For so many more year-end music lists, click here and pick up tomorrow's paper.
Cheryl Eddy's list of the top 10 metal shows of 2011 (in chronological order): <!--break-->
1. Feb. 2: Motörhead, Clutch, and Valient Thorr at Warfield
2. March 11: Weedeater, Zoroaster, Kvelertak, and Begotten at Thee Parkside
3. March 12: Slough Feg, Christian Mistress, and Witch Mountain at Hemlock
4. April 3: Saint Vitus, Red Fang, and Howl at Mezzanine
5. June 7: Orange Goblin and Gates of Slumber at Bottom of the Hill
6. Aug. 12: Eyehategod, Impaled, Laudanum, and Brainoil at Oakland Metro
7. Aug. 16: Pentagram at Mezzanine
8. Oct. 13: Enslaved at Slim's
9. Nov. 3: Mastodon and Red Fang at Warfield
10. Nov. 19: Kyuss Lives! and Black Cobra at Regency Ballroom
Relive it: Motörhead at Warfield