Mastodon performs at Concord Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on April 20, 2023. Sean Liming/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — Metal mainstays Mastodon and Gojira brought their Mega-Monsters Tour to the Concord Pavilion on Thursday, shaking the hills with driving beats and shredding guitars. Mastodon was appropriately ready for April 20 occasion with its…

The best albums of 2021 include Billie Eilish, Brandi Carlile, Tyler, The Creator, Little Simz, Olivia Rodrigo, Wolf Alice, Gojira, Rise Against, Yola and Lord Huron. We’ve made it to the end! These are our absolute favorite 10 albums of the year. What we discovered as a team was…

Gojira, “Fortitude.” Fortitude, the new album by French progressive, technical heavy metal band Gojira, maintains the band’s signature exploration of environmental and existential themes alongside shredding and impressive melodies courtesy of Joe Duplantier and Christian Andreu. Fortitude Gojira Roadrunner, April 30 8/10 The album, the band’s seventh and the first since critically…

Slipknot performs at Knotfest at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on July 26, 2019. Photos: Alessio Neri. MOUNTAIN VIEW — Back in 1999 it would seem insane to predict that nine jumpsuit-wearing maniacs from Iowa would tour America with Denmark’s groove metal export, French ultra-heavy environmentalists and Poland’s…

RIFF wants you to get out to more shows! To help you with that, here are our picks for where to go and who to see next week. RIFF’s video concert series features artists of all genres, with a focus on the best hidden gems the local music scene has to offer. If you’re…