Beartooth in San Jose

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 Jose

Beartooth played San Jose Civic on April 3, 2022, delivering a deep 17-song set. They opened with "Below" and pulled out early-catalog tracks like "Aggressive" and "Fed Up" that don't always make the rotation. "Afterall," "Skin," and "Phantom Pain" all got spots in the middle of the set, giving longtime fans something extra. "Bad Listener" and "Disease" provided the expected intensity, and the encore closed things with "The Past Is Dead" and "The Last Riff." San Jose got the long version -- the kind of Beartooth set where they dig into the catalog.

Beartooth in San Jose News

• Beartooth Release Massive Deluxe Edition of "Below" Metalheads Forever Magazine · Mar 19, 2022
• BEARTOOTH, SILVERSTEIN, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA & ERRA Announce U.S. Tour Metal Injection · Dec 14, 2021
• Beartooth announce The Below Tour Part 2 with Silverstein, Devil Wears Prada Kerrang! · Dec 14, 2021
• Beartooth Announce U.S. Tour With Silverstein, The Devil Wears Prada, And ERRA killthemusic.net · Dec 13, 2021
• Beartooth Announce 2022 U.S. Tour With Silverstein + More Loudwire · Dec 13, 2021

Live Music in San Jose

San Jose's metal and hard rock scene is solid but often overshadowed by its Bay Area neighbors. Still, the city has a core audience that shows up for bands that come correct. Beartooth fits here — they're the kind of heavy, aggressive act that resonates with people looking for cathartic noise and genuine intensity rather than polish. The Civic and other venues have hosted plenty of metalcore and post-hardcore over the years.

San Jose road trip to see Beartooth?

Stay in Willow Glen, where tree-lined streets and local galleries give you something to do before the show. Hit Adega for Portuguese cuisine that actually justifies the price, then walk off dinner around the neighborhood's vintage shops. If you've got afternoon time, the San José Museum of Art is legitimately worth an hour—it's small enough to not feel like a chore, and their contemporary collection is better curated than you'd expect. Grab coffee at Chromatic before heading to the venue. The area's low-key enough that you won't feel like you're in a tourist trap, but established enough that everything works.