Good afternoon! For those who will be in or around the local area this weekend, the Valley of Steel blog is proud to present you with: What To Do In Pittsburgh This Weekend!

Once again, there is a TON of stuff going on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, and I’ve collected as many events here as I could! (But once again, I’m only human, and if you know about anything else that’s happening, either this week or anytime in the future, please be sure to let me know!)

 

 

Stonecreep “Storm of the Deathmarch” U.S. Tour 2012

featuring Solarburn and Pipewrench

 

31st Street Pub

3101 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh (Strip District)

Thursday 28 June 2012 | 21+ only | 10:00pm | $5

 

Stonecreep’s Deathmarch tour was previously reported in this post; get all the details there!

RSVP at the Facebook event page.

  
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Warriors of Metal Open Air Festival Prefest Showcase

 

The Shrunken Head Rock Club

251 West 5th Avenue, Columbus OH

Thursday 28 June 2012 | all ages | 8:00pm (doors 7pm) | $10

 

No, it isn’t in Pittsburgh, but Columbus is only a couple hours away, and I’ve been spilling a lot of (digital) ink about this event. The festival takes place Friday and Saturday, but this warm-up show is happening Thursday night. It’s all ages, and you get a chance to win a huge bag of prizes with your admission!

Read all about the show here.

 
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Argus Headlining at the Pub!

with guests Sinister Realm and Lady Beast

 

31st Street Pub

3101 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh (Strip District)

Friday 28 June 2012 | 21+ only | 9:35pm

RSVP here.

 
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Warriors of Metal Fest V Open Air

29-30 June 2012

 

At the Frontier Ranch

8836 York Rd., Pataskala OH

 
Again, not in Pittsburgh, but only a couple hours away — this incredible two-day festival is happening just outside of Columbus (to the east, actually, so it’s not even quite as far as driving to Columbus)…

Get all the details you could possibly want, including ticket info, band schedules, and more, by reading this post.

Note: the specially-priced pre-sale tickets are only available UNTIL THURSDAY (the 28th), so get them now!

And don’t forget to RSVP here.

 
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Reduce to Ash and Empire

 

Sach n O’s

1828 State Rt 982, Mount Pleasant PA 15666

Friday 29 June 2012 | 9:00pm

 

Reduce to Ash (featuring Quinn Lukas of Icarus Witch and Justin Erb of Vulture) is bringing a long-awaited Empire reunion together! Don’t miss a night of classic Queensrÿche, Iron Maiden, Metal Church, Helloween, Deep Purple and much more!

RSVP at the Facebook event page.

 
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Killer of Sheep All Ages Record Release Show

presented by Root of Evil Collective

with guests Heartless, Sistered, Hounds of Hate, and Purge

 

The Mr. Roboto Project

5106 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh (Bloomfield)

Friday 29 June 2012 | all ages | 7:00pm | $5

 

Celebrating the release of their brand-new 7″ Out of Time, Killer of Sheep are playing two different release parties this weekend! This one is for all ages, and features a great line-up of bands, which you can hear at the following links…
Killer of Sheep, Heartless, Sistered, Hounds of Hate, Purge.

The record is being released by Innervenus Music Collective and Lock&Key.

RSVP at the Facebook event page.

 
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Killer of Sheep 21+ Record Release Show

with the legendary Iron Cross from DC!

 

Gooski’s

3117 Brereton Street, Pittsburgh (Polish Hill)

Saturday 30 June 2012 | 21+ only

 

Celebrating the release of their brand-new 7″ Out of Time, Killer of Sheep are playing two different release parties this weekend! This one is for ages 21 and up, and features Iron Cross, plus local support provided by The Traditionals, Ratface, and Cultivator.

The record is being released by Innervenus Music Collective and Lock&Key.

RSVP at the Facebook event page.

 
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Grisly Amputation

featuring Bastard, NoisoMethane, and Parking Lot Whiskey

 

31st Street Pub

3101 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh (Strip District)

Saturday 30 June 2012 | 9:00pm | 21+ only | $5

 

Grisly Amputation are making an appearance at the Pub, bringing along some friends from around the region — including Parking Lot Whiskey, who are from the city of Monongahela, just up the river from me!

Looks like a fun show, get more details and RSVP at any of the following Facebook event pages: here, here, and here.

 
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…and finally, as always, DON’T let me hear anyone say there’s nothing to do!