JEZUZ CHRIST would you get some metalheads on your payroll?! These definitely qualify as notable shows!:

Thursday 2/5: Despised Icon, Beneath The Massacre, Carnifex @ Studio Seven

Friday 2/6: Best Show of the Year!: Meshuggah, Cynic, Faceless. Enough said. @ El Corazon

Thanks, Br00tal! Meshuggah's in town, YES! I'd been losing track of El C. for the last few months---just too much going on for me. Your comment woke me up...now if I can just get my stingy hands to give up the 20 bucks...
And you're right about the stranger needing more of a serious metal bent---maybe get one of the Sunn0))) to start throwing out some rants.

No kidding guys. Cynic and Meshuggah are legends and to fail to mention them is pretty disrespectful.

yeah, the recommendations are pretty useless unless you wear a scarf and have your hair covering one eye

what?? you live in seattle and don't wear tight black pants, a scarf and have hair covering one eye?? how lame.