Sometimes I blog about metal shows. There are a few metal bands in town but they are not a coherent group and cover many styles. However, the Hell United collective want to change all that.
Let me paraphrase from the Chinese language home page (thanks David).
Hell United is the union of three metal bands based in Shanghai / Southern China:
Their aim is to form a powerful union of metal bands and attract more fans and artists alike. Hell United have had two successful shows already, in Shanghai and Hangzhou. This led to their opportunity to open for Suidakra at Dream Factory. A third show will take place in Suzhou soon. The ultimate goal of Hell United is to be able to stage China's first true metal festival.
Here's an amazing gallery of their Hangzhou show.
Here's the flyer for the upcoming Suzhou Show.
I for one would love to see a fledgling metal festival held in Shanghai, even a smaller one featuring the Shanghai bands. This kind of commitment to a genre and culture you love is exactly what we need. So for all of you metal fans out there, here's something to sink your teeth into.
Before Soma started their Indietop label and got into venue management they had Zhong Chi. 
