Beartooth in San Francisco

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 + San Francisco

Beartooth hit The Warfield in San Francisco on June 12, 2023, with a 13-song set that opened with "Devastation" and never let up. "Disease" and "Body Bag" followed immediately, and "Sunshine!" provided a brief change of pace before "The Lines" and "Beaten in Lips" cranked things back up. "Bad Listener" and "In Between" carried the middle stretch. The encore brought "The Past Is Dead" and "The Last Riff" -- a fitting pair to close out a show at one of San Francisco's best rock venues.

Beartooth in San Francisco News

• Lady Gaga, Beartooth, and More Pay Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne idobi · Jul 23, 2025
• TRIVIUM and BEARTOOTH announce 2023 co-headlining tour Revolver Magazine · Jan 31, 2023
• MOTIONLESS IN WHITE and BEARTOOTH to Tour North America This Winter Lambgoat · Oct 29, 2019
• Motionless In White + Beartooth Book 2020 Co-Headlining Tour Loudwire · Oct 29, 2019
• 'Bring Me The Horizon' Announce U.S. Tour Date In San Francisco CBS News · Nov 7, 2016

Live Music in San Francisco

San Francisco's metal scene has always been about crushed expectations and blown-out amps. The city birthed thrash royalty, and that legacy of aggressive, technical heaviness still runs deep through venues like The Warfield and Fillmore. Beartooth fits naturally into this lineage—their modern metalcore approach speaks to a Bay Area audience that demands both precision and raw catharsis.

San Francisco road trip to see Beartooth?

Stay in Hayes Valley or the Mission—both neighborhoods have the kind of restaurants and bars that make a weekend feel deliberate rather than touristy. Head to State Bird Provisions for dinner if you can get in; it's precise and inventive without being pretentious. Spend a day in Muir Woods or hiking around Twin Peaks for actual views of the city. The de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park is worth a couple hours if the weather holds. Hit up a coffee place on Valencia Street in the Mission just to sit and watch the neighborhood move around you.