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Concert Review and Photos: LAMB OF GOD, KUBLAI KHAN, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, and More at The Masonic

Brooks Robinson captures a night of extreme metal with Lamb of God, Kublai Khan, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg at The Masonic in San Francisco, California.

by Brooks Robinson

Updated April 07, 2026

Lamb of God – The Masonic – San Francisco – April 3, 2026

Lamb of God played San Francisco’s 3500 cap venue The Masonic on Friday night and tore it down to its foundation. Perched high atop Nob Hill, The Masonic does double duty when it’s not serving up metal shows as the Grand Lodge for The Masons of California – quite a dichotomy of personalities – especially on this night when thousands of black shirt-wearing metalheads descended on the site.

Lamb of God formed in Richmond, Virginia, in 1994, and there is no better live band for firing up an audience. Proof of this came in the form of security guards - there were twenty guards standing at attention in the pit by the time Lamb of God hit the stage at 9:40pm – the most I’ve ever seen in this size venue, and they were immediately put to use. Crowd surfers started going wild during Kublai Khan TX’s set, and that intense energy only ratcheted up as the night wore on – turning into the most prolific night of crowd surfing one could imagine. Wave after unrelenting wave came, and the security guards never caught a break.

Photographers usually get three songs to do their work up against the stage before being ushered out, so the people who arrive early enough to get up to the front can have an unobstructed view of the stage. Prior to the Lamb of God set, the fifteen photographers at the show were told that in addition to the twenty security guards, there would be ten VIP fans up against the stage where the photographers usually jockey for position, bringing the total amount of people in the pit to forty-five before the crowd surfers were factored in. This had a ripple effect in that nobody (security, VIP, photographers, crowd surfers) had any room to move, and doing so to change positions was dicey with crazed fans raining down from above everywhere you looked.

Lamb Of God

Vocalist Randy Blythe has an infectious non-stop stage presence that demands attention – he puts out the energy, and you’re inclined to match it. Some artists talk to the audience, asking that they form a mosh pit, or asking to make the pit bigger, or request crowd surfers…there is no such need with Lamb of God – it’s instinctive, and the crowd feeds off Randy’s enormous energy, trying desperately to match it.

This tour is in support of the new album Into Oblivion, the band’s 12th, which was released in March. Two songs from the new album were featured on Friday, “Oblivion” and “Parasocial Christ”, and both went over really well with the San Francisco crowd. Lamb of God is an incredible live band, and by the time the opening notes to “Redneck” kicked in as the last song of the night, both the audience and band had truly put in the work – sweaty, exhausted, and completely satisfied – the perfect night!

Lamb of God is:

Randy Blythe - Vocals
Mark Morton - Guitar
John Campbell - Bass
Art Cruz - Drums
Willie Adler - Guitar

Setlist:

Ruin
Laid to Rest
Blood Junkie
Into Oblivion
Resurrection Man
Grace
Desolation
512
Walk With Me in Hell
Parasocial Christ
Omerta
Redneck

Kublai Khan TX

Kublai Khan, TX is a hardcore/metalcore band from Sherman, Texas. They formed in 2009, and have five albums and two EPs. They also kick ass. At the beginning of the night, I asked one of the security guards if he’d heard anything about the night, and what might be expected in the photo pit. He said that it should be fine, but to pay extra attention when Kublai Khan TX hit the stage, as things were likely to go off. It turns out that he had accurate information, because when the lights came up and the down-tuned guitars kicked in, the already fired up crowd went absolutely wild. I’d never seen Kublai Kahn TX before, but was aware of both their music and their reputation for killer shows - their set far exceeded my expectations.

Kublai Khan TX is:

Matt Honeycutt – Vocals
Eric English – Bass, Vocals
Isaac Lamb – Drums
Nicholas Adams – Guitar, Vocals

Fit For An Autopsy

Fit For an Autopsy was the second band of the night. The deathcore band out of New Jersey was formed in 2008, and were a perfect addition to the lineup. Their brutal brand of metal fit seamlessly with the mood of the night and the audience showed their appreciation by responding enthusiastically in the mosh pit. These guys have been doing it for almost twenty years, and they know what they’re doing. Song after furious song exploded from the stage and the fans loved every second of it. The night’s lineup of bands was great top to bottom, and Fit For an Autopsy more than earned their place on the stage.

Fit For an Autopsy is:

Will Putney - Guitars
Pat Sheridan - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Josean Orta - Drums
Tim Howley - Guitars
Joe Bad - Vocals
Peter "Blue" Spinazola - Bass

Sanguisugabogg

Columbus, Ohio’s Sanguisugabogg was the first of four bands to play, and they started the night off right. While 7:00pm seems a little early to play this brand of metal at ear-shattering volume, Sanguisugabogg had no problem delivering on this. Unlike other cities and fanbases, the San Francisco metalheads showed up early, and the venue had an impressive number of people inside from the start. Expectations from the Lamb of God fanbase were high, and Sanguisugabogg were enthusiastically up to the challenge.

Sanguisugabogg is: