Thrash metal-heads Warchild help fuel all those craves associated with bashing the hell out of your head. You’ve got your tight-knit mosh pit, your heavy erupting guitar solos, and you’ve got your extremely intense vocalist. The DC locals Warchild help conjure up those essential metal recipes to earn their spot as the new-school of the old-school metal bands much of the likes of Metallica and, you guessed it, Jethro Tull. Their lethal sounds and violent noises will surely amp up any sweaty and anxious crowd. –Tina Aita (photo by Metal Chris)