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About Beartooth

Beartooth is Caleb Shomo's metalcore project, built on the foundation of a dude who's genuinely angry and isn't interested in hiding it. What started as a solo recording venture in 2013 turned into a legitimate band that trades in heavy, aggressive metal with hooks catchy enough to stick around after the song ends. Disgusting and Aggressive weren't subtle album titles, and they weren't meant to be. Shomo writes about mental health, frustration, and the kind of raw emotional discharge that metalcore does better than most genres. The band's live presence is where they earn their reputation—it's controlled chaos, the kind of show where the pit is actually a feature, not a bug. They've built a loyal crowd of people who come for the heaviness but stay because there's actual songwriting beneath the distortion. Beartooth keeps hitting the road and keeps making records that sound like someone finally snapped.

Beartooth shows are organized violence. The pit runs the whole set, crowd is locked in, and Shomo's not phoning it in from stage. He's in it with them. Heavy and controlled, not chaotic.

Known for Disgusting, Aggressive, In Between, Beaten in Lips, Body Bag

Beartooth + Detroit

Beartooth played Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on February 28, 2026. The arena booking in Detroit reflects the band's continued growth as a live draw. Little Caesars Arena is a major room, and for a metalcore act to be on that stage is a statement about where the genre's ceiling sits right now.

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Live Music in Detroit

Detroit's metal and hardcore scene has always had teeth. The city bred a lineage from MC5 through Danzig and into modern metalcore, so a band like Beartooth fits naturally into the landscape. The heavy music community here doesn't do irony or half measures—they want riffs that hit hard and performances that demand something from the crowd. Pine Knob and venues like it have become reliable stops for bands playing this brand of uncompromising rock.

Detroit road trip to see Beartooth?

Stay in Corktown, where vintage buildings and independent shops give the neighborhood actual character. Dinner at Selden Standard for refined cooking that doesn't announce itself. Spend an afternoon at the Detroit Institute of Arts—the murals and permanent collection justify the trip alone, and the building itself is worth the walk. The city's music history lives in these spaces. Catch the show, then grab late drinks somewhere on Michigan Avenue. You'll understand why Detroit crowds expect rigor from their musicians.

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