Caskets in Dallas

About Caskets

Caskets is a metalcore band that operates in that well-worn space between genuine heaviness and accessibility. They're the kind of band that gets passed around in the kind of Discord servers where people are still arguing about whether Parkway Drive's last album was necessary. Their approach combines the standard metalcore toolkit—breakdowns, melodic choruses, guttural vocals trading off with clean singing—with enough songwriting discipline to suggest they actually think about structure. Songs like 'Come Home' showcase a band comfortable with dynamics, building from quieter passages into the inevitable crusher moments. They've got the streaming numbers to suggest a modest but dedicated following, the kind of people who'll drive an hour to see them on a random Tuesday. Not innovating the genre, exactly, but not phoning it in either. They're doing the work.

Their sets hit hard in compact venues where the crowd can actually feel the bass frequencies in their chest. Pits form reliably during the heavy tracks. The vocals cut through clearly enough that you get why people came. Nothing fancy, no production tricks, just a band that knows how to tighten up and deliver.

Known for Come Home, Hollow, Buried Alive, Beneath the Skin, Last Light

Caskets + Dallas

Caskets played the Granada Theater in Dallas on October 5, 2024, with a 12-song set that balanced the heavier and more melodic sides of their catalog. They opened with Guiding Light and worked through Hate Me and Nothing to Hide before hitting the emotional core with Drowned in Emotion and Too Late. Hold Me Now showed up mid-set, and the Silhouettes into Lost in Echoes pairing worked well in the room. Glass Heart and Better Way Out closed things out.

Caskets in Dallas News

• ERRA and CURRENTS announce co-headlining North American tour Lambgoat · Dec 17, 2025
• Currents & ERRA To Co-Headline 'The Silence Follows Tour' With Caskets & Aviana Booked To Open Theprp.com · Dec 16, 2025
• Texas designer donates personalized custom caskets for fallen flood victims NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · Jul 14, 2025
• Texas casket-maker offering services for flood victims FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Jul 13, 2025
• Halsey Trades Caskets for Concerts With 2025 ‘For My Last Trick’ Tour Rolling Stone · Feb 13, 2025

Live Music in Dallas

Dallas has always had a complicated relationship with guitar-driven rock. It's a city that grew up on country and hip-hop, but there's a solid undercurrent of indie and alternative acts who've found their footing here. Venues like Granada Theater have become crucial to that ecosystem, hosting bands like Caskets who don't fit neatly into what Dallas is traditionally known for. The audience tends to be thoughtful and discerning.

Dallas road trip to see Caskets?

Stay in Uptown or the Design District — both have actual walkability and better restaurants than most of the city. Hit Uchi for inventive Japanese food before the show, or Mister Charles for French-leaning bistro cooking. Spend an afternoon in the Nasher Sculpture Center if you want something quieter; it's genuinely good and way less crowded than you'd expect. Deep Ellum's worth walking through for the murals and general vibe, though keep expectations modest. The Sixth Floor Museum covers JFK's assassination if you want something weightier. Catch drinks somewhere in Bishop Arts before heading to the venue.