Steeped in the no-bullshit fervor of Black Flag and the ominous imagery that The Misfits crafted so well, Hour of the Wolf violently barrels forward without a pause in sight. The barbed bellows and croons of guitarist/vocalist Lance (whose surname is usually published as Wolf) propels the band as its instruments wreak the kind of destruction you would expect from the weather during Armageddon.   

"It's not for everyone," says Mark "Barney" Greenway about the music made by Napalm Death, the stalwart English quartet he's been fronting since 1990.  

Steeped in the no-bullshit fervor of Black Flag and the ominous imagery that the Misfits crafted so well, Hour of the Wolf’s material violently barrel forward without a pause in sight. The barbed bellows and croons of guitarist/vocalist Lance (whose surname is usually published as Wolf) propels the band as Hour’s instruments wreak the kind of destruction you would expect from the weather during Armageddon. They play the Cup & Saucer Cafe at 7 p.m.  

Napalm Death’s damaged sound has touched on a breadth of sub-categories -- violent Thrash on the 1987 pre-Greenway release Scum, defiant Crust Punk with the socio-political fire of 1988’s From Enslavement to Obliteration, light speed Death Metal with 1990’s Harmony Corruption -- but is best encapsulated as “Grindcore.” The morbid, disobedient, unrelentingly abrasive Extreme Metal quartet, plays the Mad Hatter with Toxic Holocaust at 6 p.m.  

Once primarily known for the robust melodies of Punk Rock band Avail, Tim Barry has found a new love in performing solo while his band's future remains indefinite.  

Former Avail frontman Tim Barry brings his personal acoustic songs to Molly Malone's Saturday.   

Obits are a band without a plan. Even though their debut full-length, I Blame You, will be released via Sub Pop Records on the same date that they’ll headlining in Newport, this Brooklyn quartet has yet to outline any long-term ambitions for the group. This sense of irresolution is to be expected from a group led by Rick Froberg, the frenetic guitarist/vocalist that previously served in Garage Punk firestarters Rocket from the Crypt and the rabid Post-Punk Hot Snakes.  

Obits are a band without a plan. Even though their debut full-length, I Blame You, will be released via Sub Pop Records on the same date that they’ll headlining in Newport, this Brooklyn quartet has yet to outline any of their long-term ambitions for the group. This sense of irresolution is to be expected from something led by Rick Froberg, the frenetic guitarist/vocalist that previously served in Garage Punk firestarters Rocket from the Crypt and the rabid Post Punk Hot Snakes, two bands now defunct yet still deeply revered. 8 p.m. at the Southgate House.  

There's no other way to cut it: The Kottonmouth Kings love marijuana, and they do it as unabashedly and as loudly as legally possible. The only thing this septet is committed to more than their beloved ganja is their music. The Orange County-bred Kings perform an unusual blend of genres that they dub "Rip Hop."  

At the height of its mainstream popularity a decade ago and recently troubled by associations with enhancement drugs and early deaths, pro wrestling appears to be on unsteady terrain on which to build a company in 2009. Nashville-based Total Nonstop Action (TNA), however, is a rapidly thriving promotion that is intent on sticking with wrestling and reinvigorating the niche’s landscape. Founded in 2002, TNA’s roster contains a startling array of stalwarts from wrestling’s pop-cultural peak (Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash) and upstarts in their prime (AJ Styles, Homicide). Currently, factions representing the old guard (the Main Event Mafia) and the fresh blood (the Frontline) are at war for total supremacy. As part of this conflict, TNA World Champion Sting versus Samoa Joe headlines Saturday's card. 7:30 p.m. at the Cincinnati Gardens.