Pariah, Claux, Pontifex and Gnarcoossee present a primer on Central Florida underground metal at Conduit

Get the fuck outta here with all that bro-metal. This one is for the truly dark and devout, not the hard-rock tourists.

Headlining this stampede of extremity is pulverizing and technical Orlando death-metal band Pariah. Representing the black-metal flank of the lineup are unrelenting Tampa band Claux and symphonic Orlando band Pontifex. Fellow locals Gnarcoossee round out the attack with their nasty blend of grind and speed.

When it comes to the metal, ain’t no half-stepping at this show.

7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, Conduit, $10.

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This article appears in Feb 19-25, 2025.