This will be the first Bay Area appearance of Possessed in fifteen years!

In 1983 Possessed took San Francisco's metal scene by storm, playing out with fellow Bay Area thrashers Exodus and other bands many now long gone. Combat Records signed Possessed in 1985, and the band spent the school Easter break recording the heaviest, fastest, most evil piece of metal ever to be carved into vinyl grooves - Seven Churches. This is the album that set the standard for death metal. Released in October of 1985, it was light-years ahead of its time. Not since 1993 has Possessed returned to the live stage in the Bay Area when they opened a few shows for Machine Head. In 2007, it was announced Jeff Becerra would be performing under the "Possessed" name and would be backed by all members of 'Sadistic Intent'.

Death Guild is the oldest weekly goth/industrial dance night in the country, and the second oldest in the world! Every Monday, six DJs in two rooms play a mix of gothic, industrial, synthpop, noise, ambient, and weird stuff for those who love the darker side of things.

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Venetian Snares will be performing live and djing, this being the 1st live Venetian Snares tour ever! Venetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk. From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Funk is known for making electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures (mostly 7/4). His style has been critically acclaimed, notably by the late British radio disc jockey John Peel. Venetian Snares is said to have reinvented breakcore and set the stage for many other artists such as UndaCova, Xanopticon, Enduser and Datach'i. In a February 2003 interview, Funk was asked a question regarding the diverse mix of genres he draws upon in his music, a property which the interviewer labelled "eclecticism". Funk replied: "I prefer to call it Surrealism."

Volume will be worshipped!

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New Wave City is the first & foremost 80s dance party, devoted to the best in alternative dance music from the New Wave era of the late 70s and early 80s. Each event features a tribute to one of the seminal acts of the period. You'll hear songs from the featured artist throughout the evening as well as the rest of the best of New Wave.

Visuals from Altered Images include vintage video, 80s movies and TV, slide shows of 80s icons, posters and club flyers from 1979-1984, and original concert photos.

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Each battle will consist of approximately 8 bands, each playing a 30 minute set.

The winner of each show will advance to the finals. The winner of the finals will receive $500 in cash, 20 hours of studio time, a submission to one of the following labels: Warner Bros., Rotten, Geffen, Prosthetic, Metal Blade, Universal, or Columbia. The band will also receive a headlining gig at the featured concert club.

Judging will be based on audience response/applause at the end of the show. Note: The more people you bring, the better your chances of winning. Don't forget to tell your fans to stick around until the end of the show.

Death Guild is the oldest weekly goth/industrial dance night in the country, and the second oldest in the world! Every Monday, six DJs in two rooms play a mix of gothic, industrial, synthpop, noise, ambient, and weird stuff for those who love the darker side of things.

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Chip Music -- an avenue of audio and visual exploration for artists choosing to adopt vintage video games as a deliverate, aesthetic choice -- has enjoyed enormous success for over a decade on the East Coast with world-class events like The Blip Festival, Pulsewave and recent newcomer, Estatic. For the first time ever, Data Beez is spreading those same addictive, low-tech sounds across the West Coast. This is an East meets West event: Minusbaby, Paris, and Fx6Ex6 prerepsent New York City while Trash80, Starpause, Crashfaster and Daniel Rehn represent California. It signals an evolving movement and sets a precedent for the future of chip music on the West Coast.

Burlesque featuring Deviant Nation models
Suspension featuring Well Hung Suspension and Deviant Nation models
Costume contest with free subscriptions to Deviant Nation

Scion in association with the Flavor Group, creator of the legendary Beat Riders Dance Camp, commands all floor rockers to join us for the ultimate battle, beats, and knowledge dropping. We welcome you to Strength In Flavor: Scion Dance Week honoring Hip Hop month with a $2,000 prize 2 on 2 all styles dance contest, classes and lectures by dance legends like Salah and Zulu Gremlin, and topped off with a celebratory toast to dance with one of the founders of Hip Hop, DJ Kool Herc.

Come witness the best of breed dancers battle it out in an all styles competition judged by dance legends. Are you a floor lord? If you want to battle the best, witness the best, and take part in the hypest dance arena - you cant miss this.

From Santa Cruz, Bootie is proud to present the return of DJ Tripp, spinning a special all-video mashup set -- hey, doesn't that now make him a "VJ?" House band Smash-Up Derby will even be doing one of Tripp's mashups live! Upstairs, The Face Melters -- a.k.a. Fox and Kool Karlo -- will take over the lounge, spinning a beatmashed set of bootlegs and electro remixes. And for the Midnight Mashup Show, Xavier Toscano makes his Bootie debut by singing a Justin Timberlake mashup... live!

Launched in 2003 in San Francisco by DJs Adrian & the Mysterious D, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup -- and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with monthly parties in eight cities on three continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation -- with free mashup CDs given away like candy!

Bootie's DJs and house band Smash-Up Derby, as well as guest mashup DJs from around the world, keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating -- and satirizing -- the many different forms of music. Bootie also presents the infamous Midnight Mashup Show, featuring local drag and burlesque performers. Bootie showcases the best mashup productions from around the globe ... because one song at a time just isn't enough!

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Death Guild is the oldest weekly goth/industrial dance night in the country, and the second oldest in the world! Every Monday, six DJs in two rooms play a mix of gothic, industrial, synthpop, noise, ambient, and weird stuff for those who love the darker side of things.

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"BrokeNCYDE might only have a few years of crunkcore under their belts, but they've already generated more controversy and venom than most bands will receive over their entire careers.

