Beartooth in Los Angeles

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 + Los Angeles

Beartooth played the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on February 22, 2024, with a 16-song set that ran the full gamut. Sunshine opened, and Bad Listener and The Better Me provided the deeper album cuts. Hated and The Last Riff were aggressive standouts, and the Mr. Brightside cover got the LA crowd singing along. Look the Other Way and Devastation kept things heavy. The encore of Riptide and In Between closed the night at one of LA's best mid-size venues, a room with enough history to make any set feel significant.

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Live Music in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has always been a heavy music stronghold, even if the mainstream narrative is all Hollywood glamour and indie pop. The metal and hard rock underground here is legit—packed clubs, dedicated fans, and venues like the Wiltern that actually book real acts. Beartooth fits naturally into that landscape, the kind of band that sells tickets in LA because people here actually care about aggressive, well-written rock.

Los Angeles road trip to see Beartooth?

Stay in Los Feliz, where you can walk tree-lined streets and catch views from Griffith Observatory. Dinner at Republique in the Arts District—refined French-inspired food in a restored factory space that feels more Paris than LA. Spend an afternoon at the Huntington Library in San Marino, a world-class art collection that justifies the drive. The city's recording studio history is everywhere; walk through Hollywood and you're literally surrounded by the spaces where hits were made. End the night at a jazz bar like The Fonda Theatre or catch live music on Sunset Boulevard.