release), Dear Desolate, Convicted Fate, In Waves,
- Headfirst For Halos, Kingdoms Collide /Greene Street Club(G)
Jan 10 - 10 years tour: P.O.D., Dead letter Circus, War Of Ages /Ziggy’s by the Sea(W)
Jan 11 - We Were Once, Makeshift, Hangman, Nice Shot Kid, Here To Stay /The DHP(F)
Jan 12 - Crank It Loud & CVLT presents Chaos Raids U.S.A. 2016 tour: 1349, TOMBS, Full Of Hell, GROHG,
- Bobby Orr / Local 506(CH/C)
Jan 13 - Jucifer, Them Damn Burners / Cats Cradle-Back Room(CH/C)
Jan 14 - Eldritch Horror, Suppressive Fire(Album release), Temple Crusher / Slims Downtown(R)
Jan 15 - Horseskull, The Beard, Spiral Down / The Maywood(R)
- Jucifer, TOKE, Paagtheaan, Kohmats / Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern(W)
Jan 16 - Primitive Ways presents: IRATA, InAeona, The Hag / Slims Downtown(R)
- Suppressive Fire, All Hell, Extermination Rite, October / The Milestone Club(C)
Jan 18 - Room 13 Productions presents: Power Trip, Funeral Chic, JOY, Invoke, Refocus / Kings Barcade(R)
- Motorbilly, Ghost Town Opera / The Pour House(R)
Jan 19 - No Zodiac, Strengthen What Remains, Orthodox + 4 more / The DHP(F)
- Queensryche, Meytal, Halcyon Way / Amos’ Southend(C)
Jan 21 - Save Face, Well Kept Things, Our Ble Lights / The DHP(F)
- Deafheaven, Power Trip, TBA / Neighborhood Theatre(C)
- The Independents, Pleasers Of the Ultraviolent, Electric Phantom / The Odditorium(A)
Jan 22 - Enemy In Disguise, super BOB / Hooligians(J)
- Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, Bask, Demon Eye / Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern(W)
Jan 23 - Primitive Ways & Thrashitorium presents: Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, Bask, SOON / Kings Barcade(R)
- Against Their Will, Kiss the Curse, Enemy In Disguise, Aeonic / The Maywood(R)
- Eternal Sleep, Cross Me, Future Primitive, Invoke, Refocus / The DHP(F)
- Jackyl, TBA /Amos’ Southend(C)
Jan 24 - Crank It Loud presents: Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, Igor & The Red Elvises / Ziggy’s by the Sea(W)
Jan 26 - Chilled Monkey Brains, SiBANNAC / The Pourhouse(R)
- TOOL, Primus, 3teeth / Bojangles Coliseum(C)
Jan 27 -Def Leppard, STYX, Tesla / Greensboro Collisum(G)
Jan 28 - Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, Igor & Red Elvises / Neighborhood Theatre(C)
Jan 29 - Inquisitional Tourture 2016: Cradle Of Filth, Butcher Babies, Ne Obliviscaris / The Ritz(R)
- 25 Minutes To Go, South Side Punx, Swell Friends, Suit City / The Milestone(C)
Jan 30 - Metal Pole Mayhem: pole and aerial showcase / Motorco(D)
- Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, Igor & the Red Elvises / Cat’s Cradle(CH/C)
Jan 31 - Inquisitional Tourture 2016: Cradle Of Filth, Butcher Babies, Ne Obliviscaris /The Fillmore(C)
Feb 01 - The North American Enigma tour: EPICA, Moonspell, Starkill, TBA /Lincoln Theatre(R)
Feb 02 - Souls, Withered Bones, Swing Low, Live For What Last / The DHP(F)
Feb 04 - Warhead, Brain Dead, Nemisis / The Milestone(C)
Feb 05 - Primitive Ways presents: Death Shoud, Heron, Basura / Schoolkids store(R)