Unimpressed by their unique blend of crunk and screamo and lyrics like 'You make my peepee hard' and 'Eenie meenie miny moe / So much bitches at our shows,' critics have called them everything from 'fucking horrendous' (Metal Edge) to 'a near perfect snapshot of everything that's shit about this point in the culture' (Warren Ellis).

It's almost impossible to exaggerate the level of antipathy that Se7en (vocals), Mikl (vocals), Phat J (synths, guitars) and Antz ('fog machine and lights') have generated in their young lives."
-- CHARTattack

Finnish Viking metal warriors Ensiferum will return for a full North American headlining tour this November. Support will be provided by Blackguard and Lazarus A.D. The tour will coincide with the release of Ensiferum's new CD From Afar. The "Tour From Afar" will be Children of Bodom guitarist/frontman Alexi Laiho to temporarily fill the currently vacant guitarist spot for the tour.

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Shine up that tiara! It's time for... Hubba Hubba Revue: The Miss Hubba Hubba Pageant!

The elbow-length gloves are off! Hubba Hubba Revue presents a sensational, glamourous, talent-packed cavalcade of Burlesque Beauties, all intent on the coveted title of Miss Hubba Hubba!

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Villainy strikes back with an homage to the greatest villain of this galaxy or any other: Darth Vader!

In the main Cantina, channel your inner baddie and move to the best electro, dance, indie and new wave the Bay Area has to offer. Upstairs in the Sith Lounge, embrace the dark side with the spooky sounds of goth and industrial! Sexy go-go dancers from Jabba's Palace show you how to move. We'll be projecting clips of some of the greatest science fiction villains of all time, and the first 300 people will receive a mini-lightsaber!

It feels so good to be so bad!

Heathen sects from across Europe will be converging on North America for the first annual Heathenfest tour. Switzerland's Eluveitie, the worlds heaviest Celtic tinged folk-metal band in existence, will be headlining the event with direct support coming from label mates Belphegor, Austria's most feared S&M loving blasphemers. Support will come from Scotland's own Pirate metal sensations Alestorm, Finland's female fronted folk-metal troupe Kivimetsan Druidi, and Norwegian black n' rollers Vreid.

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Death Guild is the oldest weekly goth/industrial dance night in the country, and the second oldest in the world! Every Monday, six DJs in two rooms play a mix of gothic, industrial, synthpop, noise, ambient, and weird stuff for those who love the darker side of things.

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For more than 7 years, Meat has been serving up hearty doses of heavy Industrial beats and BBQ treats. Created to be more than just another dance club, Meat aims to constantly raise the bar for creative nightlife experiences. Meat has extensive abattoir-themed decor, highly skilled DJs, costumed blood-splattered go-go dancers, video, and free fresh BBQ meat. Satisfy your primal hunger.

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Black Friday, Jimi Hendrix's Birthday, and Stereo Freakout's debut CD release party!

SFO plays a blend of hard rock and funk with splashes of jazz, metal, ska, and slap guitar. Big influences are Primus, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tool, Alice in Chains, Faith No More, the Police, and King Crimson, just to name a few. Songs range from funky and danceable one track to heavy, rocking and driving the next. Songs like "The Way" blend a rocking intro with heavy slap-bass coupled by a lyrical vocal flow, while "Black & Blue" captures a laid-back leisurely groove with a heavy and melodic chorus. "Break Me", one of SFO's heaviest numbers, spotlights the incredible and almost unbelievable finger prowess of Mike Sopko, allowing him live to traverse an intense musical journey that sets the audience's heart racing and is never the same twice. Bassist Ethan Rider's driving funk and jazzy lines, "Infamous" Dave Jones pounding and original rhythms, and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Jym Murry's slap-guitar antics and interesting vocal stylings make this band one of the newest Bay Area sensations and acts not to be missed! Also appearing tonight will be Sam Johnson from local bands Paradise and Handsome Rovers to make this show extra memorable...

Since winning the Gorilla Productions Battle of the Bands Finals in June 2009, the Cleveland-based company is headlining SFO for this 10 band, all-ages showcase. Nuck Fu, the funky/rockin' highschoolers from Berkeley co-headline the night, and this will apparently be their last and farewell show as "Nuck Fu"... Hope to see everyone out for this incredible gathering of local talent!

They may be Bootie's mashup couple, but for this special post-Thanksgiving party, it's going to be "A vs. D," as resident DJs Adrian & the Mysterious D go head-to-head in a fierce DJ battle set! Live mashup band Smash-Up Derby hits the stage at 11 PM. In the upstairs room, Electro-Bootie -- our monthly "club-within-a-club" featuring electro bootlegs, remixes, and covers -- presents Future Universal, with DJ Mykill and F.U. DJs KidHack and Mario Muse. And for the Midnight Mashup Show, Monistat returns to the Bootie stage to perform "Downtown Murder."

Launched in 2003 in San Francisco by DJs Adrian & the Mysterious D, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup -- and is now the biggest mashup event in the world, with monthly parties in eight cities on three continents. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie provides the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation -- with free mashup CDs given away like candy!

Bootie's DJs and house band Smash-Up Derby, as well as guest mashup DJs from around the world, keep your brain guessing and body dancing with creative song combinations, celebrating -- and satirizing -- the many different forms of music. Bootie also presents the infamous Midnight Mashup Show, featuring local drag and burlesque performers. Bootie showcases the best mashup productions from around the globe ... because one song at a time just isn't enough!

Join the Bootie group on Facebook!

Death Guild is the oldest weekly goth/industrial dance night in the country, and the second oldest in the world! Every Monday, six DJs in two rooms play a mix of gothic, industrial, synthpop, noise, ambient, and weird stuff for those who love the darker side of things.

Join the Death Guild group on Facebook!