Rwake singer CT spent four years documenting the sights and sounds of Southern metal for his documentary, Slow Southern Steel. The film, featuring interviews and live performances by the likes of Kylesa, Eyehategod, Torche, Dixie Witch, Weedeater, Hank III, and Philip Anselmo, will have it’s one-and-only Ohio showing on Saturday night at Ruby Tuesday (1978 Summit St.). Based on the trailer, expect to hear lots of music that sounds like “Slayer dipped in syrup” performed by dudes with long hair, tattoos, and beards.

After the film’s conclusion, Hail!Hornet, a band featuring members of Weedeater, Buzzoven, Sourvein and Alabama Thunderpussy and special guests Zoroaster will bring the style of music featuring in the film to life.

Tickets are $10 in advance (available at the bar or on-line), $15 day of show. Doors open at 8, movie starts at 9, bands start at 11. Seating will be limited so show up early if you want a seat.

tombs just got done opening for Isis and Pelican. tombs are from Brooklyn. Everyone knows Brooklyn goes hard. tombs are playing at Ravari Room on Friday night with Columbus dudes Struck by Lighting.

Saturday is the annual Volatility fundraiser at Madlab featuring Hotel Eden, Deerhead, The Receiver and former Miranda Sound dudes, Bicentennial Bear. Also, a bunch of other stuff. Go and support your local arts community buy getting wasted on PBR.

Sunday Night at Ravari Room is the dual assault of Hydra Head dudes Harvey Milk and Torche. I saw Torche last time they were in town and they ripped my face off. I hope i still have one on Monday HAHAHA.

Complete Volatility schedule after the jump.

The Lineup
Outside Stage

• 2:00pm – The Shazzbots

• 3:00pm – Captain Exploder
• 3:45pm – The Garrison
• 4:30pm – Hotel War
• 5:30pm – Bicentennial Bear
• 6:30pm – Hotel Eden
• 7:30pm – Deerhead
• 8:30pm – Silo The Huskie

Inside Stage

• 2:00 Film

• 3:00 Parlor Tricks (Improv)
• 3:30 Fake Bacon & Shimmy Shakes (Improv)
• 4:30 Film
• 5:00 Stand-up: Sumukh Torgalkar, Rye Silverman, Nathan Smart, Matt Eyer
• 5:30 When the Honey Dries Up (Play)
• 6:00 Rhakjanni (Belly Dancers)
• 6:30 Squishy (Improv)
• 7:00 Film
• 7:30 Khalida Tribe (Belly Dancers)
• 8:00 Stand-up: Sean Somerville, Travis Hoewischer, Dean Masello, Mike Kolar
• 8:30 Full Frontal Nudity (Improv)
• 10:00pm – The Receiver
• 11:00pm – Ghost Shirt
• 12:00pm – Bozniaks

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July 18th, doors open at 2pm and close at 1am… Admission is only $5.

Duffy booked these guys at the High Five a few years back and though the kid has never professed his love for metal / stoner-rock, he was floored by these guys enough so that he’s going to be headbanging front and center during The Sword’s return.

Torche, described by some as a “metal band for those who don’t like metal”, and Stinking Lizaveta, described by Trevor Danger as “an instrumental jazzy Sabbath”, open the show which is guaranteed to sell out (a limited number of tix will be available at the door but once they’re gone, they’re gone).

I hate writing shit like this and I hate reading shit like this but The Sword is poised to move onto bigger and better things (summer plans = Bonaroo, Ozzfest, opening for Metallica in Europe) so try to catch ‘em at the Ravari Room so you can say “I saw them before they were playing arena stages.”