Beartooth in Providence

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 + Providence

Beartooth played Bold Point Park in Providence on August 2, 2022, delivering a lean 10-song set. They opened with "The Lines" and "Devastation" and ran through "In Between," "You Never Know," and "Bad Listener" in quick succession. "Riptide" and "Hated" kept the intensity up before "Disease" and the closing pair of "The Past Is Dead" and "The Last Riff." Ten songs, no encore, no wasted time. Providence got the streamlined version of the Beartooth experience.

Beartooth in Providence News

• A Day To Remember Announces Massive Tour with The Used, The Ghost Inside, Beartooth, Bad Omens, Movements, and Magnolia Park live in limbo · May 10, 2022
• A Day to Remember Announce North American Tour Dates with Beartooth, The Ghost Inside, and More MetalSucks · May 6, 2022
• A Day To Remember, Beartooth, Bad Omens, The Ghost Inside tour announced Lambgoat · May 5, 2022
• Beartooth Announce 2022 U.S. Tour With Silverstein + More Loudwire · Dec 13, 2021
• Beartooth and Of Mice and Men at The Strand Ballroom, Providence, RI (United Sates) 14/5/19 HEAVY Magazine · May 18, 2019

Live Music in Providence

Providence has a scrappy DIY backbone that actually aligns pretty well with heavy music. You've got venues ranging from tiny basements to larger spots like Bold Point, all willing to book heavier acts. The local scene leans indie-rock and punk, but there's enough appetite for aggressive stuff that bands like Beartooth find an audience here. It's not a major metal hub, but it's not hostile either.

Providence road trip to see Beartooth?

Stay in College Hill, where you can actually walk around without feeling like you're in a dead zone—the neighborhood has real restaurants and bars. Eat at Chez Pascal or Oberlin for something serious. Before the show, spend an afternoon at the RISD Museum, which is legitimately excellent and free if you're a student or cheap enough if you're not. The museum's collection is small enough to actually process in a couple hours, which beats most cities. Walk down Benefit Street afterward. It's the kind of place that reminds you why people actually used to settle in New England intentionally.