- Outlair, Warhead, Brain Dead, Enigmatic Path / The Maywood(R)
- Yea(h), Photoclub, Raw Dog, Sonfather with cookout/potluck dinner / Kaboom!(Garner)
Feb 06 - Shotdown Booking presents Punk Rock Smackdown 4: KIFF, No Anger Control,Poison Anthem + 6 more / The Maywood(R)
-The Independents, TBA / The Milestone(C)
Feb 07 - ZVI, TBA / The Milestone(C)
Feb 08 - Crank It Loud presents: For Today, Like Moths To a Flames, Phinehas, Vanna / Lincoln Theatre(R)
Feb 09 - Primitive Ways presents: ZVI, Anamorph, He Who Walks Behind the Rows / Slim’s Downtown(R)
- Regions, GOD FOR NOTHING, A Wake For Providence, From Wrath To Ruins, A Dismal Night / The DHP(F)
Feb 10 - Oh,Sleeper, Rival Choir, Decennary / Greene Street Club(G)
- Fleshgod Apocalypse, Carach Angren, Abigail Williams / ?(C)or(F)
Feb 12 - ANTiSEEN, Street Clones, TBA /Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern(W)
Feb 13 - The Noise presents: Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Cryptopsy, Abysmal Dawn / Ziggy’s by the Sea (W)
- Single Cell Productions presents Purgatory 68 “Hellbound Hearts” A goth industrial dance party with DJ’s, Live Performance’s, Dungeon Area, Fetish Demos and Venders /Amos’ Southend(C)
Feb 16 - Hopscotch fest & Thrashitorium presents: Voivod, Vektor, Eight Bells, Davidians / Kings Barcade (R)
Feb 18 - Agent Orange, In the Whale, Heavyweights / Local 506 (CH/C)
- Voivod, Vektor, Eight Bells /Neighborhood Theatre (C)
Feb 21 - Primitive Ways presents: Warbringer, Exmortus, Suppressive Fire, Gorbash /The Pour House(R)
Feb 22 - Rivers Of Nihil, Dark Sermon, Black Fast, Lorelei, As Oceans, The Calm Lands / The DHP(F)
Feb 23 - Black Tusk, Holy Grail / The Milestone(C)
Feb 25 - Bell Witch, Wrekmeister Harmonies / Kings Barcade(R)
- Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime, TBA / Neighbor Theatre(C)
Feb 26 - Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime, The Fifth, TBA / Lincoln Theatre(R)
- Dogs Eyes(album release), Tourch Runner / Local 506(CH/C)
Feb 27 - Repentless tour: Slayer, Testament, Carcass / The Ritz(R)
- Death To False Hope Records present: The Queers, Blood Red River, Paint Fumes, SiBANNIC / Local 506(C/CH)
- Joe Jack Talcum, Coolzey, D&D Sluggers / Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern(W)
Feb 28 - Fan Forward Entertainment presents: Y&T, TBA / Amos’ Southend(C)
Feb 29 - Motorbilly, Jittery Jack / The Pour House(R)
- Repentless tour: Slayer, Testament, Carcass / The Fillmore(C)
Mar 01 - Y&T, TBA / Lincoln Theatre(R)
Mar 02 - Chelsea Grin, Oceans Ate Alaska, Lorna Shore, Wage War /Greene Street Club(G)
- DORO-The Queen Of Metal, TBA / Amos’ Southend(C)
Mar 03 - Dropkick Murphys 20th Year Anniversary: Dropkick Murphys, Tiger Army, Darkbuster / The Fillmore(C)
Mar 04 - Dropkick Murphys 20th Year Anniversary: Dropkick Murphys, Tiger Army, Darkbuster / The Ritz(R)
Mar 05 - Guttermouth, The Cryptics, TBA / Kings Barcade(R)
- Flaw, TBA / Southland Ballroom(R)
Mar 07 - The Color Before the Sun US tour: Coheed and Cambria, Glassjaw, Silver Snakes, I the Mighty - The Ritz(R)
