Curtains of Night, Black Skies at Local 506, Sept. 26

Introduce yourself to some local metal this Saturday, Sept. 26, when Chapel Hill venue Local 506 hosts a lineup that transcends the town’s milder toe-tapping indie rock reputation, but don’t expect it to sound anything like the more publicized hair-sprayed niche of metal that conjures Motley Crue.

Black Skies, Photo Credit: Alison Nickles

Chapel Hill’s Curtains of Night (Nora Rogers on guitar and Lauren Fitzpatrick on drums) take it slow and steady with aggressive distortion and punctuating screams on local label Holidays for Quince.

Carrboro’s Black Skies (Kevin Clark on guitars, vocals and Michelle Temple on bass) merge plentiful cymbal crashing and chugging guitars with a few southern rock-ish riffs to create stoner metal for those partial to head banging

(Want to get in on what you hear? Black Skies is currently looking for a new drummer.)

Doors open at 9:30 p.m. and Make kick off the show at 10 p.m. A Local 506 membership is required to attend shows, but it can be purchased at the door for $3 in addition to the show’s $10 admission. Be prepared to show you’re ID as all attendees must be at least 18 years old. Buy tickets on etix, CD Alley or at the venue.