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Portland-based beer-core metal maniacs Wehrmacht will be at Hell’s Kitchen tonight, with a solid line-up following a series of band re-organizations. The remnants of the band’s original line up went on to form bands like Spazztic Blurr, Cryptic Slaughter, Drumattica and Tri-polar, and have played with rock luminaries such as Sweaty Nipples, Everclear, Nervous Christians and Bastard Children of the Roman Empire. Drummer Brian Lehfeldt became a criminal defense attorney. The band, named after military defense forces in pre-WWII-Germany, was formed in Portland, Ore., and is known for creating the shortest metal song ever â€" “Micro-E!”, which lasts all of 0.1 seconds.

They have recently reformed with the original, 1985 line-up, and have taken to the road again, spreading their message of drunken horror to a new generation. Awesome.

[Hell’s Kitchen, Heaven and Hell Ball with Wehrmacht, De-Krep-It, Drown Mary, .50 Caliber Nightmare, Friday, Oct. 16, $7, $5 with costume, 3829 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003]