Mar 08 - The Color Before the Sun US tour: Coheed and Cambria, Glassjaw, Silver Snakes / The Fillmore(C)
Mar 10 - Flogging Molly, TBA / The Fillmore(C)
Mar 11 - Lexx Luther, Widow, Final Sign / The Pour House(R)
Mar 12 - Live Nation presents “Curious Volume” tour: Pentagram, King Giant, Demon Eye / Cat’s Cradle(CH/C)
Mar 13 - The Word Alive, Fit For a King, Out Came the Wolves, TBA / Greene Street Club(G)
Mar 18 - The Decibel Magazine tour 2016: Abbath, High On Fire, Skeletonwitch, Tribulation / Amos’ Southend(C)
Mar 25 - Us Against the World tour: Slaves, Capture the Crown, Myka Relocate, Outline In Color Conquer Divide / Greene Street Club(G)
Mar 27 - Intronaut, The Ocean, North / Rabbit Hole(C)
Apr 05 - Super CHONBros tour: CHON, Polyphia, Strawberry Girls / Cats Cradle(CH/C)
Apr 22 - Rebirth Tour 2016: Underoath performing ‘They’re Only Chasing Safety’ and ‘Define The Great Line - albums in their entirety / Amos Southend(C)
May 6 - Carolina Rebellion featuring: The Scorpions, Rob Zombie, Deftones, Alice Cooper, Anthrax, Megadeth,
May 8 - Clutch, Disturbed, Pennywise, Ghost, The Sword, Asking Alexandria, Between the Buried and Me, Hellyeah, Babymetal + 47 more /Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord)
(R)-Raleigh
(D)-Durham
(CH/C)-Chapel Hill/Carrboro
(G)-Greensboro
(F)-Fayetteville
(WS)-Winston Salem
(T)-Thomasville
(M)-Murfreesboro
(J)-Jacksonville
(W)-Wilmington
(C)-Charlotte
(A)-Asheville
(H)-Hickory
(S)-Salisbury
- Burning the Veil, Thundering Herd, Space Rabbit /Southland Ballroom(R)
- RUSCHA, American Empire / The Maywood(R)
- Crank It Loud presents: Fear the United (CD release), Dear Desolate, Convicted Fate, In Waves,
- Headfirst For Halos, Kingdoms Collide /Greene Street Club(G)
Jan 10 - 10 years tour: P.O.D., Dead letter Circus, War Of Ages /Ziggy’s by the Sea(W)
Jan 11 - We Were Once, Makeshift, Hangman, Nice Shot Kid, Here To Stay /The DHP(F)
Jan 12 - Crank It Loud & CVLT presents Chaos Raids U.S.A. 2016 tour: 1349, TOMBS, Full Of Hell, GROHG,
- Bobby Orr / Local 506(CH/C)
Jan 13 - Jucifer, Them Damn Burners / Cats Cradle-Back Room(CH/C)
Jan 14 - Eldritch Horror, Suppressive Fire(Album release), Temple Crusher / Slims Downtown(R)
Jan 15 - Horseskull, The Beard, Spiral Down / The Maywood(R)
- Jucifer, TOKE, Paagtheaan, Kohmats / Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern(W)
Jan 16 - Primitive Ways presents: IRATA, InAeona, The Hag / Slims Downtown(R)
- Suppressive Fire, All Hell, Extermination Rite, October / The Milestone Club(C)
Jan 18 - Room 13 Productions presents: Power Trip, Funeral Chic, JOY, Invoke, Refocus / Kings Barcade(R)
- Motorbilly, Ghost Town Opera / The Pour House(R)
Jan 19 - No Zodiac, Strengthen What Remains, Orthodox + 4 more / The DHP(F)
- Queensryche, Meytal, Halcyon Way / Amos’ Southend(C)
Jan 21 - Save Face, Well Kept Things, Our Ble Lights / The DHP(F)
- Deafheaven, Power Trip, TBA / Neighborhood Theatre(C)
- The Independents, Pleasers Of the Ultraviolent, Electric Phantom / The Odditorium(A)
Jan 22 - Enemy In Disguise, super BOB / Hooligians(J)
- Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, Bask, Demon Eye / Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern(W)
Jan 23 - Primitive Ways & Thrashitorium presents: Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, Bask, SOON / Kings Barcade(R)
- Against Their Will, Kiss the Curse, Enemy In Disguise, Aeonic / The Maywood(R)
- Eternal Sleep, Cross Me, Future Primitive, Invoke, Refocus / The DHP(F)
- Jackyl, TBA /Amos’ Southend(C)
Jan 24 - Crank It Loud presents: Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, Igor & The Red Elvises / Ziggy’s by the Sea(W)
Jan 26 - Chilled Monkey Brains, SiBANNAC / The Pourhouse(R)
- TOOL, Primus, 3teeth / Bojangles Coliseum(C)
Jan 27 -Def Leppard, STYX, Tesla / Greensboro Collisum(G)
Jan 28 - Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, Igor & Red Elvises / Neighborhood Theatre(C)
Jan 29 - Inquisitional Tourture 2016: Cradle Of Filth, Butcher Babies, Ne Obliviscaris / The Ritz(R)
- 25 Minutes To Go, South Side Punx, Swell Friends, Suit City / The Milestone(C)
Jan 30 - Metal Pole Mayhem: pole and aerial showcase / Motorco(D)
- Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, Igor & the Red Elvises / Cat’s Cradle(CH/C)
Jan 31 - Inquisitional Tourture 2016: Cradle Of Filth, Butcher Babies, Ne Obliviscaris /The Fillmore(C)
Feb 01 - The North American Enigma tour: EPICA, Moonspell, Starkill, TBA /Lincoln Theatre(R)
Feb 02 - Souls, Withered Bones, Swing Low, Live For What Last / The DHP(F)
Feb 04 - Warhead, Brain Dead, Nemisis / The Milestone(C)
Feb 05 - Primitive Ways presents: Death Shoud, Heron, Basura / Schoolkids store(R)
- Outlair, Warhead, Brain Dead, Enigmatic Path / The Maywood(R)
- Yea(h), Photoclub, Raw Dog, Sonfather with cookout/potluck dinner / Kaboom!(Garner)
Feb 06 - Shotdown Booking presents Punk Rock Smackdown 4: KIFF, No Anger Control,Poison Anthem + 6 more / The Maywood(R)
-The Independents, TBA / The Milestone(C)
Feb 07 - ZVI, TBA / The Milestone(C)
Feb 08 - Crank It Loud presents: For Today, Like Moths To a Flames, Phinehas, Vanna / Lincoln Theatre(R)
Feb 09 - Primitive Ways presents: ZVI, Anamorph, He Who Walks Behind the Rows / Slim’s Downtown(R)
- Regions, GOD FOR NOTHING, A Wake For Providence, From Wrath To Ruins, A Dismal Night / The DHP(F)
Feb 10 - Oh,Sleeper, Rival Choir, Decennary / Greene Street Club(G)
- Fleshgod Apocalypse, Carach Angren, Abigail Williams / ?(C)or(F)
Feb 12 - ANTiSEEN, Street Clones, TBA /Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern(W)
Feb 13 - The Noise presents: Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Cryptopsy, Abysmal Dawn / Ziggy’s by the Sea (W)
- Single Cell Productions presents Purgatory 68 “Hellbound Hearts” A goth industrial dance party with DJ’s, Live Performance’s, Dungeon Area, Fetish Demos and Venders /Amos’ Southend(C)
Feb 16 - Hopscotch fest & Thrashitorium presents: Voivod, Vektor, Eight Bells, Davidians / Kings Barcade (R)
Feb 18 - Agent Orange, In the Whale, Heavyweights / Local 506 (CH/C)
- Voivod, Vektor, Eight Bells /Neighborhood Theatre (C)
