When it comes to SxSW I don’t wanna wait in lines. I don’t give a shit about what hip hop dude is playing where or what indie rock band is gonna show up unannounced. All I wanna check out are the metal shows and if anyone’s got that on lock during this year’s showcase, it’s Thrasher Magazine’s Death Match at the Scoot Inn. Yesterday I hung out for a bit and shot photos of dudes shredding the gnar on the half-pipe and caught Dark Castle throw down a healthy dose of southern doom.

Rob Shaffer reigns over the drums.

And Stevie Floyd delivers some of the most brutal female vocals to date. It was the first time I saw them live and holy fuck, what a show.

Pick up their 2009 release, Spirited Migration here and support these talented artists. Check out more photos over at my blog, Prolly is Not Probably.

- Prolly