Feb 21 - Primitive Ways presents: Warbringer, Exmortus, Suppressive Fire, Gorbash /The Pour House(R)
Feb 22 - Rivers Of Nihil, Dark Sermon, Black Fast, Lorelei, As Oceans, The Calm Lands / The DHP(F)
Feb 23 - Black Tusk, Holy Grail / The Milestone(C)
Feb 25 - Bell Witch, Wrekmeister Harmonies / Kings Barcade(R)
- Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime, TBA / Neighbor Theatre(C)
Feb 26 - Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime, The Fifth, TBA / Lincoln Theatre(R)
- Dogs Eyes(album release), Tourch Runner / Local 506(CH/C)
Feb 27 - Repentless tour: Slayer, Testament, Carcass / The Ritz(R)
- Death To False Hope Records present: The Queers, Blood Red River, Paint Fumes, SiBANNIC / Local 506(C/CH)
- Joe Jack Talcum, Coolzey, D&D Sluggers / Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern(W)
Feb 28 - Fan Forward Entertainment presents: Y&T, TBA / Amos’ Southend(C)
Feb 29 - Motorbilly, Jittery Jack / The Pour House(R)
- Repentless tour: Slayer, Testament, Carcass / The Fillmore(C)
Mar 01 - Y&T, TBA / Lincoln Theatre(R)
Mar 02 - Chelsea Grin, Oceans Ate Alaska, Lorna Shore, Wage War /Greene Street Club(G)
- DORO-The Queen Of Metal, TBA / Amos’ Southend(C)
Mar 03 - Dropkick Murphys 20th Year Anniversary: Dropkick Murphys, Tiger Army, Darkbuster / The Fillmore(C)
Mar 04 - Dropkick Murphys 20th Year Anniversary: Dropkick Murphys, Tiger Army, Darkbuster / The Ritz(R)
Mar 05 - Guttermouth, The Cryptics, TBA / Kings Barcade(R)
- Flaw, TBA / Southland Ballroom(R)
Mar 07 - The Color Before the Sun US tour: Coheed and Cambria, Glassjaw, Silver Snakes, I the Mighty - The Ritz(R)
Mar 08 - The Color Before the Sun US tour: Coheed and Cambria, Glassjaw, Silver Snakes / The Fillmore(C)
Mar 10 - Flogging Molly, TBA / The Fillmore(C)
Mar 11 - Lexx Luther, Widow, Final Sign / The Pour House(R)
Mar 12 - Live Nation presents “Curious Volume” tour: Pentagram, King Giant, Demon Eye / Cat’s Cradle(CH/C)
Mar 13 - The Word Alive, Fit For a King, Out Came the Wolves, TBA / Greene Street Club(G)
Mar 18 - The Decibel Magazine tour 2016: Abbath, High On Fire, Skeletonwitch, Tribulation / Amos’ Southend(C)
Mar 25 - Us Against the World tour: Slaves, Capture the Crown, Myka Relocate, Outline In Color Conquer Divide / Greene Street Club(G)
Mar 27 - Intronaut, The Ocean, North / Rabbit Hole(C)
Apr 05 - Super CHONBros tour: CHON, Polyphia, Strawberry Girls / Cats Cradle(CH/C)
Apr 22 - Rebirth Tour 2016: Underoath performing ‘They’re Only Chasing Safety’ and ‘Define The Great Line - albums in their entirety / Amos Southend(C)
May 6 - Carolina Rebellion featuring: The Scorpions, Rob Zombie, Deftones, Alice Cooper, Anthrax, Megadeth,
May 8 - Clutch, Disturbed, Pennywise, Ghost, The Sword, Asking Alexandria, Between the Buried and Me, Hellyeah, Babymetal + 47 more /Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord)
(R)-Raleigh
(D)-Durham
(CH/C)-Chapel Hill/Carrboro
(G)-Greensboro
(F)-Fayetteville
(WS)-Winston Salem
(T)-Thomasville
(M)-Murfreesboro
(J)-Jacksonville
(W)-Wilmington
(C)-Charlotte
(A)-Asheville
(H)-Hickory
(S)-Salisbury